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AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbot today issued a statement after the Texas Military Department announced that a Texas Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Operation Lone Star died in a non-mission related incident. The Texas Rangers are investigating the incident.
Read moreVoters who go to the polls for municipal and school board elections on May 7 will also be asked to decide on two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.
Read moreAUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Jan. 27 delivered remarks at a border security briefing in Weslaco attended by twelve state attorneys general from across the nation. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw also delivered remarks at the briefing. Governor Abbott emphasized the importance Texas’ collaboration with other state attorneys general to secure the border and to keep our communities safe, noting that border security is a national issue that affects all Americans — not just Texans. The Governor also proposed an action item to attorneys general to crack down on social media outlets that facilitate human trafficking.
Read moreAUSTIN — Stopping the fraudulent production and use of temporary tags is the top priority of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV). During a specially called meeting on the issue yesterday, the TxDMV Board took decisive action to stop the fraudulent production and use of temporary tags by establishing limits on the number of temporary tags available to dealers and denying bad actors access to the temporary tag database as soon as fraudulent activity has been identified. These actions will have immediate effect, once filed with the Texas Register. TxDMV will begin using the new authority to deny bad actors access to the temporary tag system immediately.
Read moreLess than a week remains before the Jan. 31 deadline to register to vote in the March 1 primary. While Secretary of State John Scott publicly assured Texas voters that “every single eligible Texas voter will be able to register to vote if they have not done so already,” the League of Women Voters on Friday threatened to sue his office if the nonpartisan group isn’t provided with additional voter registration forms.
Read moreAUSTIN — Community groups wanting to apply for grants of up to $50,000 from the Lower Colorado River Authority must submit completed applications by midnight on Monday, Jan. 31.
Read moreAUSTIN — It is with great sadness, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the death of DPS Special Agent Anthony Salas.
Read moreAverage gasoline prices in Texas have risen 7.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.99/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 15.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 89.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
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