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Texas Celebrates One Year Of Texas Border Czar’s Leadership
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent,
Jury finds man guilty of arson in Mason County Courthouse fire of 2021
KNEL 95.3 FM/1490AM posted the following information on its Facebook page Monday night: After over ten hours of deliberation, a McCulloch County jury found Nicholas Miller guilty of starting the fire that almost destroyed the Mason County
Operation Lone Star Holds The Line To Defend Southern Border
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent,
Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Texas’ Constitutional Right To Self-Defense
The Supreme Court on Monday reversed a Temporary Restraining Order by the U.S. Court of Appeals effectively allowing U.S. Border Patrol agents to cut or remove razor wire that was installed by the Texas Military on the
Justice Department blasts law enforcement’s botched response to Uvalde school shooting
UVALDE — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday released a withering report into the hundreds of Texas law enforcement officers’ fumbled response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, finding “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy and training.”
Texas Transports Over 100,000 Migrants To Sanctuary Cities
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent,
ERCOT announces Weather Watch for Jan. 14-17
ERCOT posted the following on its Facebook page Friday afternoon: ERCOT has updated the Weather Watch to include January 14, due to the cold weather moving in earlier. The ERCOT Weather Watch, now for January 14-17, was
Operation Lone Star Continues Fighting to Secure the Border
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent,
Veterans Land Board Increases Home Loan Amount to $766,550
AUSTIN— The Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D. recently announced that the VLB has approved an increase for the VLB home loan amount from $726,200 to $766,550. “Working to expand opportunities
Governor Abbott Recognizes January 2024 As Human Trafficking Prevention Month
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) today encouraged Texans to educate themselves and their loved ones about the dangers of human trafficking and how to combat this heinous crime plaguing
New Texas state laws go into effect Jan. 1
On New Year’s Day, Texas will wake up with 30 new laws passed by the Texas Legislation during 2023. Nineteen of those are related to taxes and among the remaining 11 is the controversial SB 17 which bans diversity,
Governor Abbott Signs Historic Border Security Measures In Brownsville
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today signed into law a transformative package of border security legislation passed during Special Session #3 and Special Session #4 of the 88th Texas Legislature at the Texas border wall in Brownsville. These three new laws will bolster