TULIA – A Tulia man has been sentenced to 30 years in the Institutional Division of Texas Department of Corrections for child sexual abuse violations in Swisher County, Texas. James Mark Bishop, 52, pleaded guilty on August 28, 2024, to […]
General News
White-tailed Deer Population Looks Strong Ahead of Archery-Only Season
AUSTIN — Good news for hunters! Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists anticipate an exceptional white-tailed deer season this fall. The 2024-25 archery-only season kicks off Sept. 28 and hunters should expect to have good harvest numbers and opportunities […]
DPS Issues Reminders for Child Passenger Safety Week
AUSTIN – In recognition of Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs Sept. 15-20, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding drivers to educate themselves on the best child safety seat practices in order to keep our state’s youngest […]
Upcoming #TXBookChat LIVE Features Author Dave Dalton Thomas at State Library on Oct. 7
Austin, TX – Join the Texas Center for the Book on Monday, Oct. 7 from 2 to 3 p.m. (CT) for #TXBookChat LIVE: Picnic: Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Tradition with author Dave Dalton Thomas. A conversation with Texas Center […]
Commissioner Buckingham Announces VLB Voices of Veterans Program’s Partnership with the Texas Oral History Locator Database at Baylor University
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 […]
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 […]
