AUSTIN— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D. was honored to announce that the VLB Voices of Veterans Oral History Program is part of the Texas Oral History Locator Database (TOLD) at Baylor University. TOLD was […]
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Austin Women in Jazz Festival
Get ready to be swept away by an evening of undeniable talent with jazzy and soulful melodies that will leave you spellbound at the 2nd Annual Austin Women in Jazz Festival, September 21-22, 2024 at the Austin PBS (Pfluger Keller […]
Habitat and Angler Access Program Enhances Freshwater Fishing across Texas
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)’s Habitat and Angler Access Program (HAAP) supplies funding for projects that develop and increase shoreline and bank fishing access as well as restore and enhance fish habitat in Texas’ public inland waters. The HAAP […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Advisory Cautioning Against Risks of Unsolicited Voter Registration Applications
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an advisory explaining the legal limitations and potential issues regarding unsolicited voter registration applications mailed by an array of entities across the state. In response to recent mass mailouts of unsolicited of […]
Sen. Cruz Statement on South Texan Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following comments after Marine Lance Cpl. David Lee Espinoza of Laredo, Texas was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal after he was killed by […]
Galveston Sandcastle Festival to Feature Builders, Bands and Bloody Marys
GALVESTON ISLAND, Texas [Sept. 12, 2024]: The Galveston Sandcastle Festival returns to the island’s East Beach bigger and better Sept. 21-22, 2024. The weekend-long event pits some of the best sculptors in the region in a sand carving competition combined […]
Texas Libraries Invited to Apply for 2025 Family Place Libraries™ Project Grants
Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is pleased to announce that applications for fiscal year 2025 Family Place Libraries™ Project grants are now being accepted. TSLAC is looking for qualified libraries to attend a Family […]
Cruz, Rubio, Scott Call Out Biden-Harris Administration for Putting Americans at Risk from Cuban Regime
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raising national security concerns about the Biden-Harris […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Helps Defeat City of Dallas’s Attempt to Mislead Voters and Undermine Citizen-Led Public Safety Charter Amendments
AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court ruled against the City of Dallas’s attempt to unlawfully mislead voters regarding proposed city charter amendments. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus letter opposing the city’s actions. In August, the Office of the […]
Bipartisan Cruz, Cornyn, Kelly Bill to Expand Starr-Camargo Bridge Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) released the following statements after their bipartisan Starr-Camargo Bridge Expansion Act, which would […]
