Bayou City Art Festival HOUSTON (April 10, 2025) – Bayou City Art Festival, produced by the Art Colony Association Inc. (ACA) and benefiting Houston area nonprofits, is inviting artists to apply for the opportunity to showcase and sell their art […]
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Bettencourt Passes Major Savings Bill Out of the Senate for Texas Job Creators
Senate Unanimously slashes red tape and delivers big savings for Texas Businesses, 30-0! AUSTIN, TX — Today, the Texas Senate voted unanimously (30-0) to pass Senate Bill 32 and Senate Joint Resolution 81, authored and championed by Senator Paul Bettencourt […]
Galveston College Nursing Programs Prepare Students for Rewarding Healthcare Careers
Fall Semester 2025 Application Deadline is April 18 GALVESTON, Texas (April 9, 2025) – Galveston College is accepting applications for its nursing programs now through April 18 for the 2025 Fall Semester. Galveston College offers nursing courses online and at its […]
Northeast Texas Capital Murder Suspect Added to 10 Most Wanted List
(Left to right: Rondarrius Evans in 2024, 2023) Rondarrius Evans Has Ties to Bowie, Camp, Titus, Franklin and Morris Counties AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Rondarrius Evans to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives […]
Cornyn Meets with Houston Economic Alliance
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Baytown Mayor Charles Johnson and other leaders from the Houston Economic Alliance to discuss the port’s improvement projects, trade policy, and the Coastal Spine Project, which Sen. Cornyn has long championed. See […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $996 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 districts $995.5 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 3.5 percent less than in April 2024. These allocations are based on sales […]
State Library and Archives Commission Announces Texas America250 Programs for 2026
Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is pleased to announce its Texas America250 programming in celebration of the United States Semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Supports Wounded Veteran at SCOTUS Against Contractor that Enabled Taliban-Affiliated Employee to Detonate Bomb on Military Base
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition in supporting wounded veteran Winston Hencely in his suit against the Fluor Corporation, a military contractor, for negligent conduct that enabled a suicide bomber on their payroll to conduct a […]
Reps. Troy E. Nehls, Madeleine Dean and Sens. John Cornyn and Cory Booker Reintroduce the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) and Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, along with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), reintroduced the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act. If enacted, this legislation would make several technical clarifications to close loopholes in current child sexual abuse criminal statutes that hamper holding perpetrators […]
Federal Aid Supports State and Local Agencies During Texas Disaster
AUSTIN, Texas – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided more than $13.8 million in federal funding to local and state agencies in response to a severe weather event in Texas. The applicants utilized FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) program, which provides supplemental federal disaster […]
