The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is now accepting applications for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) Research Fellowship in Texas History. The fellowship includes a $2,000 stipend and is awarded for the best research proposal utilizing the […]
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Texas Comptroller’s Office Announces Changes to the Texas ABLE Program
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today enhancements to the Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (Texas ABLE®) Program. Effective Oct. 1, the account maintenance fee is being reduced from $4 per month to $3.50 per month for existing and new participants, and the […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Urge President Biden to Grant Gov. Abbott’s Federal Emergency Declaration for Border Communities as Crisis Worsens
‘We strongly support the Governor’s request and urge you to provide any and all emergency measures afforded by the approval of an emergency declaration’ U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent […]
Md Anderson And BostonGene Announce Strategic Alliance To Advance Personalized Cancer Diagnostics And Treatments
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and BostonGene Corporation today announced a strategic alliance to advance the development and clinical integration of multiplatform biomarker signatures. The alliance brings together BostonGene’s innovative computational platform and CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited high complexity molecular laboratory with […]
Soil Conservation Project Receives Grant From Texas Water Development Board
The multi-discipline research in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources will implement best practices designed to improve soil health and decrease carbon emissions. Since its formation in 2005, the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation (TAWC) has promoted water […]
Fiscal Notes: Lawmakers Tackle Long-Term Obligations
Since taking office in 2015, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has been calling attention to the growing costs of the state’s long-term financial obligations, while warning that failure to address those obligations could jeopardize the state’s credit rating and overall financial […]
Paxton Pushes Back Against Partisan Texas State Bar, Weaponized Against AG’s Office for Defending Texas
Today Attorney General Paxton filed an objection to the Texas State Bar’s appointment of a one-sided and partisan “Investigatory Hearing Panel” to investigate him and his staff for defending the rights of the State of Texas by challenging the constitutionality […]
Md Anderson Celebrates World Cancer Research Day, Progress Made To End Cancer Through Research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is proud to support World Cancer Research Day, Sept. 24, and its efforts to promote cancer research as a driving force behind progress in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and survivorship. World Cancer […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar: Ben & Jerry’s and its Parent Company Added to Texas List of Companies That Boycott Israel
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced, effective today, the Comptroller’s office has added Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever, to the Texas list of companies that boycott Israel. This action was undertaken pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 808, […]
Paxton’s Human Trafficking Division Announces 99-Year Sentence in Hunt County Human Trafficking Trial
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Barbara Barrett, of Greenville, has been found guilty of Continuous Trafficking of a Child in Hunt County and received a sentence of 99 years in jail. Barrett and her husband, Jeffery Barrett, are accused of […]
