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AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton Sept. 17 announced a settlement agreement with PEAKS Trust, a private loan program run by ITT Tech and affiliated with Deutsche Bank entities, granting over $27 million in debt relief to former ITT students in Texas. This is the second settlement of its kind in just two years. In June 2019, Attorney General Paxton participated in a $168 million settlement with Student CU Connect CUSO, resulting in debt relief for 18,664 former ITT students.
Read moreAs is my habit I woke up early Saturday morning, letting the wife sleep in, made come coffee and picked up the latest copy of the Citizen (September 16th). There on page one was yet another article about the “Barn Builders”. Given tha
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott last week held a press conference at the Austin Police Association where he joined other state leaders to sign the Texas Backs The Blue Pledge against defunding the police. The Governor also announced a new legislative proposal to discourage cities from defunding law enforcement. Under this proposal, cities that defund the police will lose their annexation powers, and residents in areas that have been annexed by the city will be able to vote to dis-annex from the city. The Governor was joined by House
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Colorado County Treasurer Joyce Guthmann received an award from Joe Szewczyk, Risk Control Consultant for Texas Association of Counties, at the Sept 14 Colorado County Commissioners Court. Szewczyk said Guthmann played a large part in helping reduce risk factors across the board in the county. Looking on as Szewczyk presents the award is Colorado County Judge Ty Prause.
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Even during a pandemic, it’s best to not mess with Texas.
Read moreAUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added additional Saturday appointment availability at select driver license (DL) offices for customers needing to renew or replace their Texas DL or ID cards. Participating DL offices will offer a limited number of appointments on Sept. 19 and Sept. 26 to help Texans handle these specific transactions. The offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Read moreAUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton last week warned Texans about scammers sending text messages that include a false package delivery notice and a fraudulent link. The text messages in question usually claim that a package is pending delivery and requests the recipient to “claim ownership” by providing their credit card and personal information.
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