Pledge of Ongoing Support Enables Red Cross to Prepare for and Respond to Disasters Today, the American Red Cross recognizes Mattress Firm, headquartered in Houston, Texas, for supporting Red Cross Disaster Relief through the Disaster Responder Program with an annual pledge […]
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Paxton Helps Secure Fair and Safe Elections for Gregg County
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Shannon Brown and his wife, Marlena Jackson, each pleaded guilty to one count of election fraud, a Class A misdemeanor, for their role in illegal vote harvesting in the March 2018 Gregg County Democratic Primary election, […]
Plastic Free Padre Pilot Program Will Help Reduce Aquatic Litter from Single-Use Plastic and Polystyrene
Gulf Guardians, in partnership with Keep Texas Beautiful, is seeking local restaurants to join Plastic Free Padre, a pilot program helping to reduce single-use plastics and polystyrene use on South Padre Island. The program will kick off in the first […]
Sen. Ted Cruz Berates Biden Administration for Further Restricting Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement following the decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to further restrict monoclonal antibody treatments produced by Eli Lilly and Regeneron: “The Biden administration’s track record on COVID is […]
Sen. Ted Cruz, Judiciary Republicans Demand Answers from Biden Admin On Texas Synagogue Terrorist Attack
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday joined his colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee in demanding answers from Biden Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray about […]
DPS Honors Fallen Special Agent Anthony Salas
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agent Anthony Carlos “AC” Salas, 37, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, after being injured in a tragic accident near Eagle Pass on Jan. 21. Salas was conducting tactical operations in Maverick […]
Independent Panel to Examine Rolling Pines Wildfire
At today’s meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced the selection of an independent panel to review the circumstances and cause of last week’s escape of a prescribed fire at Bastrop […]
One Lucky Couple Will Win an Express Wedding for Valentine’s Day from The Heritage Society
Contest for those saying I do to tradition and a romantic union in historic Sam Houston Park’s St. John Church In the name of love and tradition, The Heritage Society will be giving away one free express wedding package for […]
Texas State Parks Welcomes 4,440 Hikers New Year’s Day for First Day Hikes
Across the state, 4,440 Texans laced up their hiking shoes and hit the trail on New Year’s Day for a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park. They hiked, biked and paddled 8,764 miles to commemorate the start of […]
TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Area in Aransas Bay
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-30 in Aransas Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. This closing is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing low abundance […]
