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Attorney General Ken Paxton Appoints William Peterson as Solicitor General and Congratulates Aaron Nielson on His New Position

Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement welcoming William Peterson, who will begin serving as the tenth Solicitor General of Texas next month, and congratulating Aaron Nielson, who will become a tenured professor at the University of […]

Texas A&M Courtney Cares leads the way in equine-assisted services

Program builds momentum with strong support, promising collaborations and new institutional home For children, veterans and adults facing physical or emotional challenges, healing can begin through new connections with caregivers and horses. The Courtney Grimshaw Equine Assisted Services Initiative, known […]

TDLR Assesses $381,400 Administrative Penalty and Issues Notice of Alleged Violation to Jubilee at Texas Parkway, a Senior Living Complex Where Residents Have Been Stranded for Two Months

AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) and assessed an administrative penalty of $381,400 to the Jubilee at Texas Parkway, a senior living complex in Missouri City, for operating outside of the […]

Scheiner receives national award for impact in viticulture

Award recognizes leadership in bridging science with real-world impact across Texas’ growing wine industry For turning research into results for Texas’ emerging wine industry, Justin Scheiner, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service viticulture specialist and associate professor in the Texas A&M Department of […]

DPS Advises Public to Download iWatchTexas Amid Potential Homeland Security Threats

DPS Texas Department of Public Safety

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is urging Texans to download the iWatchTexas mobile app to protect the public from potential homeland security threats, considering recent international events. Using iWatchTexas, everyone can take an active role in protecting Texas communities […]

Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Defends Texas Law Requiring Age Verification for Pornography Sites at SCOTUS

Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton scored a major victory at the Supreme Court of the United States, successfully defending a Texas law that requires pornography companies to institute reasonable age-verification measures to safeguard children from obscene online material. “This […]

The Texas A&M University System Joins Effort to Establish First-in-Kind Accreditor

Six Public University Systems Establish The Commission for Public Higher Education Boca Raton, FL (June 26, 2025) – Today, the Commission for Public Higher Education, a consortium of six public university systems, was unveiled. This Commission will create a first-of-its-kind […]

Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting Tuesday Identified

Rhino Simboli was pronounced deceased at the scene near Jones AT&T Stadium. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit has identified the suspect killed in the officer-involved shooting with Texas Tech police early Tuesday (June 24) morning as Rhino Simboli, […]

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