Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his Election Fraud Unit assisted the Denton County Sheriff’s Office in arresting Zul Mirza Mohamed, a candidate in the City of Carrollton mayoral race, on 84 counts of mail ballot application fraud and […]
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Texas Comptroller’s Office Hosting Virtual Meeting to Provide Updates on Endangered Species Research, Listing Decisions
On Oct. 15, the Comptroller’s office will host a virtual meeting to provide updates on endangered species research and policy in East Texas. The meeting also will inform industry leaders, government agencies, local stakeholders and scientists about U.S. Fish and […]
“Books to the Border” Named 2020 Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award Winner
The Texas Center for the Book has announced that Books to the Border, a project of Trinity University Press, is the recipient of the fifth annual Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award. This $2,000 award, which honors a qualified 501(c)(3) […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $751 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $751.5 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 2.8 percent less than in October 2019. These allocations are based on sales made […]
The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency Announces Virtual Domestic Violence Presentations
In partnership with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston-area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, announces upcoming virtual presentations in partnership with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic during […]
Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Submit Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Religious Freedom Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in filing an amicus brief on behalf of 34 Senators supporting the Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s (CHBC) lawsuit against the Mayor of […]
Texas Supreme Court Stops Harris County Clerk from Sending Out Millions of Unsolicited Mail-In Ballot Applications
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the Texas Supreme Court for unanimously concluding that the Texas Election Code does not authorize Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins to send out over two million unsolicited mail-in ballot applications and […]
Texas HHSC Encourages Breast Cancer Screenings During Awareness Month
In observance of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging women to get screened for breast cancer. Eligible women can receive free screenings through HHSC’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Services program. BCCS helps fund […]
Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation Sanctioning and Calling Out Chinese Officials for Ethnic Cleansing, Including Forced Abortions, of Uyghurs and Other Minorities
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week introduced the Sanctioning and Highlighting Authoritarian Medicine and Eugenics (SHAME) Act, legislation sanctioning Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials for systematic ethnic cleansing, including through forced abortions and […]
Harmony Public Schools Re-opens to Limited In-Person Learning
A limited amount of students are back in classrooms at Harmony Public Schools across the Greater Houston area. Students are returning to class on a staggering schedule through different stages. Currently, HPS is in Stage 3 meaning 60 to 120 high-need students […]
