Texas Department of Agriculture program continues to advance Texas Business Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced record sale numbers from the GO TEXAN Pavilion, sponsored by Southwest Dairy Farmers, at the recently concluded State Fair of Texas in Dallas. […]
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Let’s Honor our Veterans, They Inspire Us With Their Commitment, Sacrifice, And Contributions
Veterans are an important part of all our lives because they protected the freedoms we enjoy. After their service in the U.S. military, veterans go on to be valuable members of our communities. With that in mind, let us honor […]
Texas State Parks Offer Up a Frightfully Good Time for Halloween
Ghouls and goblins of all ages are invited to a variety of family-friendly Halloween-themed events at state parks across Texas that are guaranteed to provide a witchy good time. Activities range from educational conversations on creepy crawlies and nocturnal animals […]
Paxton Sues Biden Administration, Demands Continuation of Mandatory Border Wall Construction
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he is co-leading another lawsuit against the Biden Administration, with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, demanding that the federal government continue to build the border wall using funds that Congress has already appropriated for it. The Biden Administration broke […]
Paxton Calls Attention to Domestic Violence on Go Purple Day
For the seventh year, on October 21, 2021, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the OAG employees participated in the Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) Purple Day event. Every year, OAG employees are encouraged to “Go Purple” in support of […]
Operation “Wash Out” Results in 38 Arrested for Gang-Related Offenses
The Office of the Attorney General assisted in an operation that resulted in the arrest of 38 fugitives wanted for gang-related offenses. In Bexar County, the Austin Fugitive Apprehension Unit assisted the United States Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force’s warrant initiative, named Operation Wash Out, from September 20-27. These efforts […]
Texas Comptroller Visits Anzalduas International Bridge for Good for Texas Tour: Supply Chains Edition
On the South Texas stop of his Good for Texas Tour: Supply Chains Edition, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today toured the Anzalduas International Bridge, one of five Hidalgo County international bridge crossings that connect the United States to Mexico and are major gateways […]
South Texas Literacy Coalition Named 2021 Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award Winner
The Texas Center for the Book has announced that the South Texas Literacy Coalition is the recipient of the sixth annual Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award. This $2,000 award, which honors a qualified 501(c)(3) organization that has made […]
Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise: USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 1st Class James O. McDonald, 25, of Levelland, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 22, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, McDonald was assigned to the battleship […]
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Texas Small Businesses
Small nonfarm businesses in the following counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by excessive moisture that occurred in […]
