Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 19-state coalition defending parental-consent statutes for minors seeking an abortion. This friend-of-the-court brief was filed in the United States Supreme Court after the Chicago-based Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit blocked a law requiring parents to […]
Legal Profiles
Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Dictating Texas Tax Policy in Federal COVID-19 Relief Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over a provision in the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act. Though the Act generally assists Texans recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, one provision—the Tax Mandate—specifically demands that Texas not use funds […]
Libraries Host Online Program On Evictions During Covid-19
Fort Bend County Libraries, in conjunction with the Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy at Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, will hold a special online program, “Evictions During COVID-19: Know Your Rights,” on Friday, May 28, […]
The Periwinkle Foundation Hosts Making A Mark® Artapalooza
Children at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers participate in a fun week of creativity From April 26 through April 30, 225 children at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers® participated in a fun week of creativity during The Periwinkle […]
Libraries Announce Launch Of New Streaming-Video Service
Fort Bend County Libraries announces the addition of a new online streaming-video service, Access Video On Demand, to its eLibrary collection of digital resources. Library patrons will have instant, unlimited, 24/7 access to thousands of world-class documentaries, award-winning educational films, independent […]
File 2020 Tax Return with the IRS to Receive Missing Economic Impact Payments
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the third round of Economic Impact Payments (EIP) in April. Most Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients should have received their EIPs by now. If a person is missing their first […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.4 Billion in April
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.4 billion in April, a record-high monthly total and 31.4 percent more than in April 2020. Year-over-year increases for most tax revenues this month and in the coming months will […]
Sen. Cruz Op-Ed: ‘Texas is Fighting Back Against Big Businesses That Threaten Oil, Gas Jobs’
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram detailing big business’ discrimination against the Texas oil and gas industry in the name of climate change and the Texas legislature’s fight to protect energy jobs against the […]
Johnson Development Continues ‘Best of the ‘Burbs’ Tour
Johnson Development’s “Best of the ‘Burbs” home tour continues into May, opening the doors to more than 120 models throughout Houston — including more than 30 in the west Houston area. Homes are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays […]
Read Across Texas 2021 Titles Now Available to Texans as Free E-Books from E-Read Texas
The Texas Center for the Book (TCFB) invites libraries, community nonprofits, and readers statewide to join in its 2021 reading campaign, Read Across Texas: Recovery. This year, thanks to the E-Read Texas partnership with Biblioboard, access to the e-book versions of We Fed an […]
