Collaboration supports co-development of RB-340 CAR T cell therapy, application of Refuge’s synthetic biology platform to MD Anderson TIL programs The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Refuge Biotechnologies, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration to advance new cell therapies for potential treatment […]
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Three Public Service Announcements for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program
FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses that were incurred after January 20, 2020 and have not been reimbursed by other financial sources. WHAT: Included here are three Public Service Announcements to encourage eligible individuals to apply for funeral assistance. The first PSA is 60 seconds long, the second is 30 […]
Game Warden Field Notes
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Texas Means Friendship In late February, a Uvalde County game warden contacted the Uvalde County Emergency Management Chief about getting pallets of bottled water […]
San Pedro Ranch Receives Texas Leopold Conservation Award
San Pedro Ranch, located near Carrizo Springs, will be awarded the state’s highest honor for private land conservation, and a $10,000 award, at the Lone Star Steward Virtual Awards Banquet on May 27. Anyone can join the livestreamed banquet and […]
Sen. Cruz: Advancing Kristen Clarke’s Nomination Puts Senate Democrats on Record Supporting Defunding the Police
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after the nomination of Kristen Clarke to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division was advanced out of committee. “Kristen Clarke […]
Sen. Cruz Secures Passage of Amendment Blocking China from Controlling US Radio Stations
‘There’s no justification for allowing our greatest geopolitical threat to spend billions of dollars every year parroting talking points on American airwaves’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today applauded the adoption […]
Sen. Cruz Secures Passage of Amendment For Boosting Production and Reclamation of Critical Minerals
Provision for pilot projects included in Endless Frontiers Act passage in Senate Commerce Committee U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today applauded the committee’s vote to include a provision of his […]
The Texas Talking Book Program Celebrates Its Recording Studio Volunteers
April 18, 2021, marked the start of National Volunteer Week in the United States. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission recognized its Talking Book Program (TBP) and the TBP Recording Studio volunteers who have been resilient and dedicated, continuing […]
Texas Comptroller’s Office: Certain Loans Forgiven by Federal Government Not Considered Income for Franchise Tax Reports
Texas businesses that had COVID-related relief loans forgiven by the federal government do not have to report those loan proceeds as income on their 2021 franchise tax reports, the Texas Comptroller’s office announced today after a bill related to the […]
Sen. Cruz on S.1.: ‘This Bill Doesn’t Protect Voting Rights, it Steals Voting Rights From the American People’
Delivers opening remarks at Senate Rules Committee meeting on Democrats’ radical ‘Corrupt Politicians Act’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered opening remarks at the Senate Rules Committee meeting on the Democrats’ radical S.1. bill, ‘The Corrupt Politicians Act,’ and his 46 […]
