Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate letter urging the United States Senate to oppose President Biden’s nominee for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Steven Dettelbach. Dettelbach has a long history of anti-Second […]
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Applications Being Accepted for Bird City Texas Program
Audubon Texas and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), partners in the Bird City Texas program (BCT), are now accepting applications from communities that wish to receive Bird City Texas certification. Now in its fourth year, the program recognizes […]
AG Paxton Files Amicus Brief Defending Privacy and Safety of Boys, Girls Using Sex-Segregated Restrooms in Public Schools
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an Indiana-led amicus brief with the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit defending the privacy and safety of boys and girls using sex-segregated restrooms in public schools. In this case, […]
AG Paxton Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Get Biden Admin Out of State Militia Business
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton joined a Mississippi-led multistate amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Ohio National Guard and against Biden’s Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), which has sought to over-regulate the Guard. The lower courts […]
Galveston Island State Park Reopens June 27 After Beachside Renovations
GALVESTON— Galveston Island State Park is reopening the beachside of the park on June 27 after completing a major redevelopment project which began in the summer of 2019. The Galveston Island State Park Beach Redevelopment project was brought to fruition […]
Katy ISD Board Member Elected to State Association Board
KATY, TX [June 21, 2022] — Katy ISD Board of Trustee, Rebecca Fox, has been elected to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors for Region 4, Position E. Fox served as a member of the Katy ISD […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Statement on New Broadband Grant Rules Released by National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(AUSTIN) — I am extremely concerned about the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program issued on May 13 by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The creation of the Texas Broadband […]
Cornyn’s Juneteenth Resolution Passes Senate
U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s (R-TX) resolution honoring Juneteenth passed the Senate last week. Text is below, and you can view the full resolution and a list of cosponsors here. Designating June 19, 2022, as “Juneteenth National Independence Day” in recognition […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement in Celebration of Juneteenth
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in recognition of the 157th anniversary of Major General Gordon Granger’s arrival in Galveston, Texas to announce the freedom of those who were enslaved, known as Juneteenth. “Today, all across Texas […]
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Appoints Tim Gleisner Assistant State Librarian
Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has named Tim Gleisner as Assistant State Librarian. The agency conducted a national search for the position in early summer. Gleisner will join TSLAC in mid-August. Gleisner is currently with […]
