WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced an amendment to the National Security Supplemental to secure our southern border. The amendment is based on a bill Sen. Cruz introduced earlier this year in the […]
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TPWD Opening Two Oyster Harvest Areas, Closing One in Matagorda Bay
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will open TX-19 and TX-20 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 13. At the same time, the department will close TX-13 in Matagorda […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Secures 14-Year Prison Sentence for Home Health Fraudster and Over $11 Million in Restitution
AUSTIN – Audu Ozigi was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and four counts of healthcare fraud for falsifying patient files and fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for home health services. Ozigi was sentenced by a […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Reminds Retailers of New E-Cigarette Law Designed to Protect Youth
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding retailers that beginning Jan. 1, 2024, it will be a crime in Texas to market, advertise, sell or cause to be sold an e-cigarette product in certain containers that are designed to appeal to minors. […]
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Free-Range Coleman County Deer
AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Coleman County, marking the first detection in the county. A two-year-old whitetail buck harvested by a hunter on a low-fenced property tested positive […]
How Farmers in Texas Can Increase Their Profits
Business owners have enough responsibilities on their shoulders that would overwhelm a majority of the population. Add in the factor of running an agricultural entity and you quickly see why farmers tend to be quite resilient folks. Farming is perhaps […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to Travis County TRO
AUSTIN – The Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas’ abortion laws. This […]
Texas Tech Meat Judging Team Claims Reserve National Champion
Shelton Luedke won top individual honors as part of the team’s efforts. Texas Tech University’s Meat Judging Team was named Reserve National Champion at the American Meat Science Association (AMSA) International Meat Judging Contest in Dakota City, Nebraska. Tyson Fresh Meats […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Update to List of Companies Engaging in Scrutinized Business Operations in Iran
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he has updated the list of companies engaging in scrutinized business operations in Iran. Listed companies are subject to the provisions outlined in Texas Government Code Chapter 2270, which prohibit state governmental entities from contracting […]
‘A Major Win for All of Texas’
Cruz Provision Advancing New Texas-Mexico Bridges Set to Become Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – Texas and Mexico are one step closer to better transportation connections thanks to bipartisan legislation championed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Last night, House and Senate lawmakers announced […]
