Nearly $1 million will significantly increase the number of Black, Latina, and Native American women receiving undergraduate information technology degrees at WGU by 2025 Western Governors University (WGU) announced recently that the Reboot Representation Tech Coalition awarded the university a $915,000 “Building Bridges and […]
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Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Helps Secure Indictment Against Two Individuals Accused of $6.9 Million Medicaid Fraud and Kickback Scheme
An investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the FBI, Department of Health and Human Services – Office of the Inspector General, and Customs and Border Protection has led to charges being brought against two Houstonians for […]
Paxton Defeats Biden Administration’s Oil and Gas Leasing Moratorium on Public Lands, Marking Major Win for American Energy
A federal judge in Louisiana sided with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 12 other plaintiff states in a Louisiana-led lawsuit, issuing a permanent injunction against the Biden Administration’s illegal moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal public lands […]
Harvest Authorization Drawing Opens for Trinity River Alligator Gar Sept. 1
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) opens the annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process Sept 1. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can use the My Texas Hunt Harvest mobile […]
DPS Announces Two Retirements and Two Promotions at Leadership Positions
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the retirement of Central Texas Regional Director Todd Snyder and Texas Ranger Assistant Chief Brian Burzynski. Todd Snyder has served DPS faithfully for the past 26 years. He began his career in law […]
Grapevine to Host 36th Annual GrapeFest – A Texas Wine Experience
The largest wine festival of the Southwest returns September 15, 16, 17 & 18 in historic Grapevine, featuring four days of exquisite wine tastings and all-new for 2022 VIP tasting events, charcuterie workshops, a grape stomp, cork shoot-off, live music and more. […]
Farmers Fund Grant
Prairie View A&M University is offering a “Farmers Fund Grant” opportunity through their Small Farm Institute for a limited amount of time. Applications will be screened then rewarded on a “first come, first served” basis until funds are fully utilized. All […]
COVID-19 Novavax Vaccine Now Available for adolescents aged 12 – 17
Teens can register today to receive the COVID-19 Novavax vaccine! Following approvals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is now offering the COVID-19 […]
Paxton Sends Letter to Morningstar and Sustainalytics Concerning Rampant Anti-Israel Bias and Liberal Corporate Activism
Attorney General Paxton signed a multistate letter led by Kentucky and West Virginia and addressed to Morningstar, complaining of the egregious anti-Israel bias of its subsidiary, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings firm Sustainalytics. The letter details the numerous ways […]
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter to Secretary Blinken Calling for Imposition of Mandatory Sanctions on the Vice President of Argentina
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter to Secretary Blinken Calling for Imposition of Mandatory Sanctions on the Vice President of Argentina “The evidence supporting the charges against Fernández de Kirchner is public, credible, and now backed by Argentina’s judicial system” U.S. Senator […]
