Thirteen distinguished faculty members from across Texas A&M University have been honored as 2021 Chancellor’s Enhancing Development and Generating Excellence in Scholarship (EDGES) Fellows. The fellowships — which come with more than $7.7 million in funding — are just the latest […]
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The Texas Great Read for 2021 is “Marfa for the Perplexed” by Lonn Taylor
The Texas Center for the Book at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission has chosen Marfa for the Perplexed by Lonn Taylor as the Texas Great Read for 2021. Every year, the Library of Congress asks each state Center […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on President Biden Withdrawing His Nomination of David Chipman for ATF Director
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after news broke that President Biden was withdrawing his nomination of David Chipman to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, […]
Game Warden Field Notes
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Trial by Fire A Polk County Game Warden responded to a boat fire on Lake Livingston. Upon arriving, the warden observed five individuals swimming […]
UHV Business Honor Society Chapter Receives Honors Status
The University of Houston-Victoria School of Business Administration chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma recently was named to the society’s Chapter Honor Roll program and designated an honors chapter, earning the chapter global recognition and the ability to nominate for awards […]
AG Paxton Joins Multi-State Coalition in Defending Religious Liberty
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a multi-state amicus brief in support of religious liberty in a Virginia case, arguing that the City of Fredericksburg violated the First Amendment when it denied a property tax exemption to a residence owned […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $925 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $925.1 million in local sales tax allocations for September, 20.9 percent more than in September 2020. These allocations are based on […]
Sen. Cruz Applauds Signing of Texas Voting Rights Bill
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 1, a voting rights bill, into law: “Today, Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 1, a bill to safeguard our elections in Texas, despite immense pressure […]
Well Beyond Recovery
Cenikor renews commitment to be a partner for life with a corporate rebrand The recovery community will see a new face of Cenikor, a leading provider of treatment services for alcohol and drug addiction, this September as it rolls out a brand redesign for its corporate identity. For 55 years, Cenikor has […]
Cornyn Sends Letter to FEMA Asking for Delay on Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter today to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell asking her to delay the implementation of the new National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rate-setting plan, Risk Rating 2.0, which could impose […]
