The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public input on the proposed rules changing bag and size limits for spotted seatrout on the middle and lower Texas coast. The proposed rules would reduce the spotted seatrout bag limit […]
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Paxton Asks Court to Require Biden to Build the Wall
On behalf of the State of Texas, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with the State of Missouri, has submitted their motion for a preliminary injunction asking a federal court to order the Biden Administration to immediately resume the building of the southern border wall. This is a follow-on pleading to Attorney General Paxton’s […]
Texas Game Warden Memorial is Moving to New Home
After nine years of legislative hurdles, the State Preservation Board approved the memorial’s move to the Texas State Capitol Since 2012, the Game Warden Peace Officer’s Association has been working to relocate the memorial from the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens to […]
Comptroller’s Office Accepting Match the Promise Scholarship Applications Through Dec. 31
Comptroller Glenn Hegar today reminded Texans that the deadline to apply for Texas Match the Promise Foundation℠ scholarship awards is Dec. 31, 2021. Applicants can use our new online application system or download an application form and mail it in. Match […]
Cornyn Requests Coastal Texas Study Approval in Upcoming Water Bill
Authorization Next Step with U.S. Army Corps Towards Coastal Spine Project U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) requested the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study (Coastal Texas Study) be authorized in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which Congress will consider next […]
Prairie View A&M and Tarleton State Earn ‘High Research Activity’ Rating
Prairie View A&M University and Tarleton State University have attained the prestigious R2 Carnegie Classification, recognizing both campuses for their high level of research activity. Prairie View A&M University’s research expenditures topped $105 million over the past five years, placing […]
Making a New Year’s Resolution? Why not include safe driving and become an active driver?
It is almost time to make those New Year’s Resolutions. This year might be a good time to focus on one that could save your life. While all notions of self-improvement have their value, driving is one area where our […]
Sen. Cruz Leads Amicus Brief for Service Members Seeking Religious Exemptions From President Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate
‘They ask this Court to protect their religious freedom from encroachment by the very government they have sworn to protect with their lives’ U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), James […]
TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Area in Mesquite Bay
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-28 in Mesquite Bay, part of the Aransas Bay complex, to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. This closing is based on samples recently […]
Paxton Stops Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a preliminary injunction for the State of Texas, stopping the Biden Administration from imposing vaccine mandates on the employees of Medicaid and Medicare providers and suppliers. “This is a win for liberty. The federal government does not have the ability to make health decisions for hard-working Americans,” […]
