AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-19 in Lavaca Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17. This closure is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing a low […]
General News
DPS Welcomes 130 New Troopers to Texas Highway Patrol
(Pictured: Colonel Martin administers oath to class B-2024) AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today welcomed 130 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit Class B-2024 during a graduation ceremony at Shoreline Church in Austin. The graduating […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Activist New York Doctor for Illegally Providing Abortion Drugs Across State Lines
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor for unlawfully providing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents in direct violation of state law. Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter, a New York doctor and founder of the Abortion Coalition for […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Stops Second Harris County “Guaranteed Income” Scheme, Preventing Public Money from Being Unlawfully Redistributed
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a stay preventing Harris County from restarting its unlawful “guaranteed income” program after the County made an attempt to sidestep a court order halting a similar program. In April 2024, Attorney General Paxton sued Harris […]
Sens. Cruz, Bennett, Cornyn, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Pass Resolution Celebrating Hispanic Restaurant Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) in celebrating the Senate’s unanimous passage of their bipartisan resolution commemorating September 22nd through October 3rd as National Hispanic Restaurant Week. Upon passage, Sen. Cruz […]
Make Texas State Parks a Part of Your Holiday with the Annual Collectible Ornament, Contest
AUSTIN – The annual Texas State Parks ornament for 2024 is here and available for purchase on the Texas State Parks Online Store and at state parks across Texas. This year’s ornament features the smallest state park, Old Tunnel, known for its bat […]
District Attorney Ogg Announces Intent To Seek Death Penalty in Nungaray Case
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced this morning that her office will seek the death penalty in the prosecution of Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin Pena, the two Venezuelan nationals charged in the brutal sexual assault and murder of […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Investigations into Character.AI, Reddit, Instagram, Discord, and Other Companies over Children’s Privacy and Safety Practices as Texas Leads the Nation in Data Privacy Enforcement
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched investigations into Character.AI and fourteen other companies including Reddit, Instagram, and Discord regarding their privacy and safety practices for minors pursuant to the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (“SCOPE”) Act and […]
Applications Close Dec. 15 for 68th Texas Game Warden, State Park Police Cadet Class
AUSTIN – The clock is ticking for those wishing to join the 68th Texas Game Warden and State Park Police cadet class. Anyone interested in conservation law enforcement, public safety and being part of the next generation of elite state law enforcement officers is […]
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Launches Multi-Agency Effort to Make Highway 99 Safer
WHAT: In response to a surge in crashes and fatalities, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office created a multi-agency task force to aggressively reduce dangerous driving behaviors on Highway 99 (Grand Parkway). This initiative brings together the expertise and resources of the […]
