On Tuesday, the Texas House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock held a hearing to discuss a number of time allegations. While the New World Screwworm ( NWS ) dominated the discussion, panelists and the general public spoke on issues involving the industry’s financial management, water issues, the effects of the federal Make America Healthy Again
During a hearing on Monday, the Texas House Committee on Transportation examined the issue of commercial driver’s licenses ( CDLs ) held by nondomiciled drivers and whether said operators are to blame for an increase in traffic crashes. One of the charges that Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock ) made during the interim for
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In a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) over newly implemented rules for federal security grants related to election reforms, two Texas counties have joined jurisdictions in Ohio and Tennessee. The Homeland Security Grant Program ( HSGP), which was established in
On Wednesday, the Texas Senate Select Committee on Homeland and Border Security heard testimony regarding time claims that examine the impact of drones ‘ use on public health. The committee, which was led by state senator Phil King (R-Weatherford ), was charged with reviewing existing agreements between Texas agencies and the federal government that “protect
A Texas gun store sold unregistered suppressors to two political figures on Thursday morning, allegedly the first such deal since Congress passed the law in 1934, after a court ruling that severely hampered enforcement of the National Firearms Act ( NFA ) in 15 states last week. ” I woke up this morning and headed
As part of time claims released by House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock ) on Wednesday, a new committee of the Texas House of Representatives was established to analyze problems relating to women’s hormonal health and medical coverage relating to children. The costs include reviewing “opportunities” for early detection of hormonal imbalances in women, along with
A federal appeals court has reopened components of a 2021 Texas election integrity law that added security measures to mail ballots and limited ballot harvesting after years of legal arguing. A three-judge section from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals found that one problem had no merit and dismissed the majority of the pending
Legislators are attempting to overcome long-standing barriers to public safety within cultural jurisdictions, but ethnic communities in Texas and throughout the United States continue to grapple with these issues. Data on violence in ethnic country is minimal, but survey data shows an overrepresentation of Native American populations in the federal criminal justice system, according to
On Tuesday, August 11, the Fort Worth City Council voted overwhelmingly to start the process of enacting a 90-day ban on the city’s data center design. Additionally, the town established the Fort Worth Data Center and Infrastructure Commission, which is led by Texas Christian University’s Dr. Mike Slattery, the institute’s director of environmental studies. Additionally,
The State of Texas intervened to get confirmation that a Dallas doctor will treat a child who had a surrogate who traveled to Texas against the planned parents ‘ hopes for an abortion. After his 20-week biology test, Alaska caregiver McKenna West, who carried the now-born child Gabriel for families Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar,
According to an quarterly review, Texas residents are nixing more deals because of immigration laws. According to a study of Texas real estate agents released last week by the business relationship Texas REALTORS, over a third of global customers who opted not to purchase a house in Texas between April 2025 and March 2026 did