AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has issued a six-month emergency closure order effective Dec. 2, 2024, for a massage establishment in Austin for suspected human trafficking. Bang Kiet Tran, d/b/a JT Spa located at 11416 N. Ranch […]
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Texas Renaissance Festival attracts a half million patrons for its 50th anniversary season
Nation’s largest Renaissance festival’s anniversary jubilee achieves record numbers in 2024 TODD MISSION, Texas (Dec. 3, 2024) – The Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF) closed out its epic 50th anniversary season this past weekend at the festival grounds in Todd Mission with its annual […]
Beaumont Art League Hosts Darrell Troppy Retrospective Exhibition
BEAUMONT – The Beaumont Art League announces the Darrell Troppy Retrospective Exhibition Reception, Saturday, December 14, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Troppy was a graduate of Lamar University and went on to become an international renowned artist. With a studio […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Death Sentence For Murderer Who Killed a Police Officer While Carrying Drugs Across State Lines
LONGVIEW – Gregory Newson was sentenced to death for murdering a police officer in 2019. On December 31, 2019, Deputy William Christopher Dickerson was murdered by Newson during a traffic stop in Panola County around 2:00 AM while traveling through […]
Freeman F. Martin Assumes Command of DPS
Martin Becomes 14th DPS Director Following Swearing-In Ceremony AUSTIN – Today, Freeman F. Martin assumed command of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) during a special swearing-in ceremony held at DPS Headquarters in Austin. Martin, the first Texas Ranger to lead […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.3 Billion in November
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.3 billion in November, 4.7 percent more than in November 2023. The majority of November sales tax revenue is based on sales made in October and remitted to the agency […]
Public Access Lease Opening for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing
AUSTIN – Texas anglers have access to a prime location for rainbow trout fishing during the peak of the winter stocking season thanks to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) “no fee” access lease on the Guadalupe River. Camp […]
DPS Director Steven McCraw Retires After 15 Years
AUSTIN – After 15 years as the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Colonel Steven C. McCraw, today, he said goodbye to personnel as he left DPS Headquarters in Austin for a final time. “Director Steve McCraw has […]
Cornyn on Release of Texan Mark Swidan
AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the announcement that Mark Swidan, a Houston resident, was released from Chinese prison: “After 12 long years of unjust imprisonment, Houstonian Mark Swidan is finally free,” said Sen. Cornyn. “Mark has […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Release of Unjustly Held Americans from China
“I could not be happier for Mark’s mother Katherine Swidan, who has spent 12 years waging an unremitting battle to ensure Mark’s release and make today a reality.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations […]
