Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announces its 2023 Lone Star Land Steward Ecoregion Award winners, slated for recognition May 25 at the 27th annual Lone Star Land Steward Awards banquet. Launched in 1996, Lone Star Land Steward Awards applaud private […]
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Houston Arboretum hosts Field Notes environmental symposium April 13-14
Public is invited to participate The Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is hosting Field Notes, an interactive and intimate environmental symposium to connect Houston area practitioners to share their on-the-ground knowledge and discuss larger conservation initiatives. The two-day event, scheduled […]
DPS’ Operation Cinderblock Cracks Down on Fraudulent Vehicle Inspections
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is cracking down on fraudulent vehicle inspections and inspectors through an operation it launched in August 2022 called “Operation Cinderblock”. This regulatory and criminal operation focuses on vehicle inspection stations and inspectors who […]
Sen. Paul Bettencourt passes Five more Election Integrity Bills to the full Texas Senate!
Sen. Bettencourt’s SB 1039, lauded by Heritage Foundation & four other Election Integrity bills pass out of Committee Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed five more of his Election Integrity bills out of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, Chaired by […]
Sen. Cruz, 19 Colleagues Introduce the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today reintroduced the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. Often, sanctuary cities prohibit their law enforcement officers from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. This bill would allow local law enforcement to […]
Senator Paul Bettencourt passes Bipartisan Ballot Language Bill 22-8 Out of the Texas Senate!
SB 221 sets in statute the standard for language used on ballots to prevent voters being misled in the voting booth Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed his Ballot Language bill, Senate Bill 221, out of the Texas Senate with bipartisan […]
Texas Center for the Book Celebrates Children’s Literature Across All Communities with Lone Star Día, April 30
This April, Texans celebrate 27 years of Children’s Day, Book Day (El día de los niños, El día de los libros): a celebration of children, culture and literature. The Texas Center for the Book coined the term Lone Star Día […]
ICYMI: Cruz to Mayorkas: ‘If you had integrity, you would resign’
Sen. Cruz grills DHS Secretary Mayorkas on Biden border crisis U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today grilled Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the illegal immigration crisis at the Texas-Mexico border during […]
Cruz Introduces Legislation to Name Ports-to-Plains Corridor ‘Interstate 27’
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced legislation co-sponsored by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) to formally name the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate 27. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) is introducing the legislation in the House. About the […]
Cruz Introduces Bill to Hold Argentinian Officials Accountable for Corruption
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Corruption in Argentina Stymied by Enforcing Sanctions Act of 2023, or CASES Act. The bill requires the President to investigate five Argentinian officials for corruption, including Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. […]
