Texas lawmakers last week filed more than 1,500 bills ahead of the next legislative session, which begins Jan. 14. The Houston Chronicle reported the proposed measures cover a range of topics ranging …
As the Agriculture Commissioner of one of the country’s largest farming and ranching states, I am excited that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has joined President Trump, lending his powerful voice to …
AUSTIN – Every day for the past 24 years someone has died on a Texas roadway. Every. Single. Day. On the anniversary of the last deathless day on Nov. 7, 2000, Texas Department of …
AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott announced last week that the newest list of approved financial institutions participating in the Texas Small Business Credit Initiative (TSBCI) Program is …
The federal judge who has repeatedly found Texas in contempt for not fixing its foster care system has been removed by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a three-judge panel faulting U.S. …
I love my niece, Sarah, but for a while, when she was very young and stayed with us, I nearly went wild with her chatter. My sister said she was vaccinated with a phonograph needle and that really …
I had the pleasure of spending a sunny day as the Honorary Chairman at the second annual Community Field Day hosted by the Baylor University Center for Developmental Disabilities and the National …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas 8, along with Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, and Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, introduced the What Works for …
ATHENS — The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has opened the Texas division of Wildlife Forever’s 2025 Fish Art Contest for entries. The Fish Art Contest, accepting entries until …
As we near the 2024 Election Day on Nov. 5, I’d like to offer a friendly reminder that the early voting period will begin on Oct. 21 and will end on Nov. 1. While I always encourage folks to …
It was a great week back in TX-17. On Saturday, I attended National Night Out in Robinson, hosted by the Robinson Police Department. National Night Out is “America’s Night Out …
AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that state sales tax revenue totaled nearly $3.85 billion in September, 1.5 percent more than in September 2023. The majority of …
AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety reminds Texans that changes to the state’s Vehicle Safety Inspection Program — which eliminate most vehicle safety inspections — …
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of …
Texas’ sprawling prison and criminal justice system is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts inmates and staff at risk — and it could soon run out of room to house the projected …
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of …
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott announced eight Fund for Veterans’ Assistance grants totaling more than $1.4 million were awarded to eight organizations in East Texas as part of the Texas …
Special to the News-Times WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, and Lou Correa, D-Calif., members of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, …
AUSTIN — Free legal assistance is available to Texans who were affected by Hurricane Beryl. Texans with disaster-related legal issues may receive free legal assistance by calling the State …
Special to the News-StandardAUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the federal government has amended the Hurricane Beryl Major Disaster Declaration to include 17 additional Texas counties that …
