(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-11. This will be the 25th year of Texas’ oldest sales […]
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TWC Promotes Industry Connections on National Intern Day
Texas Interns Unite! and Texas Internship Challenge Connect Employers and Students AUSTIN – In celebration of National Intern Day, Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) encourages Texas employers and students to explore the many benefits of work-based learning. With TWC support, Texas […]
1 Billionth Fish Release Rescheduled to JULY 31st
LAKE JACKSON— Help the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) celebrate a Texas-sized milestone July 31 as biologists release the billionth hatchery-produced fingerling (one-to-two-inch fish). TPWD has been stocking saltwater fish into Texas bays for more than 40 years to […]
Sen. Cruz Statement Standing With Israel After Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Congress. Sen. Cruz said, “Israel is one of our most critical allies, and it is fighting […]
Texas Produced Water Consortium Announces Natura Resources Partnership
The partnership will develop facilities to supply two new forms of critical resources through water treatment and dispatchable energy. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The Texas Produced Water Consortium (TxPWC) at Texas Tech University has entered into a revolutionary new partnership with Natura Resources, LLC to research the establishment of […]
Texas Prepaid Tuition Plan Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches
(AUSTIN) — Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns at 2023-24 prices in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition plan.* Newborns are children younger than 1 year of age at the time of enrollment. “It is […]
Mayor George Fuller: Sen. Cruz’s FAA Reauthorization Act Delivers Needed Funding for McKinney Airport Expansion
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In Case You Missed It: McKinney Mayor George Fuller published an op-ed in the Dallas Morning News praising U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for his efforts to boost McKinney National Airport’s expansion and improvements which will help “provide consumers with […]
TWC Receives $8.8 Million Award from U.S. Department of Labor for Apprenticeship Expansion
AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) will add new apprenticeship opportunities with $8,812,636 million in grant funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In each round of DOL Apprenticeship Expansion funding since 2017, TWC has successfully pursued […]
Chairman Troy E. Nehls and Congressman Seth Moulton Introduce Legislation to Enhance Rail Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) introduced the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024. This legislation incorporates the Railway Safety Act of 2023, introduced by Senators J.D. Vance (R-OH) […]
Citizenship and FEMA Eligibility
FEMA is committed to helping all eligible Texas households recover from Hurricane Beryl, including U.S. citizens, non-U.S. citizen nationals and qualified non-citizens. You or a member of your household must be U.S. citizen, non-U.S. citizen national or qualified non-citizen to […]
