(Pictured: Class C-2024) AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 138 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit Class C-2024 during a graduation ceremony at Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin. This is the department’s 177th graduating […]
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Defeats Biden-Era Rule that Attempted to Force Radical “Gender Identity” Ideology on Texas Foster Care System
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has successfully stopped a Biden Administration rule forcing foster care providers to “affirm” radical “gender identity” ideology in violation of state and federal law. In September 2024, Attorney General Paxton sued the U.S. Department of Health and […]
HHSC Highlights Available Resources During National Kidney Month
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is highlighting resources for kidney disease patients and encouraging people to consider joining the organ donor registry as part of National Kidney Month in March. More than 50,000 Texans are on kidney […]
iWatchTexas Report Prevents Targeted School Attack
Lubbock Man Arrested After Making School Shooting Threats Online AUSTIN – The man responsible for a series of online school shooting threats is behind bars thanks to a report submitted to the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) iWatchTexas program. Stephen Patrick […]
19th Annual Texas-National Archery Championship to Draw Record Number of Student Competitors to Belton March 25-26
AUSTIN – For the 19th year, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is hosting the state’s National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) tournament in Belton. The competition, March 25-26 at the Cadence Bank Expo Center, provides more than 5,000 […]
Sen. Cruz, USDA Secretary Rollins, Rep. De La Cruz Address Agricultural Challenges in the Rio Grande Valley
McAllen, Texas – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), joined by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, and Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas-15), hosted a roundtable and press conference in San Juan, Texas, to address challenges producers are facing in the Rio […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Closes Network of Houston-Area Abortion Clinics
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a temporary restraining order against Maria Margarita Rojas and her network of Houston-area clinics for unlawfully providing abortions and illegally practicing medicine without a license. “This is a critical win in our fight […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Joins Coalition Supporting President Trump’s Efforts to Deport Foreign Terrorists Under Alien Enemies Act
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is standing with President Trump to protect our borders, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stay a district court ruling that unlawfully blocks President Donald Trump’s efforts to […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Coppell ISD for Illegally Teaching Woke and Hateful Critical Race Theory Curriculum
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Coppell Independent School District (“ISD”) officials for illegally teaching critical race theory (“CRT”). The lawsuit was filed after a video was published showing Evan Whitfield, Director of Curriculum and […]
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Visits Responsibly-Managed Austin-Based Legal-Hemp Retailer
Happy Cactus Team “Cards” the Texas Official Today, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick visited the Happy Cactus, a legal hemp retailer in Austin, Texas. When Patrick entered the store, the employees asked for identification to verify his age. He complied […]
