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This Act imposed extensive requirements on manufacturers, distributors, and companies that package or ship products in plastic containers or use other types of packaging materials that merely incorporate plastics.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced a series of leadership appointments at USDA.

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture will administer this competitive funding opportunity.

On May 20, 1936, REA was signed into law, providing funding to advance electricity into rural areas.

Advocates say the federal government’s new work requirements and immigration crackdown has limited food stamp participation. The state says the recent decline is part of normal fluctuations in enrollment.

The Defense Department is pausing routine federal permits for 165 land-based projects, including dozens in Texas.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Yemen.

Other Texas Republicans have called to double down on sending immigration officers to Minnesota.

The initial focus is on Minnesota’s 5,600 refugees who have not yet been given lawful permanent resident status (Green Cards).

Texas-based oil companies have largely been silent on Trump’s assertion that they would help to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.

The reduced maximum validity periods for certain categories will result in more frequent vetting of aliens who apply for authorization to work in the United States.

This policy guidance is effective immediately and applies to requests pending or filed on or after Nov. 27, 2025.

Rep. Troy Nehls of Richmond was among House Republicans who had previously opposed releasing the files, but reversed their stances this week.

Cheney, who was Bush’s vice president, died Monday at 84.

Since the federal government shutdown began this month, San Antonio resident Imelda Avila-Thomas has canceled her daughter’s tutoring and removed her from after-school care.

There were 200 Texas guards in Illinois as of Tuesday, according to Texas Democratic lawmakers and as well as other outlets citing anonymous sources.

The three-point plan was announced during remarks at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.

A low percentage of veterinary school students come from rural areas or express interest in rural practice, and an even lower percentage of recent veterinary school graduates enter into production animal medicine.

The Texas senator compared Brendan Carr’s threat to ABC to that of a mafia boss.

The shooter, identified by law enforcement as Robin Westman, 23, opened fire during a children’s Mass at Annunciation Catholic School.