Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Cecile Erwin Young today announced key appointments to HHSC’s leadership team who will help guide the agency’s regulatory oversight of licensed facilities, manage the state’s 10 psychiatric hospitals and 13 state supported living […]
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New laws affecting TDLR licensees take effect September 1
More than 30 new state laws that will affect more than 500,000 (TDLR) licensees will go into effect September 1, 2021. Some laws will take effect later. The laws were passed during the 87th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature. In […]
Trinity River Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization Drawing Opens Sept. 1
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin the Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process on September 1. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can enter the drawing for an […]
Paxton Wins Again Against Biden Administration, Reinstating Texas’s Medicaid Waiver Extension
Attorney General Ken Paxton commends a federal district court’s decision to issue a preliminary injunction after the Biden Administration capriciously revoked Texas’s Medicaid waiver extension. In January, the federal government approved Texas’s extension, which benefited the millions of Texans receiving […]
Paxton Victorious Again in Latest Immigration Battle with the Biden Administration
Attorney General Ken Paxton is pleased with the district court’s decision to issue a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration after they failed to detain dangerous criminal aliens. This is the latest of series of immigration wins against the […]
Paxton Sues San Antonio ISD and Superintendent Pedro Martinez for Employee Vaccine Mandate
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint asking for a temporary restraining order against San Antonio ISD after it refused to follow Executive Order GA-38. GA-38 prohibits governmental entities and officials from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. It has the force and […]
AG Paxton Commends Court’s Decision to Uphold Texas’ Ban on Live-Dismemberment Abortions
Attorney General Paxton applauded the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold a Texas law prohibiting live-dismemberment abortions. In a 9-5 decision, the court reversed the district court’s judgment that prevented Texas from […]
WGU’s College of Health Professions Earns Center of Excellence Designation
National League for Nursing Recognizes Excellence in Enhancing Student Learning and Professional Development Western Governors University’s (WGU) College of Health Professions has been designated a 2021 Center of Excellence for Enhanced Student Learning and Professional Development by the National League for […]
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Awards $1.16 Million in Grants to Texas Libraries
Selected Texas libraries will soon undertake new projects with funding from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC). Workforce development resources, tools for promoting tech literacy and a wide range of impactful community programs topped the list of grant […]
Black Gap Wildlife Management Area Designated as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is proud to announce that Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (WMA) has been designated as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). Black Gap WMA is the second TPWD property to […]
