Secretary Hughs Presents Border Transportation Master Plan
The completed plan is the result of joint efforts between TxDOT and the Border Trade Advisory Committee.
2 Scheduled for Federal Executions
Bernard was the ninth person executed this year and Bourgeois will the 10th.
Texas Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Facebook
The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and charges Facebook with violating federal antitrust statutes prohibiting monopolization and illegal mergers.
U.S. Army Fired or Suspended 14 Fort Hood Leaders
U.S Army officers and soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas are expected to be fired in an effort to correct a yearslong culture of sexual assault and a pattern of violence at the base, the Associated Press reported.
AG Paxton Sues Unconstitutional Changes to 2020 Election Laws
The four states exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to justify ignoring federal and state election laws and unlawfully enacting last-minute changes, thus skewing the results of the 2020 General Election.
Austin Mayor Deliver Stay-Home Message While Vacationing in Mexico
Austin Mayor Steve Adler's delivery of a stay-home message from a vacation spot in Mexico isn't just embarrassing. Mistakes like that one make it harder to lead.
DACA Protection for Undocumented Immigrants
Immigrant rights groups cheered the ruling, which could reopen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants in Texas.
Woman Helps Jobless Texans Maneuver Through Unemployment
While struggling to figure out the state's unemployment system, Alia Kirschner found a Facebook group for thousands of jobless Texans. Now she spends hours a day online, helping others with their benefit claims during the COVID-19 recession.
Austin - Gov. Greg Abbott may Place law Enforcement Under State Control
It's the latest proposal from the governor to punish the capital city for its August decision to trim its police budget by a third.
Construction Begins on New State Hospital
There will be ten, 24-bed units, that each have therapy rooms, classrooms, exercise rooms, an arts and crafts room, and other therapy spaces.
Texas Enrollment and FAFSA Applications Down
National data shows just 24% of Texas high school seniors have filled out federal financial aid forms, a nearly 15% decline from the same time last year.
GOP Lawmakers Take aim at Voter Fraud
Nearly a dozen pieces of legislation, all of them filed by Republicans, target mail-in balloting, illegal voting and misbehaving elections officials — inspired by events and talking points from the previous election cycle.
Secretary Hughs Commends Texas Voters
Following the November 3rd general election, Texas Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs today issued the following statement…
Crystal Mason Jailed for Illegal Voting Conviction
The request for review by the state’s highest criminal court was filed by Mason’s attorneys as well as the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the national ACLU and the Texas Civil Rights Project.