AUSTIN — Notching a record number of participants, the 28th annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Great Texas Birding Classic raised $52,000 in conservation grants through team registrations and sponsorships to benefit native bird habitats and species. As the biggest, longest […]
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AARP Texas Leader Applauds Officials For Expediting Emergency Food Assistance in Wake of Hurricane Beryl
AUSTIN, Texas — AARP Texas Director Tina Tran issued the following statement today in response to an announcement by Acting Governor Dan Patrick that federal food assistance will become available to many of those in Texas who lost food as a […]
DPS Opens Temporary Driver License Office in Brenham
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), in partnership with Blinn College, announces the opening of a temporary driver license (DL) office at the Blinn College Student Center in Brenham. Beginning Monday, July 15, Texans may visit this […]
Texas Tech Debuts New Visual Identity System
This is the first thorough revision of Texas Tech’s word mark in almost two decades. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The last time Texas Tech University changed its signature word mark, Apple was still two years away from releasing its first iPhone and YouTube had just […]
Acting Governor Patrick, HHSC Announce SNAP, WIC Replacement Benefits for Counties Impacted by Hurricane Beryl
AUSTIN – Acting Governor Dan Patrick today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission received federal approval allowing recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed from Hurricane […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Votes Against Sarah Netburn Nomination as Sen. Cruz Reveals Consequences of Her Decision to House Biological Male Serial Rapist in Women’s Prison
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business meeting, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today condemned Biden nominee Sarah Netburn over the consequences of a radical judicial decision that is putting women in danger. Shortly thereafter, the committee voted […]
WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS REQUESTS COMMUNITY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ON HURRICANE BERYL IMPACTS
Responses will help deliver federal assistance to individuals affected by the storm (Houston, Texas – July 10, 2024) Workforce Solutions, the regional workforce development agency, is requesting assistance from the public to complete a damage and needs assessment related to […]
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Awards More Than $1.3 Million in Grants to Libraries
AUSTIN, TEXAS – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced $1,373,133 in grants for Texas libraries in 2024-2025. Two successful Library Capacity Grant proposals totaling $101,569, six Special Projects 25 Grant proposals totaling $117,535, 12 Special Projects […]
Sen. Cruz, Rep. Nehls Introduce the Justice for Jocelyn Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the brutal murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray by two illegal aliens, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas-22) today introduced legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives to improve the detention and […]
Sen. Cruz’s No Tax on Tips Act Introduced in House of Representatives by Rep. Donalds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), joined by Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), introduced the No Tax on Tips Act to exempt tips from being subject to taxation under the federal income tax. Rep. Byron […]
