AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed five lawsuits to enforce state law against establishments that refused to allow police officers to enter the premises with their firearms, thereby jeopardizing public safety. The lawsuits allege that The Factory in […]
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Prevails Over Biden’s Unlawful Attempt to Redirect Money Away from Border Wall Construction
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a preliminary injunction against an attempt by the Biden Administration to illegally redirect statutorily obligated funds away from the construction of a border wall. Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, Congress dedicated […]
New Star, More Flexibility Among Changes
The Texas Comptroller’s Transparency Stars Program recognizes local governments that open their books and provide the public clear and meaningful financial information. Now we’ve updated the program to recognize even more transparency efforts and to be more flexible. What’s New? […]
Texas Talks: Insights with Comptroller Glenn Hegar
The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Governmental Relations Division will host “Texas Talks: Insights from Comptroller Glenn Hegar” Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM at Safari Texas Ranch (11627 FM 1464, Richmond, TX 77407). Comptroller Glenn Hegar was elected […]
Statewide Changes to Spotted Seatrout Regulations to go in Effect March 26, Public Comment Portal for tag System now Open
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) proposed rule changes to bag and size limits for spotted seatrout will go into effect March 26 across the Texas coast. The new statewide changes consist of the following: Three fish daily […]
Sen. Cruz Delivers Floor Speech on Texas Panhandle Fires, Honoring Life of Fritch Volunteer Fire Chief Zeb Smith
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered remarks on the Senate floor yesterday on the fires in the Texas Panhandle and in honor of the sacrifice and service of Fritch Volunteer Fire Chief Zeb Smith. Chief Smith passed […]
Sens. Cruz, Lujan, Cornyn, Heinrich Celebrate Unanimous Senate Passage of Bill to Designate Ports-to-Plains Corridor as the Future ‘Interstate 27’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) celebrated the Senate passage of the I-27 Numbering Act, officially designating the Ports-to-Plains Corridor between Laredo, Texas, and Raton, New Mexico as […]
11-Year-Old Shatters Junior Waterbody Largemouth Bass Record, Joins Father on Books
ATHENS – Stetson Davis, an 11-year-old angler from Tuttle, Okla., landed 13.31-pound ShareLunker 661 on Wednesday, topping the junior angler waterbody record for largemouth bass by more than five pounds. This marked the second Legacy Class ShareLunker largemouth bass delivered […]
Texas Labor Market Growth Continues into 2024
AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas labor market marked record-breaking growth with January over-the-month increases in jobs, Texans employed, and the civilian labor force. Following annual benchmarking revisions to the 2023 labor market data, Texas’ seasonally adjusted job count increased by 18,900 […]
Spring Wild Turkey Season Shaping Up to be a Great Season
AUSTIN — With the early spring green-up and mild winter weather, spring wild turkey season is shaping up to be very productive for hunters. Most of Texas experienced a bump in production and recruitment in 2023 following fall 2022, which […]
