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Feedback Off on Drone Fishing Concern by TF&G Audience
Commenters flooded Texas Fish & Game’s new Instagram post about the legality of drone fishing, highlighting how polarized and zealous anglers are about the subject. Questions arose about the legality of using drones to cut bait abroad. The answer is never, according to federal laws. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department does not have its
Launches of the 40th Sharelunker Time
The Toyota ShareLunker Program’s 40th season officially kicked off on January 1; this is another significant milestone for Texas ‘ long-awaited and storied largemouth bass selective breeding and filling system. Anglers from all over the state and the nation have been fishing on Texas rivers since 1986 in an effort to land a Legacy Class
Paisley Announces Success in the Legal Action to Ban the San Antonio Abortion Travel Fund
Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, announced on Friday, January 9 that his company had won the case against the San Antonio pregnancy journey account. But, his triumph announcement comes just months after the city admitted it would not provide for its residents to pay for abortion travel. The San Antonio City Council approved adding
They lacked the necessary access to mental health care. They are currently suing their employer.
Nimrod Shimrony, an emergency medical technician for the New York City Fire Department, attempted to end his career in later 2024. He and his family searched for a doctor for months after finishing an extensive outpatient therapy program. Valeria Calderón, a specific education teacher in the public school system in New York City, miscarried the
Judge of Hamilton County was indicted and jailed on seven legal counts.
After a grand jury indicts Jason Bradley Boulton, a judge of Hamilton County, for a number of misdemeanor and felony criminal acts alleging he committed unjust acts in his place, he was booked into the nearby Coryell County Jail. Isaac Partain and Billy Hollingsworth won the 2024 vote for judge, beating Boulton in the March
Rehmet, Wambsganss Face Off in Texas Senate District 9 Runoff
On January 31, voters will decide who will fill the unexpired term for Texas Senate District (SD) 9 — Democrat Taylor Rehmet or Republican Leigh Wambsganss. Former State Sen. Kelly Hancock resigned the Senate seat to become the acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and is now running for a full term in that seat.
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”
This story works best on ProPublica’s website. Delta Airlines Flight 573 took off from San Juan, Puerto Rico, at 4:45 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 16, 2025, and headed for Atlanta. At 5:49 p.m., air traffic controllers told pilots over the Caribbean that a SpaceX Starship rocket had exploded. All planes were ordered to avoid
Texas Southern University Audit Finds Widespread Financial Irregularities Following Call for Investigation
The SAO had been investigating TSU for a few months, after State Auditor Lisa Collier reported to the Legislative Audit Committee that her office found 743 invoices totaling approximately $282.2 million for “vendors whose contracts were listed in the contract database as expired,” as well as 8,144 invoices totaling approximately $158 million “with invoice dates
Hundreds Face Border-Related Charges in Southern District of Texas at End of 2025
2025 made a dramatic exit as it related to border security issues in Texas, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) reporting 399 cases being filed between December 19 and January 2. The cases ranged from alleged illegal entry to the U.S. to alleged human smuggling. The office announced that
First Known Baby Surrendered Under Texas Safe Haven Law
The first baby known to have been left in a Safe Haven Baby Box was surrendered in Lubbock within the last 10 days. Lubbock Fire Rescue Chief Richard Stewart announced on Monday, January 5 that the newborn was safely placed in the Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 9. × This page requires Javascript.
Texas Man Federally Charged After Allegedly Attempting to Provide Bomb Material, Cryptocurrency to ISIS
A Texas man was federally charged on international terrorism offenses due to his alleged involvement with attempting to provide bomb materials and financial assistance to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a designated foreign terrorist organization. John Michael Garza, Jr., a 21-year-old from
Abbott to Lead Childcare Fraud Investigation in Texas Following Minnesota Reports
In a January 5 letter to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state agencies to investigate potential childcare fraud in Texas. “Recently, the Trump Administration and independent journalists have uncovered potential systematic fraud in subsidized child care systems in states like Minnesota,” said
