October 2, 2024, DR-4798-TX, Recovery Update 004 Key Messages To date, FEMA has approved more than $751 million in financial assistance for 695,932 Texas households to help survivors of Hurricane Beryl in 22 counties recover. There is still time for Texans affected by Hurricane […]
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DPS Offers Saturday Driver License Appointments in October
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is now offering Saturday appointments at select driver license offices statewide through the end of October. Participating offices—located in all regions of Texas—will be open for half days each Saturday through […]
INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Sends Texas $5.69 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Infrastructure
The fourth year of funding under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $62 billion to 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for infrastructure improvements WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced […]
HHSC Encourages Preventive Care During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging preventive care and screenings for women during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Women ages 40 to 74 should get a mammogram once every two years, according to the U.S. Preventive […]
DPS Bolsters One Pill Kills Campaign During Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month
AUSTIN –Beginning today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is increasing its One Pill Kills public awareness efforts as part of Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month. Signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott last year, House Bill 3144 established the month […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement in Response to Iran Act of War Against Israel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement following an unprecedented ballistic missile attack on Israel by the Iranian regime: “The Iranian regime has committed an act of war against […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in September
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled nearly $3.85 billion in September, 1.5 percent more than in September 2023. The majority of September sales tax revenue is based on sales made in August and remitted […]
Texas Historical Records Advisory Board Announces 2024 Archival Awards Recipients
Austin, TX – The Texas Historical Records Advisory Board (THRAB) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2024 Archival Awards. The Archival Award of Excellence (Individual) recipient is Krishna Shenoy (Botanical Research Institute of Texas Library). The Archival Award […]
Celebrate Texas Archives Month with Free Poster and Website
Austin, TX – October is national and Texas Archives Month! The theme for Texas Archives Month 2024 is Preserving Texas Newspapers. Newspapers provide information about local communities across decades and centuries, offer the who, what, when and where of history […]
October is Liver Awareness Month:
A COTA Family is Celebrating Their Daughter’s Now Healthy Liver and Their Donor Family’s Selfless Decision October 1, 2024 — October is Liver Awareness Month, which is the month touted by the American Liver Foundation to raise public awareness of the importance of […]
