AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a unanimous decision from the Supreme Court of the United States, upholding the rule of law and ensuring that convicted child sexual abuser Danny Rivers will remain in prison. “In a unanimous decision, […]
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Texas Bullion Depository, Through Its IRS-Approved Operator, Now Holding Precious Metal IRA Assets
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today that the Texas Bullion Depository (TxBD), through its private sector partnership with Lone Star Tangible Assets and in collaboration with Equity Trust Company, is now ready to hold precious metal IRA assets, providing […]
Cornyn, Cruz Introduce Senate Resolution Honoring Former First Lady Barbara Bush
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today introduced a Senate resolution honoring the life, achievements, and public service of former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush on the week of her 100th birthday. Text is below, and you […]
DPS Recognizes Recipients of Adolph Thomas Distinguished Service Award at June PSC Meeting
(Award Recipients Pictured Left to Right: Kiana Bailey & Dustin Gardner) AUSTIN – The Public Safety Commission (PSC), along with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Colonel Freeman F. Martin presented this year’s Adolph Thomas Distinguished Service Awards today during the PSC meeting at […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Legal Action Against 23andMe to Protect Texans’ Rights to Their Genetic Information
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit in the ongoing 23andMe bankruptcy case to obtain a judgment confirming Texans’ right to their genetic data and requiring 23andMe to comply with Texas’s data privacy laws. “Texas’s strong data privacy […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
Local Sales Tax Allocations – June 2025 Recipient June 2025 Allocation Change from June 2024 Year-to-Date Change Cities $734.4M ↑5.7% ↑4.3% Transit Systems $242.6M ↑4.9% ↑3.4% Counties $72.9M ↑6.0% ↑5.2% Special Purpose Districts $121.4M ↑11.8% ↑9.8% Total $1.2B ↑6.1% ↑4.7% […]
Abbott, Texas Groups Endorse Cornyn-Led Push to Bring Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston
Cornyn Announces Support for His Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)’s Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act, which would move the Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to its rightful home near the National Aeronautics and […]
2025 hurricane season forecasted to be more active – Are you ready?
H-GAC urges residents to know their evacuation zones and routes and prepare early. HOUSTON, TX – The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), the regional agency responsible for publishing official evacuation zones and routes for the 13-county Houston-Galveston area, is urging residents […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sends Letter to the Department of Justice and FBI to Continue Working Together to Fight Antisemitic Terrorism
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of attorneys general sent a multistate letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to continue working together with federal law enforcement to combat the rise in antisemitic […]
More Than 150 Species of Greatest Conservation Need Documented in Texas During the 10th Annual City Nature Challenge
AUSTIN — For the fourth year in a row, several Texas cities ranked in the top ten globally during the City Nature Challenge (CNC), one of the world’s largest community science events. This year, fourteen Texas metropolitan areas participated in […]
