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Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion to appoint a Consumer Privacy Ombudsman in the 23andMe bankruptcy case to ensure that the highly sensitive personal and genetic information of Texans is safeguarded throughout the bankruptcy proceedings.
As lawmakers work to close loopholes that allow minors access to cannabis consumables, hemp farmers warn a total THC ban would strangle a once-hailed crop.
Some churchgoers in the Rio Grande Valley remembered the leader of the Catholic Church as a forward-thinking figure who cared for everyone.
The development is being investigated due to potential violations of Texas state law. Additionally, a records request was sent to Josephine, Texas city officials.
Four people tied to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office committed suicide recently, calling attention to ongoing mental health struggles among law enforcement.
Hencely, who was wounded in an attack, sued Fluor under a South Carolina law but the Fourth Circuit ruled that the Federal Tort Claims Act do not apply to military contractors.
Desalination can create millions of gallons of fresh water a day. But it is expensive and there are many environmental concerns.
The lawmakers behind the bill promised there would not be an increase in the number of days the beach is closed.
Senate Bill 7, which won unanimous approval, is among legislation that seeks to avert a looming water crisis as the state’s population booms.
State lawmakers are poised to devote billions to save the state’s water supply.
Georgetown plans to pump 89 million gallons a day from the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer but the project is being fought by Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M University, which depend on the same water.
Most lawmakers — as well as Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — want to invest big in water. Here are the proposals that would do it.
The new finding is about 20% higher than previous estimates of the known cost of the effort to remove Paxton from office.
By one estimate, the state’s municipal supply will not meet demand by 2030 if there’s a severe drought and no water solutions are implemented.
Robert Morris, the Dallas-area megachurch pastor who resigned last year amid sexual abuse allegations, has been indicted in Oklahoma for child sex crimes that date back to the 1980s.
This settlement resolves allegations that Molina failed to timely assess Medicaid beneficiaries for services required under the program and concealed its non-compliance.
The directive comes as some state agencies have downsized their office spaces after the pandemic forced many employees to work remotely.
The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the objections of state leaders.
Commercial beekeepers in Texas have lost about two thirds of their honey bees since June last year, according to a recent survey.