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Patrick Announces Texas Senate Committee Assignments, New Religious Liberty Committee
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the Texas Senate committee assignments this week, with the exit of five members of the Senate and four chairs. Patrick also named interim Senate committee members who will serve through the 90th Legislative Session. Patrick announced the creation of the Senate Select Committee on Religious Liberty, which will be made
An OB-GYN Was Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Misconduct. The State Medical Board Let Him Keep Practicing.
The woman, 52, lay on the exam table at a clinic in Richland, Washington. Her legs were parted and propped up. The OB-GYN, Dr. Mark Mulholland, stood between her legs, inquiring about the woman’s sex life as he had in prior visits, she wrote in a complaint filed with Washington state health care regulators. She
Corpus Christi City Council Moves Forward with Resident Petition for Removal of Mayor
The Corpus Christi City Council voted 5 to 3 on Tuesday, March 24 to move forward with a hearing to possibly remove Mayor Paulette Guajardo based on a citizen petition alleging that the mayor knew about the forging or altering of federal documents involved in a tax incentive. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is
Newly-Elected State Sen. Taylor Rehmet Complains of Lack of Interim Senate Committee Assignments
Recently-elected state Sen. Taylor Rehmet (D-Fort Worth), who won a special election to fill the vacant Senate District (SD) 9 seat and flipped it from Republican to Democratic, is clashing with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over Rehmet’s lack of committee assignments during the legislative interim. Rehmet was not appointed to any Senate committees or interim
Paxton Calls for Comptroller Hancock’s Firing After Muslim School ESA Program Dispute
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called on Gov. Greg Abbott to fire Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock after Hancock sent a letter questioning Paxton’s legal handling of a Muslim school accepted into the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program. In a March 24 letter, Hancock addressed a temporary restraining order (TRO) by a federal judge that
White House Announces $16 Billion Investment For East Texas Power Facility
Anderson County in East Texas will soon be home to a $16 billion gas-fired power facility, the Texas Power Generation Hub, as part of a broader $550 billion U.S.-Japan investment agreement. In October, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., where two world leaders signed an agreement representing the described
U.S., Texas Move to Mitigate Falling Agricultural Fertilizer Supply Following Iran War
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke to the impact of the war with Iran on American fertilizer on Sunday, stating on X, “The conflict in the Middle East has led to a temporary disruption in global energy and fertilizer markets.” In an interview with FOX News, Rollins said, “We’ve got to reshore our fertilizer
New Portland Trail Blazers Owner Played Key Role at Company Oregon Accused of Predatory Lending
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is on the verge of giving the Portland Trail Blazers a major gift: hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to overhaul the team’s arena in an effort to keep the Blazers’ incoming owner, billionaire Tom Dundon, from moving the NBA franchise to a new city. The deal came together with little
Texas Lawmakers Request Cruz, Cornyn Pass Federal Online Child Safety Bill While Preserving State Control
The struggle between federal versus state government control over advancing technology and responsive legislation is brewing over a congressional bill aimed at addressing child safety. A bipartisan coalition of Texas state senators is calling on Congress to reject the current form of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which is aimed at holding companies liable
Breaking Down New Water Faster With Your Fish Finder
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Fork, Ivie and The 18.18-Pound Bass
There’s a number that still hangs over Texas bass fishing. 18.18 pounds. That fish, caught in 1992 from Lake Fork by Barry St. Clair, didn’t just set a record—it set a standard that everything since has been measured against. More than thirty years later, it still sits at the top. But if you look closely
AI Data Centers’ Effects on Texas Groundwater Raises Bipartisan Concerns
Data centers use a substantial amount of water, and not only are they booming in Texas, with over 400 currently active, but the state’s water-needy agricultural industry may struggle to keep up. AI data centers have garnered attention in recent months, especially as predictions anticipate demand for water outpacing supply in Texas in the coming
