AUSTIN – Last Friday, Texas Attorney General Paxton—in partnership with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry—brought home yet another victory against the Biden Administration in federal court. In early 2021—and then again in late 2021—Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
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Chief Deputy Mattie Provost Named Chief Deputy of the Year
(FORT BEND COUNTY, TX) – Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mattie C. Provost has been named the 2022 Melvin Drum Chief Deputy of the Year by the Texas Chief Deputies Association (TCDA). Chief Deputy Provost was recognized at the TCDA Banquet on […]
Retired Florida Largemouth Bass Broodfish Headed to Rio Grande Valley Community Fishing Lakes
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division will stock several retired Florida largemouth bass broodfish into three Rio Grande Valley community fishing lakes in June. Dean Porter Park Resaca in Brownsville, Town Lake at […]
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ Awards 70 Texas 4-H Members with $1.4 Million in Educational Scholarships
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials presented 70 students from 4-H programs across Texas with $1.4 million in educational funding on June 9 during the annual 4-H Roundup in College Station, Texas. “The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is very […]
Galveston Island to Host Drone Shows, Beachfront Parade, and Fireworks for July 4th Weekend
GALVESTON ISLAND, Texas (June 7, 2022) – Galveston Island is the place to be during the 4th of July. The island will host a parade and drone shows along the Gulf, plus fireworks over Offatts Bayou over the long […]
Sen. Cruz Encourages Disaster Preparedness During Hurricane Season
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement in preparation for hurricane season: “Hurricane season has officially begun. An increase in the potential for devastating storms and floods ought to be accompanied by an increase in preparedness for […]
Marine Veteran Demetrius Harrell Jr. Appointed as Texas A&M University System Student Regent
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Marine veteran Demetrius L. Harrell Jr. as student regent for The Texas A&M University System. Harrell, who is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice with a double minor in Sociology and […]
Sens. Cruz, Lee Lead Amicus Brief in 303 Creative Case for Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is leading an amicus brief alongside Senator Mike Lee in support of free speech and religious liberty rights in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis - a […]
AG Paxton Secures Settlement with Contact Lens Company for Its Deceptive Trade Practices Toward Texans
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, through his Consumer Protection Division, has secured a deceptive trade practices settlement against Vision Path, Inc.—specifically, its Hubble contact lens business—in state district court in Bexar County, Texas. Hubble will pay $300,000 in civil […]
Attorney General Paxton’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Locates Woman Who Has Been Missing For Over 40 Years, Shortly After Creating the Unit
AUSTIN –In 1981, two deceased individuals, who were the apparent victims of a homicide, were discovered in a wooded area in Houston, Texas, and their identities could not be determined at that time. In 2021, Identifinders International, through the use of genetic genealogy, […]
