The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reports that invasive quagga mussels have been detected for the first time in Texas. The quagga mussel discovery was made by National Park Service (NPS) staff at the International Amistad Reservoir in the […]
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20th Anniversary for Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program
This February marks 20 years for the Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program. Every year countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water searching the Texas bays and shorelines for abandoned crab traps. When left in the water, these crab […]
Paxton Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Against Apple for Violating Antitrust Laws
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined several states in an amicus brief at the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Epic Games, Inc., in its lawsuit against Apple, Inc., relating to Apple’s alleged violations of state and federal antitrust laws in the operation of its App Store. Thirty–five (35) states joined the amicus filed on January 27. Apple’s conduct […]
O.H. Ivie Caps Off Successful January for Toyota ShareLunker Program
O.H. Ivie reservoir produced another Legacy Class largemouth bass to close out the first month of the 2022 Toyota ShareLunker season. Brett Cannon of Willis, Texas, who reeled in ShareLunker 593 in 2021, got back on the board Thursday Jan. 27 to […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Recognition for Financial Reporting
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced his agency has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its fiscal 2020 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report […]
How to Ship Your Car to Texas Affordably
So, you weren’t born in Texas. However, it is now later in life and time for you to call the Lone Star State home. Maybe you got a new job in Dallas or Houston. Then again, it could be that […]
Texas Comptroller Observes National Unclaimed Property Day, Feb. 1
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is joining other unclaimed property administrators to celebrate the second annual national Unclaimed Property Day tomorrow, Feb. 1. “I am proud to have returned nearly $2 billion dollars to Texans since becoming Comptroller, and we are […]
State of Texas Announces Launch of Texas by Texas
Personalized digital assistant lets Texans manage and complete transactions for state government services. The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) today announced the launch of Texas by Texas (TxT), a digital assistant that allows Texans to create an online account, manage their government-issued licenses […]
Red Hot January Continues for Toyota ShareLunker Program
The 2022 Toyota ShareLunker season had a hot start in week one thanks to a pair of Legacy Lunkers from reigning fishery champion O.H. Ivie. In week two, Lake Daniel made history by producing its first Legacy Lunker in program […]
Paxton Launches 9th Border-Crisis Lawsuit Against Biden, Marking 20th Lawsuit Since Inauguration Day
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he, along with seven other state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for its abuse of the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole Program. The CAM program provides certain aliens […]
