Largemouth bass and Texas rivers license plates directly support conservation and recreational projects in lakes and rivers across the state. Since 2000, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Conservation License Plate Program (CLPP) has helped generate funds to support […]
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Paxton Announces Kristen House as Director of Communications
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the appointment of Kristen House as Director of Communications for the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Ms. House brings more than 20 years of professional public relations experience in a […]
Toyota ShareLunker Program Enjoys Landmark Year in 2022
The 2022 Toyota ShareLunker season proved to be monumental, thanks to 350 anglers across the nation who entered 512 Lunker largemouth bass into the program throughout the year. The total included 357 in the Lunker Class (weighing between eight to […]
Texas Unemployment Rate Drops in December, State Adds 29,500 Jobs
In December 2022, Texas added 29,500 positions, reaching a total of 13,705,500 nonfarm jobs in Texas. December marked the 14th consecutive record employment high in Texas, after the state first surpassed the pre-COVID level in November 2021. The Texas seasonally […]
Sen. Cruz Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Impose Term Limits for Congress
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) today introduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to impose term limits on members of Congress. The amendment would limit U.S. Senators to two six-year terms and Members of the U.S. House […]
Texas A&M University-Texarkana Presidential Search Committee Named
A 15-member committee has been created to conduct a national search to find a successor to Texas A&M University-Texarkana President Dr. Emily Cutrer. Cutrer announced in December she would step down this summer. “Texas A&M University-Texarkana has enjoyed remarkable growth […]
Senator Paul Bettencourt reappointed Chairman of TX Senate Committee on Local Government
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick reappoints Sen. Bettencourt to lead Senate Committee on Local Government & will also serve on Senate Finance, Education, State Affairs, and Criminal Justice Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) has been reappointed Chairman of the Senate Committee on […]
Attorney General Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round-Up: December 1–31, 2022
CHILD EXPLOITATION UNIT In Bexar County, Gilbert Jimenez, Jr. was arrested on December 8 on three counts of possession of child pornography. This case was received from a National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (“NCMEC”) CyberTipline report involving the upload […]
Texas A&M University-Texarkana Presidential Search Committee Named
A 15-member committee has been created to conduct a national search to find a successor to Texas A&M University-Texarkana President Dr. Emily Cutrer. Cutrer announced in December she would step down this summer. “Texas A&M University-Texarkana has enjoyed remarkable growth […]
Texas Unemployment Rate Drops in December, State Adds 29,500 Jobs
Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Not Seasonally Adjusted (In Thousands) December 2022 November 2022 December 2021 C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate C.L.F. Emp. Unemp. Rate United States 164,224.0 158,872.0 5,352.0 3.3 164,272.0 […]
