Bat Conservation International (BCI) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) are joining forces Monday for a Facebook Live event featuring the bats at Bracken Cave. BCI will host the event and TPWD will provide a simulcast. The public can […]
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AG Paxton Joins Multistate Letter to Mayorkas Demanding Disbanding of Biden Administration’s Disinformation Governance Board
Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined several states in a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, insisting that he immediately disband the new Disinformation Governance Board, which would endanger the First Amendment by policing free speech in America […]
“Lone Star Bass” Heading to Texas Lakes this Spring
Offspring from the Toyota ShareLunker Program are set to be delivered to waterbodies across the state. Between May and July, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will stock Texas lakes with pure Florida strain largemouth bass exclusively from broodfish produced […]
Cruz Motion On ‘Necessary’ Iran Terrorism Sanctions Overwhelmingly Passes Senate 87-13
Bipartisan vote happens after Cruz concludes speech: “If you support terrorism sanctions on the IRGC you should vote yes. If you want to lift those sanctions you should vote no.” By a vote of 87-13, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved […]
Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine Unveils New Name of Its Equine Clinical Skills Lab
Thanks to a generous $1 million gift from the Allsup Family Charitable Foundation, the school names its equine skills lab after the foundation. In 1956, visionary Lonnie Allsup and his wife, Barbara, opened a one-of-a-kind store in Clovis, New Mexico. […]
First Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Wild Bird in Texas
The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed this week the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a great horned owl at a rehabilitation facility in Wichita County — the first such confirmed case in a wild bird in […]
AG Paxton Secures $14 Million in Restitution for Consumers in Settlement with Intuit Turbo Tax
Attorney General Paxton announced a significant settlement against Inuit Inc., who markets the popular product “Turbo Tax.” Texas will receive more than $14 million in restitution for Texas consumers as part of a $141 million multistate settlement, which resolves an […]
Sen. Cruz and 21 Colleagues Oppose Biden DOJ Expanding Firearm Definitions and Creating National Gun Registry
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) along with 21 colleagues have introduced a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval (CRA) to prohibit President Biden’s Department of Justice from implementing a new rule to expand firearm definitions. The senators joining Sen. Cruz are […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in April
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.83 billion in April, 12.8 percent more than in April 2021. The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the […]
Cruz, Cornyn Extending Application Deadline for Judicial Vacancies in Laredo and Del Rio
U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced they are extending their deadline for candidate applications to fill U.S. District Court judicial vacancies in the Western District of Texas and the Southern District of Texas. The deadline has […]
