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Sam Houston Re-Enactor to Visit Sam Houston Center in Liberty During Free Event on April 4

Liberty, TX –  The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty welcomes a special guest for an evening with the namesake of the Center, Sam Houston himself. Derrick Birdsall, director of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, is a re-enactor who will offer an engaging presentation as this legendary Texan on Thursday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. Birdsall will entertain the audience with tales of Houston’s life […]

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Murder Conviction in Retaliatory Shooting Death

Attorney General Ken Paxton

GREGG COUNTY – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a life sentence without parole for Brandon Harris for the 2020 murder of 24-year-old Valerie Hackett during a revenge shooting in Longview, Texas. Harris committed the murder during a retaliation attack against several residents and employees of an apartment complex where he had been arrested previously for assault and the unlawful discharge of a firearm in 2019. Upon entering the management offices, Harris shot and killed […]

Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Memorialize Bastrop Post Office in Honor of Eight-Time Purple Heart Recipient Sergeant Major Billy Waugh

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced legislation today to designate the United States Post Office located on Main Street in Bastrop, Texas as the “Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office.” Renaming the post office in Bastrop would memorialize his courageous service to our country in the town he called home throughout his life. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh was a local and national hero who dedicated his life […]

Hunting Accidents at a New Record Low in Texas

AUSTIN — Texas recorded a new all-time low number of hunting-related accidents across the state, according to the 2023 Texas Hunting Accident Report. A new record low of 10 non-fatal hunting-related accidents and one fatality were reported in 2023. Texas’ highest record to date occurred in 1972 when the state saw 30 fatal hunting-related accidents. The staggering numbers recorded every year showed the need for more firearm safety, which led to the creation of the […]

Join the 2024 Great American Cleanup: Registration Now Open for Texans!

Texans are invited to join the nation’s largest community improvement program by hosting or joining a local event. [AUSTIN] – The Great American Cleanup (GAC) is the nation’s largest community improvement program, celebrated in Texas from March 1 through May 31. Volunteer groups and individuals of all ages are invited to register to participate in the event, which mobilizes and inspires thousands of Texans to beautify and clean their community. Great American Cleanup events include […]

Attorney General Ken Paxton Proposes New Rule Enhancing District Attorney Reporting Requirements To Promote Accountability and Rule of Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton published a new proposed rule that would enhance reporting requirements for District Attorneys and County Attorneys presiding over a county with a population of 250,000 or more. The proposal would require additional quarterly and annual reports and establish official definitions for terms such as “violent crime.” Further, the rule would provide a process for attaining any overdue reports and outline consequences if a District Attorney intentionally sought to […]

Attorney General Paxton Announces Takedown of Houston Pharmaceutical Opioid Distribution Network

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a successful raid against an illegal pharmaceutical-grade drug distribution ring in Houston after an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Six individuals were arrested during the raid, including Quineshia Evangeline Hollins, 33, Kerry Lewis Walker, 36, Gerald Dewayne Williams, 65, Trey Demon Neal, 34, James Glen Turk, 21, and Uzoanuuli Uzoaku WJ Payne, 52. They face assorted charges related to […]

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Guilty Verdict in El Campo Capital Murder Trial

Attorney General Ken Paxton

  WHARTON COUNTY – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a capital murder verdict against Brandon James, who was found guilty of shooting and killing Shane Singleton during a 2021 robbery in El Campo, Texas.     On the evening of February 23, 2021, Shane Singleton went to a residence in El Campo to purchase a firearm. When he arrived, the would-be seller entered the front passenger seat of Singleton’s vehicle. Shortly thereafter, Brandon James and […]

10 Things to Know Before Traveling to Kerrville for Total Solar Eclipse

Kerrville, Texas (March 5, 2024) – The City of Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with NASA to host a free celebration of the 2024 total solar eclipse.  The small Texas town will experience a full 4 minutes and 25 seconds of totality, which will occur at 1:32 PM CST. The Kerrville Eclipse Festival will take place on April 8, 2024, at Louise Hays Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and NASA officials will […]

Sen. Cruz: We Can Come Together To Preserve College Sports

In opening remarks at NIL Roundtable, Cruz discusses challenges facing college athletics WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s roundtable discussion regarding the urgent need for Congress to find consensus and pass bipartisan legislation to codify name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights for student-athletes, Sen. Cruz highlighted the myriad of challenges facing college athletics including the uncertainty from pending litigation, inconsistent state laws, questions regarding athlete employment status, and the colleges’ inability to collectively impose standards […]