AUSTIN – The holiday season is just around the corner and with it comes the annual Texas winter tradition of trout fishing at waterbodies across the state. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will begin stocking thousands of rainbow trout […]
General News
TWC Celebrates Apprenticeship Week
AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is celebrating Texas Apprenticeship Week from Nov. 17-23, 2024. The initiative will highlight the benefits of apprenticeships for both employers and workers. Events throughout the week will be held to recognize businesses, schools, and partner organizations […]
Texas WIC Celebrates 50 Years of Service
AUSTIN – The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, popularly known as WIC, is commemorating 50 years of dedicated service to Texans. The program provides healthy food, nutrition education and breastfeeding support at no cost to eligible […]
Cornyn: Houston to Receive Nearly $1M to Improve Crisis Intervention Programs
Funding Authorized by Cornyn’s Mental Health & School Safety Bill Signed Into Law After Uvalde Shooting WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the Harris County Department of Education Public Facility Corporation in Houston, Texas, was awarded a federal […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Stops Biden-Harris Administration’s Attempt to Revive Obama-Era Regulation That Illegally Sought to Rewrite Federal Overtime Law
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton blocked the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) from instituting a regulation that would have restructured overtime requirements in violation of federal law. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay overtime compensation, but […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Win At Texas Supreme Court, Shutting Down Attempt to Derail Court-Ordered Execution of Convicted Child Murderer
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully stopped an attempt by activists and a handful of State legislators to create a precedent allowing for a legislative committee to delay an execution, settling a critical Constitutional question and ensuring justice for […]
The Rights of US Green Card Holders
As permanent residents of the United State, green card holders enjoy a wide range of rights, opportunities, and responsibilities. Although green card holders do not have citizenship status, their permanent resident status allows them to live and work in the […]
Chancellor’s National Academy STEM Ph.D. Fellowship Program Set to Attract Elite Graduate Students to Texas A&M University
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University is proud to announce the Chancellor’s National Academy STEM Ph.D. Fellowship Program, an extraordinary opportunity for outstanding students pursuing graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This fellowship is designed for those […]
Sen. Cruz Named NICE 2024 Congressional Champion of Interior Enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, has been named by the National Immigration Center for Enforcement (NICE) as a 2024 Congressional Champion of Interior […]
Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Earn Leapfrog Safety Grade of ‘B’
HOUSTON (Nov. 15, 2024) — Harris Health is proud to announce both Ben Taub Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Hospital have received a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade of ‘B’ for the Fall 2024 grading period. This recognition reflects the hospitals’ ongoing progress and commitment […]
