Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced new and revised finding aids recently made available online, along with fresh uploads to the Texas Digital Archive, its repository of electronic items. The State Archives preserves […]
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Family Fishing Education Opportunities Offered for Texans this Spring
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is partnering with Fishing’s Future and the George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund to provide fishing education opportunities for families in Houston and the Rio Grande Valley. Fishing’s Future is a national […]
TDLR Closes Corpus Christi Massage Establishment For Suspected Human Trafficking
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has issued a six-month emergency closure order effective February 18, 2025, that closes a massage establishment in Corpus Christi for suspected human trafficking. Kiet Tham Ho and V Health LLC, d/b/a V […]
GULF COAST WORKFORCE BOARD HOSTING COMMUNITY MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS – NORTHSHORE CAREER OFFICE
(Houston, Texas – February 24, 2025) The Gulf Coast Workforce Board, and its operating affiliate Workforce Solutions – Gulf Coast is hosting a community meeting on the future of the current career office serving the North Shore, Woodforest, and […]
TWC Accepting Applications for Advisory Committee for Purchasing from People with Disabilities Program
AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is currently accepting applications to serve on the Advisory Committee of the Purchasing from People with Disabilities Program, also known as the Works Wonders program. The committee is made up of 13 members who advise […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Slams Absurd “Dietary Guidelines” Pushed by a Committee Appointed During the Biden Administration
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton slammed the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines that was published by an advisory committee comprised of individuals appointed during the Biden Administration. This purportedly “scientific” report serves as the basis of the Secretary of […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Schumer, Gillibrand Reintroduce Border Airport Fairness Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the Border Airport Fairness Act, legislation that would designate user fee airports within […]
Newe Krewe Honoree Tutu Live Krewe to Perform in 2025 Mardi Gras! Galveston Parades
On Feb. 21, Feb. 22, Feb. 28, March 1, and March 4 GALVESTON, Texas (Feb. 20, 2025) –The award-winning Tutu Live Krewe will be sparkling, shining, shimmying, shaking and strutting in five Mardi Gras! Galveston parades starting on Friday, Feb. 21, and ending on […]
National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb. 24-28, Supports Initiatives to Prevent Harmful, Non-Native Plants and Wildlife
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) encourages Texans to take steps to prevent the introduction and spread of harmful invasive species that negatively impact the state’s natural resources and economy. National Invasive Species Awareness Week, scheduled for Feb. […]
DPS Deploys New Executive Protection K-9
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce its newly certified Executive Protection Bureau (EPB) K-9 Magnum, a one-year-old Belgian Malinois. Magnum came to DPS from Poland and is trained to detect threats, identify explosives […]
