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Texas Senate Approves Nearly $500 Million for Priority Film Incentive Program
After a star-studded Senate committee hearing featuring actor Matthew McConaughey, the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP) — promoting Texas as the “new Hollywood” — passed the upper chamber, and awaits its hearing in the House. Senate Bill (SB) 22, one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priorities for the 89th Legislative Session and carried […]
Patrick Recommends Senate Concur with House School Choice Bill Amendments
The next step in the legislative process for school choice in Texas has now been taken, with state leaders determining the advancement of the education savings account (ESA) bill that passed on the House floor last week. Following nearly 12 hours of debate, Senate Bill (SB) 2 passed with 86 of 150 members voting in […]
Tort Circuit: Business Community, Trial Lawyers Clash Over Tort Reform in Texas
There are age-old fights in Texas politics — urban versus rural, state versus local — and then there are those not quite at that level, but awfully close to it. One such conflict is between trial lawyers and the business community, with the Texas Legislature sandwiched in between. Tort reform efforts in Texas revved up […]
13 People Cited For Turkey Violations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement agents cited 13 people for alleged turkey hunting violations during the opening weekend of the 2025 turkey hunting season. Turkey season opened statewide on April 5. On April 5, agents cited: Preston Thompson, 46, of Baton Rouge, for hunting turkeys over a baited area, and hunting turkeys […]
Groups Gather To Celebrate Water Projects
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Ducks Unlimited (DU) hosted a project dedication earlier this week to celebrate the completion of the groups working together on two wetland enhancement projects at Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Multiple corporate and foundation groups supported the Wildcat Marsh and North Unit Expansion projects through the Texas […]
Forest Act Could Help Mule Deer
The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) applauds Senators John Curtis – UT-(R), Tim Sheehy – MT (R), John Hickenlooper – CO (D), and Alex Padilla – CA (D) for introducing the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) in the United States Senate. This bi-partisan Act will allow federal land management agencies including the US Forest Service and Bureau […]
Hunting Pythons-Can They Make It In Texas?
It started as a trickle—pet Burmese pythons, brought to Florida by exotic animal enthusiasts, sometimes released into the wild when owners could no longer care for them. At first, it seemed harmless. But Florida’s subtropical climate proved welcoming, and the trickle became a flood. By the 1990s, sightings of these massive snakes in the Everglades […]
Keys Bonefish Survey Results Released
Bonefishing is more than just a sport—it is a storybook of memories, traditions, healthy competition, and importantly, change. But what happens when the only data we have to understand these changes are just the stories themselves? How do we track the health of the fishery over time and inform management when there is no formal […]
Self Defense Options For Vehicle Use
In the quiet stretches of rural America, safety often rests squarely in the hands of the people who live there. With sparse law enforcement coverage and long response times, many rural residents have taken personal responsibility for their own protection. Self-defense in these areas isn’t just a matter of preference—it’s often a necessity. One area […]
Service Does Major Lake Trout Restoration
Thanks to a successful, decades-long effort by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, lake trout have been restored to Lake Champlain. As a result, the wild population no longer needs to be augmented by hatchery-reared fish, and stocking will end after this […]
Boating Accident Claims Three AT MLF Event
A devastating boating accident during the second day of the Major League Fishing (MLF) Tackle Warehouse Invitational on April 16, 2025, at Lewis Smith Lake in Alabama has claimed the lives of three individuals and injured three others. The incident occurred when a Nitro bass boat collided with a center-console vessel during tournament hours. According […]
Motorcycle Industry Council Open Session: The Impact of Tariffs on Powersports
Increased tariffs on imports from Europe and Asia have the potential to increase costs to U.S. producers and consumers of motorcycles, parts, accessories, and apparel throughout the industry. On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) will hold a special online symposium to explore the potential impact of changes in tariff policy on […]
