AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement. “Today, my office was proud to defend SB 4, Texas’s new border security law, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. As counsel explained, Texas has […]
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April is Texas State Parks Month at Whole Earth Provision Co.
AUSTIN – For the 13th year, Whole Earth Provision Co. (WEPCO) has kicked off its “April is Texas State Parks Month,” hosting a fundraising drive supporting Texas State Parks. The Texas-based travel, adventure and nature store will donate all funds gathered at its […]
Laura Koerner reappointed, Charles “Chuck” Wright appointed to Texas Veterans Commission
AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Laura Koerner as Chairwoman of the Texas Veterans Commission, and appointed Charles “Chuck” Wright to the Commission. “I am honored to continue serving the interests of veterans and their families in the Lone Star […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Educational Partnership Between OAG Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit and Texas State University School of Criminal Justice and Criminology
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a partnership between the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) and Texas State University (“TXST”) to facilitate educational opportunities and bring more investigative power to solving cold cases. The TXST program, termed […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces $6.6 Million Settlement With Intercontinental Terminals Company For Injuries to Natural Resources Resulting From 2019 Deer Park Fire
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the State of Texas and the United States have reached a settlement to recover natural resource damages caused by the March 2019 fire at the Deer Park facility owned by International Terminals […]
O.H. Ivie Powers Ahead with ShareLunker 669
ATHENS – O.H. Ivie added another Legacy Class ShareLunker during the final week of the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. Angler Tery Lewis of Lubbock reeled in 13.99-pound ShareLunker 669 Thursday to push O.H. Ivie’s season total to 12 and the statewide […]
Generous Donation Founds Texas Tech’s First Veterans Legal Clinic
The gift will also establish a new scholarship for full-time students in the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering who are employed. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. A $1.6 million donation from the William A. Brookshire Foundation to Texas Tech University will found the Texas […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in March
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.78 billion in March, 5.8 percent more than in March 2023. The majority of March sales tax revenue is based on sales made in February and remitted to the […]
TPWD Commission Approves Adoption of Oversized Spotted Seatrout Tag System
AUSTIN – During its March 28 meeting, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission approved a tag system for harvesting oversized spotted seatrout. This new tag will allow anglers to harvest one oversized spotted seatrout greater than 28 inches with the […]
Keep Texas Beautiful Announces Winners of Prestigious Governor’s Community Achievement Awards
Ten Winning Communities Receive State Environmental Awards and Share $2 Million in Landscape Project Funds (Austin, Texas) – Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Governor’s Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) for outstanding community improvement. […]
