Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration to stop the June 15 Guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This guidance requires employers to allow exceptions on the usage of bathrooms, locker rooms, showers, dress codes and even […]
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Paxton Joins Coalition to Challenge President Biden’s Overreaching Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector Employees
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition to stop President Biden from unlawfully forcing millions of private sector employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing as a condition of keeping their jobs – regardless of […]
California Utility Expands Use of Texas A&M Wildfire Prevention System
PG&E engineers call outage prediction tool ‘fundamental’ to reducing risk The threat of catastrophic wildfires has led California investor-owned utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to significantly expand its use of a tool developed at Texas A&M University that helps […]
Biologists Say White-Tailed Deer Population Looks Strong Ahead of Archery-Only Season Opener
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists say that 2021-22 is expected to be a white-tailed deer season for the books. Last year, the overall white-tailed deer population was estimated to be 5.4 million deer. While that estimate is down […]
TFFC Hosts “The Sunfish Showdown” September 25
The Texas Freshwaters Fisheries Center (TFFC) will be the site of “The Sunfish Showdown” tournament slated for September 25. The event, held in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day, will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and provide fun for […]
Texas Horned Lizard Hatchling Release Marks Milestone to Save State Reptile
Lizard’s Plight Highlights Need for Landmark Federal Proposal to Aid Wildlife and People Once common, the Texas horned lizard is now one of more than 1,300 species of concern across the state. But there is good news for the little “horned […]
Texas Comptroller Announces $285 Million in Unclaimed Property Returned in Fiscal 2021
The Texas Comptroller’s office approved and paid $285 million in unclaimed property claims during the past fiscal year, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today. “I am proud to have returned nearly $2 billion dollars to Texans since becoming Comptroller, and we […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Rep. Cloud Applaud FEMA Funding for Corpus Christi’s Packery Channel Restoration Project in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), along with Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo, today applauded the announcement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that $10 million of federal funding would […]
Researchers Developing Interactive Virtual Tours to Bring Food and Agricultural Sciences to Students
The project is supported by a large grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. When it comes to gaining valuable experience, no matter the field of endeavor, nothing can replace being on site, getting hands-on learning and immersing oneself in […]
Sen. Cruz Honors Fallen Hero Lance Corporal David Espinoza on the Senate Floor
‘He was a patriot who had a passion for service, and our nation can never repay the debt that we owe to David and to his family for giving what President Lincoln hailed as ‘the last full measure of devotion’ […]
