The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division, local anglers and the Bryan Texas Utilities Department (BTUD) collaborated with Major League Fishing (MLF) on a recent project to install new fish habitat in Lake Bryan. MLF Fisheries Management […]
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Sens. Cruz’s Bipartisan Bill to Address Unsolved Lynching and Murder Cases Signed into Law
U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) crossed the aisle to fight for answers for families of victims of lynching and other unsolved violent crimes of the Civil Rights era. Their bipartisan legislation was passed by the Senate […]
Tomikia P. LeGrande Named President At Prairie View A&M University
The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents Wednesday voted unanimously to name Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande the ninth President of Prairie View A&M University. The vote came during a special-called telephonic meeting in which they also voted to appoint […]
Linda Schott Named Interim President at Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Texas A&M University System Regents voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Dr. Linda Schott interim president at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The vote came during a special-called telephonic meeting in which they also voted to appoint a new president at Prairie […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 12.4 percent more than in December 2021. These allocations are based on sales made […]
Sen. Cruz Statement on Positive 303 Creative Oral Arguments Before Supreme Court
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution today released the following statement after oral arguments in the case 303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis before the U.S. Supreme Court. […]
Paxton Wins Major Non-Delegation Case in the Fifth Circuit, Stops Unaccountable Private Regulators from Harming the Horseracing Industry
Attorney General Paxton has secured a significant victory in the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, with the court striking down the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) as unconstitutional. HISA, enacted in 2020, is a federal law that nationalized regulation of […]
Celebrate the Season with Holiday Happenings at Texas State Parks
Texas State Parks will be commencing its holiday season festivities with special seasonal events across the state. Throughout the month of December, state parks across Texas will host themed guided walks, scavenger hunts, and more for all visitors to enjoy. […]
Sens. Cruz, Inhofe, Lankford Introduce Legislation to Designate Route 66 a National Historic Trail
U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced S. 5170, which would amend the National Trails System Act to designate Route 66 as a National Historic Trail. Importantly, this legislation incorporates safeguards to ensures no […]
Biologists Stress Testing Harvests for Chronic Wasting Disease During Deer Season
With the recent discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Kaufman County, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists are stressing the importance of testing harvested deer taken this hunting season to curb the spread of this deadly disease. CWD […]
