U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Fox Business’ ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss yesterday’s vote in the Senate for a joint resolution, which Sen. Cruz cosponsored, that would use the Congressional Review Act to rescind President Biden’s unlawful COVID vaccine mandate […]
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Greet the Holiday Season at a Texas State Park, THC Historic Site
Texas State Parks and the Texas Historical Commission are hosting their biggest holiday season yet with more than 80 unique holiday events happening across the state. This year, 47 Texas State Parks and eight State Historic Sites are presenting themed […]
Conservation Agencies, Bass Clubs, and Local Youth Increase Fish Habitat in Coleto Creek Reservoir
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Corpus Christi Inland Fisheries team partnered with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA), Texas B.A.S.S. Nation, Coleto BassMasters Friends of Reservoirs (FOR) chapter, and several youths from St. Joseph’s High School to complete Phase […]
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Repeats Call For 4Th Special Session To Protect Jobs & Small Business From Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller reiterated his call for a fourth special legislative session to extend protections to Texas workers from COVID-19 requirements mandated by the federal government or public or private employers. Miller is urging the State to use excess […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $936 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $936 million in local sales tax allocations for December, 18.4 percent more than in December 2020. These allocations are based on sales […]
COVID-19 Omicron Variant Confirmed in a Resident in Harris County
This is the First Case Confirmed in Harris County and in Texas Harris County Public Health (HCPH) received a report indicating a woman in her 40s from northwest Harris County contracted the COVID-19 Omicron variant recently. The person is fully […]
Rep. Jetton Applauds Decision to Halt Federal Vaccine Mandate
Representative Jacey Jetton applauds a federal court decision halting the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccine mandate. Jetton joined other Texas legislators in signing an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Court to overturn Biden’s […]
Paxton Investigates Shooting Death in Lubbock
The Attorney General of Texas has received repeated inquires as to a criminal investigation of a shooting death referred from Lubbock County, Texas. This shooting has received nationwide media coverage. Our office has begun a criminal investigation into this shooting. […]
Sen. Cruz on the Senate Floor: Russian Troops Amassed on the Border of Ukraine are President Biden’s Fault for Surrendering to Putin and Gifting Him Nord Stream 2
‘If, God forbid, we see Russian tanks moving into Ukraine, remember this moment where Senate Democrats objected […] the Russian troops on the Ukrainian border are Joe Biden’s fault, and they are Senate Democrats’ fault for being unwilling to stand […]
Public Access Lease for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing is Open
Anglers have the opportunity to target rainbow trout during the peak of cold-weather stocking and fishing season thanks to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) “no fee” public access lease on the Guadalupe River. “This lease location provides great […]
