Attorney General Ken Paxton applauds the Supreme Court of Texas’ decision to protect Academy Sports and Outdoors from liability in the devastating Sutherland Springs church shooting in 2017. Under the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), neither […]
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2021-22 TPWD Drawn Hunt Permit Applications Now Being Accepted
Hunters looking for a new opportunity or a change of scenery this fall are encouraged to check out the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. Applications are being accepted now for a shot at almost 10,000 […]
Paxton Joins Multistate Coalition Demanding Protection of the Right to Bear Arms
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief demanding that the U.S. Supreme Court uphold Hawaiians’ Second Amendment rights to bear arms outside their homes. In a 2020 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the State of […]
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences Seeks your Help in Identifying the Deceased
Announcement Date: 6/28/2021 Date of Death/Recovery: 4/21/2021 IFS Case Number: ML21-1796 Law Enforcement Agency and Case Number: Houston Police Department 525186-21 NamUs.gov: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/80272 Recovery Location: 5418 Bunte St., Houston, TX 77026 Demographic Description: Sex: Female Height: 5′ 5″-5′ 9″ […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on HHS Secretary Becerra’s Visit to Fort Bliss
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra’s visit to Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base in El Paso, Texas, which is functioning as one of the Biden-Harris administration’s detention facilities for illegal […]
Regional Manufacturing Data for Texas Now Available
One of the main objectives of the Comptroller’s overall mission is to keep tabs on the Texas economy — one of the world’s largest. This monitoring effort generates large quantities of data, much of which the agency shares directly with […]
Harmony Public Schools announces compensation increases for all teachers, team members
The compensation increases start at $4,000 annually, with some employees receiving up to an additional $7,500 The Harmony Public Schools Executive Board unanimously approved a systemwide compensation increase for its 4,000+ teachers and team members across Texas. Harmony teachers and […]
Advancing space robotics: Chasing a new frontier at Texas A&M
Dr. Robert Ambrose has joined the faculty of the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Along with his appointment, Ambrose is also the recipient of the Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) grant program and […]
UHV Announces Spring President’s, Deans’ Lists
The University of Houston-Victoria has released the names of undergraduate students who made its spring 2021 President’s and Deans’ lists. The President’s List honors undergraduates who earn a 4.0 grade-point average on all work completed during the spring semester. To […]
Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Block Federal Funding For Critical Race Theory Training
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the END CRT Act, which would prohibit federal funding for any agency or recipient of federal funding to teach Critical Race Theory (CRT) in workplace training. U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) introduced the House […]
