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Harris Health Hospitals Earn Magnet® Redesignation for Nursing Excellence

HOUSTON (June 2, 2025) — Harris Health is doubling its success—again. In 2021, both of its hospitals—Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) and Ben Taub—earned the prestigious Magnet® designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC). This year, both […]

Harris County Sheriff’s Office Launches “Operation Blitz” to combat soaring retail theft

Harris County Sheriff’s Office

HOUSTON, TX– Last week, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office launched Operation Blitz, a coordinated effort with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Gulf Coast Criminal Investigators Association. The goal of the operation was to […]

Cornerstone Caregiving and Disabled American Veterans join forces to strengthen support of veterans and caregivers

DAV (Disabled American Veterans) is proud to announce a new partnership with Cornerstone Caregiving, a leading non-medical home care provider with more than 270 locations nationwide. Through the collaboration, Cornerstone Caregiving has pledged both financial support and in-home care resources […]

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Prison Sentence for Former Texas State Trooper Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse

Ken Paxton

KINGVILLE – Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a prison sentence of 14 years for Andrew Smith, a former Texas State Trooper, for Indecency with a Child. In January 2021, the 14-year-old victim reported that Smith had committed multiple acts […]

Texas A&M University-Victoria Presidential Advisory Search Committee Named

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A 12-member committee has been created to conduct a national search for the first president of Texas A&M University-Victoria. “This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious leader,” said Chancellor John Sharp of The Texas A&M […]

Texas Legislature Unites to Pass Bettencourt’s “Transformative” Special Ed. Reform Bill

SB 568 Delivers Landmark Funding Overhaul for Texas Students with Disabilities AUSTIN, TX — In an overwhelming show of bipartisan support from both chambers, the Texas Legislature has unanimously passed Senate Bill 568 (SB 568), authored by Senator Paul Bettencourt […]

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