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Texas Lawmakers Demand Affordable Housing Rule Change, Citing Conflict with State Law
Two state lawmakers have called on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) to revise a new rule for an affordable housing tax exemption program, saying the agency’s regulation upends reforms signed by Gov. Greg Abbott last year. “This department just wiped out the rent reduction requirement we approved,” state Rep. Gary Gates
Texas Jobs Council Established by Abbott to Prepare Workforce for ‘High-Demand’ Jobs
Gov. Greg Abbott held the first meeting of the new Texas Jobs Council this week, aimed at preparing the state’s labor force to meet the influx in demand for various jobs and strengthening its overall workforce development. There are a dozen appointees on the advisory board, many of whom are members of various labor unions
Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.
In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings. The tech giant’s “lack of proper detailed security documentation” left reviewers with a “lack of confidence in assessing the system’s overall security posture,” according to an internal government report reviewed by ProPublica. Or, as one
Cornyn Signs on to U.S. Senate Bill Revoking FDA Approval for Chemical Abortion Pill
Texas’ U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is now a co-sponsor of new legislation introduced in Congress that would pull federal approval for the chemical abortion pill mifepristone and allow manufacturers of the pill to be sued for cause of injury, death, or medical complications. Upon introducing the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, its author,
Federal Judge Extends Texas ESA Student Application Deadline Amid Muslim School Exclusion Allegations
On the day that applications were set to close, U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett extended the application deadline for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) school choice program to March 31. The original deadline for TEFA applications was Tuesday, March 17 at 11:59 p.m. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to
O.H. Ivie, J.B. Thomas Give Up Three Sharelunkers
The final month of the 2026 Toyota ShareLunker program collection season is off to a roaring start with four Legacy Class entries submitted by anglers across the state. J.B. Thomas and O.H. Ivie in West Texas contributed two of those fish Sunday evening with the second double lunker day of the year. O.H. Ivie followed
Tips For Fishing Windy Texas Bays
Spring on the Texas coast doesn’t tiptoe in quietly. It barrels in on a stiff south wind that rattles marsh grass, stacks waves across the bays and makes many anglers think twice about launching the boat. Twenty-mile-per-hour winds are common this time of year, and stronger gusts aren’t unusual. And windy days are not easy
Nearly 4.5 Million Texans Participated in March Primaries, Democratic Voters Led With Turnout
Nearly 4.5 million votes were cast in Texas’ primaries on March 3, with Democratic voters accounting for more than 2.3 million of those — setting a record in the amount of votes cast in a Texas primary, and bearing a stronger showing from Democrats than Republicans. Texas’ 2026 primary election included over 800 statewide and
State Rep. Money’s ‘Sharia Free Texas’ House Caucus Grows to 38 Members
State Rep. Brent Money (R-Greenville) announced the formation of the Texas House “Sharia Free Texas” Caucus in a March 5 letter on social media, describing it as “an effort to counter the alarming rise of Sharia Law in the United States.” The letter defined “Sharia” as “the Islamic legal and ethical framework derived from the
State Senate Race MATched Election Machine Count Audit in Tarrant County Post-Election Hand Matter
At its March 10 meeting, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court requested clarification from Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig regarding the cause and costs connected with the state Senate District ( SD ) 9 runoff election in January. In order to boost the public’s trust in the electronic voting method that the county uses, the region Elections
As a possible Trump support looms, Cornyn Backs Changing Filibuster to Pass the Save America Act.
In response to President Donald Trump’s demand that the filibuster be done in the U.S. Senate and the possibility that Cornyn will receive an endorsement from the former in his campaign, it appears that Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX ) is now supporting changes in this regard. After the Republican primary’s discharge on March 3 between
14-Pound Monster Bass is Produced by Toledo Bend.
With its next Legacy Class entry into the 2026 Toyota ShareLunker plan set time, Toledo Bend Reservoir in East Texas was once more in the spotlight. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s ( TPWD ) efforts to grow bigger, better bass are anchored in the Toyota ShareLunker program. On a hunting trip on Wednesday evening,
