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Conference committee works on budget
May 6, 2009
(Austin) Senate and House budget writers are at work hammering out differences between the two chambers' budgets, but now they have to contend with a billion dollar...
SENATE APPROVES CAP ON UNIVERSITY COST INCREASES
May 6, 2009
(Austin) Senators unanimously approved a measure Monday that would set a cap on increases to the cost of education at public universities in Texas. Many legislators have...
SENATE PASSES EMINENT DOMAIN BILL
May 6, 2009
Austin, Texas - The bill to provide a more property owner friendly eminent domain process was unanimously approved by the Texas State Senate today. Senate Bill 18,...
SENATE APPROVES ANOTHER TRANSPORTATION FINANCE TOOL
May 6, 2009
(Austin) The Senate passed a bill Thursday aimed at helping to pay for local transportation projects. SB 505, by Bryan Senator Steve Ogden would authorize the creation of...
SENATE PASSES BILL TO CREATE CHIP BUY-IN PROGRAM
May 6, 2009
(Austin) Parents who make more than the federal poverty level but still cannot afford health coverage could buy into state insurance for their children under a bill passed...
Dierschke: Time to terminate Trans-Texas Corridor
April 29, 2009
(AUSTIN) - The state's largest farm organization is in favor of legislation that would terminate the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) in both name and concept.
Texas Farm...
Lone Zebra Mussel found in Lake Texoma
April 29, 2009
Zebra mussels have been found in Lake Texoma
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Cibolo's Steele High School to close temporarily to limit spread of...
April 29, 2009
The Texas Department of State Health Services announced today that Byron Steele High School in Cibolo will temporarily close effective immediately as public health and...
A letter regarding swine flu from Texas Commissioner of Education...
April 29, 2009
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health officials are investigating North American influenza (swine flu) cases in people...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to honor Lone Star Land Stewards
April 29, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas - The ability to manage land in difficult times, through extended dry periods and economic downturns, is the hallmark of a good land steward. This year's...
Commissioner Staples assures public that Texas pork is safe
April 29, 2009
AUSTIN - There is no evidence at this time that swine anywhere in the world are infected with the influenza virus strain that has led to people becoming ill in Mexico and...
Ag. Commissioner Staples leads volunteer effort to rebuild...
April 29, 2009
WHERE:
M&J Fertilizer
515 1st Street
Winnie, TX
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HELP SAVE THE UNTOLD STORIES OF TEXAS
April 29, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is committed to saving the unknown stories of Texas' past. This dedication resulted in the recent adoption of criteria...
Eating pork doesn't give you the flu
April 29, 2009
Information About Swine Flu
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security:
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Former President Bush to Appear at National Museum of the Pacific War
April 29, 2009
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas - The National Museum of the Pacific War, a Texas Historical Commission (THC) property operated by the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, recently announced...
