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Indictment for Abuse of Position Dismissed in Travis County for past Texas Lottery Commission Director
As a result of an investigation by the Texas Rangers, former Texas Lottery Commission ( TLC ) director Gary Grief was charged with abuse of his position and later defrauded Texas Lottery participants, but his case was promptly dismissed by a Travis County assistant district attorney. Grief’s indictment was based on a report from the […]
Texas’s water conservation region appeals to the legislature for protection in governing data centers.
As data center growth looms in their periphery, the Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District ( BPGCD ) has submitted a resolution calling for “legislative clarity on industrial water rights.” According to the Texas Water Code, a groundwater conservation district ( GCD ) is responsible for managing groundwater resources in a particular area in the interests of […]
Words and Water: A Hearing of the State Senate Agriculture Committee Revives Significant South Texas Issues
On Monday, panel members from the Texas Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs, among other things, discussed the New World Screwworm ( NWS ) and water desalination. South Texas has lately become the subject of a story about water supply issues in Corpus Christi and the opening of a sterile travel facility in […]
Championships Week for Texas schools and universities delayed again Hack of Education Service Canvas
Thousands of students in Texas were impacted by a cyberattack on Canvas, a method used by schools and universities across the country. It is now up online. On Thursday, May 7, some colleges reported that a payment notice had been preventing access to the Canvas program, according to Baylor University. In addition to the business […]
Championships Month for Texas schools and universities that were delayed by the Canvas Canvas Hack of Education Service
Thousands of students in Texas were impacted by a cyberattack on Canvas, a technique used by schools and universities across the country. It is now up online. A compensation notice was reportedly sent to various universities on Thursday, May 7, according to Baylor University, which reported that the Canvas system had been blocked. In addition […]
New Internet security demands for summer 2026 are reached at a consensus among the DSHS and Texas camps.
After some tents reached an agreement with the Department of State Health Services ( DSHS), Texas tents are now being given some leeway in meeting the state’s new safety rules, particularly fiber-optic computer needs. The state agency is assuring the camps that they will obtain licenses despite breaking the law in response to a lawsuit […]
Community-Based Foster Care Nearly a Decade Later: How Texas is Responding to Ongoing Challenges
Texas’ foster care system remains strained as the state undergoes the years-long process of transitioning to a new model, but providers continue to work for children in need. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. See the original […]
Patrick, Burrows State Texas Camps Can Meet ‘Spirit of the Law’ on New Internet Requirements for Summer 2026
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows indicated that they support Texas camps receiving licenses to operate this summer even if they don’t meet the letter of the law on new fiber-optic internet requirements, following a lawsuit and pushback from several camps over the demand. Following the flooding disaster in Central Texas […]
New Legal Challenge to Texas Law Criminalizing Illegal Immigration Rebuked by Lt. Gov. Patrick
Just weeks after a federal appeals court lifted an injunction blocking a Texas law that allows local law enforcement to enforce immigration law, a coalition of civil rights groups filed a new legal challenge that drew a rebuke from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who said he wrote the legislation himself. Approved by lawmakers in 2023, […]
Texas Supreme Court Restores Delta-8 THC Regulation, State Hemp Product Ban Remains Blocked
The Texas Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s injunction regarding the legality of hemp-derived delta-8 THC, stating that the order “transgresses the separation of powers.” The Supreme Court ruled that the state is permitted to treat manufactured delta-8 hemp products as Schedule I controlled substances, which overturned an injunction previously secured by the hemp company […]
Texas Judge Strikes Down Federal Treasury Requirement to Report Cash Real Estate Transactions
A federal judge in Texas has vacated a rule imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that would have required extensive reporting on most cash residential real estate transactions, after a Texas family-owned title company filed suit. Approved under President Joe Biden’s administration in 2024, the rule went into effect in […]
Texas Officials Continue Fight Against EPIC City, Despite Recent Travis County Court Ruling
A Travis County judge has ruled in favor of Community Capital Partners, the development company behind the East Plano Islamic Center’s (EPIC) proposed residential development, in its lawsuit against the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The judge ordered the TWC to comply with the agreement it made with the developers of The Meadow, formerly known as […]
