Texas Fights Back Against Motor Vehicle Burglary and Theft
The Texas Legislature established MVCPA in 1991 to combat motor vehicle theft, burglary, and fraud-related motor vehicle crime in Texas. This is the 29th year the authority has issued funding.
Settlement with Contact Lens Company for its Deceptive Trade Practices
Hubble deceptively marketed its lenses by representing them as “high quality” even though they were manufactured using older technology that many other contacts lens companies had moved away from.
Missing Persons Unit Locates Woman who has Been Missing for Over 40 years
Baby Holly has been located alive and well and is now 42 years of age. Holly has been notified of the identities of her biological parents and has been in contact with her extended biological family and they hope to meet in person soon.
Fourth grade Uvalde Survivor Testifies
Miah Cerrillo, 11, was among the small group of Uvalde survivors and community members who testified at a House hearing Wednesday, offering details about the incident and the devastation to those left behind.
Texas Recovers $12.9 Million Against Pharma Company for Fraudulent Reporting
This settlement is the latest recovery in price-reporting cases that the Attorney General has brought under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act.
Texas Reports First Case of Monkeypox
With the Texas case reported Tuesday, about 35 cases have now been identified across 14 states and Washington, D.C., this year, according to the CDC.
Uvalde Native Matthew McConaughey Visits White House
The self-proclaimed responsible gun owner was noncommittal to a political party at the time, describing himself as “aggressively centrist.”
Texas Failed to Comply with Court-Ordered Fixes
The judge in the 11-year federal lawsuit against Texas said the state has not properly punished or shut down unsafe childcare placement facilities or curbed the rate of children who are sexually victimized while in the state’s care.
Paxton Launches Investigation Against Twitter
Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation against Twitter for potentially false reporting over its fake bot accounts in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Uvalde School Board Takes No Action on Police Chief
Chief Pete Arredondo has been faulted for a slow response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary.
A Teacher and her Heartbroken Husband Buried Together in Uvalde
They were high school sweethearts. Irma Garcia taught at Robb Elementary for her entire 23-year career. Her husband died of a heart attack two days after she was shot.
Uvalde Offers Mental Health Resources for the Victims
For the children who survived the Uvalde shooting uninjured, trauma will take time to heal.
Court Green-Lights Texas Suit Against Biden Administration
The suit challenges EEOC’s guidance mandating mixed-use bathrooms, gender pronouns, and dress codes in the workplace, as well as the Health and Human Services’ guidance against Texas’s child abuse laws and so-called sex-change procedures.
Preserving History of Austin State Hospital
Archaeologists Excavated More Than 6,500 Artifacts on Hospital Campus.
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Limiting Content Moderation
The 2021 law sought to prohibit social media companies from banning users based on their viewpoints.
Charitable Giving in the Wake of Uvalde Tragedy
Texans impacted by the Uvalde tragedy should take steps to ensure that their charitable dollars are going to the intended recipients and to legitimate causes.
Biden Arrives in Uvalde. No Plans to Visit the Border.
Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials greeted the president and first lady.
Video - Grief shattered Uvalde
In this video, residents say their town will never be the same, but they will help each other through the healing process.
O’Rourke Confronts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at Press Conference
O’Rourke’s disruption drew angry responses from the elected officials onstage, with Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin calling him a “sick son of a bitch.”
Abbott Won’t Say Whether He Plans to Attend NRA Convention
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are also scheduled to attend the event, but their offices have not commented on their attendance since the shooting unfolded in Uvalde on Tuesday.