Texas cattle trichomoniasis program adopted

March 4, 2009

Beginning April 1, 2009, breeding bulls entering Texas from any other state must be either 24 months of age or younger and certified as a virgin, or be tested negative for...

Comptroller Susan Combs urges Texans to claim forgotten money

March 4, 2009

(AUSTIN) - The annual Unclaimed Property List in next Sunday's newspapers will bring good news to about 130,000 Texans - they have money waiting to be claimed. ...

Texas Workforce Commission recovers more than $1.4 million in...

March 4, 2009

AUSTIN shy;- The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) recovered more than $1.4 million in restitution in Calendar Year 2008 as a result of statewide criminal prosecutions for...

News briefs from the Texas Historical Commission

March 4, 2009

PLAN TO ATTEND ANNUAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONFERENCE IN APRIL AUSTIN, Texas -Make plans to explore the real places that tell the real stories of Texas by...

Texas Department of State Health Services to take over...

February 25, 2009

The Texas Department of State Health Services today announced that it is taking over the recall of products shipped from Peanut Corporation of America's Plainview plant...

TWC to automatically increase payments to eligible claimants

February 25, 2009

AUSTIN - The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announced today a $25 increase to weekly unemployment benefits for individuals currently receiving payments. The increase was...

Texas monthly oil and gas statistics: January

February 25, 2009

JANUARY PERMITS TO DRILL The Commission issued a total of 1,264 original drilling permits in January 2009 compared to 1,760 in January 2008. The January total...

SMART RETIREMENT SAVINGS STEPS TO TAKE NOW

February 18, 2009

DALLAS - The recent turmoil in the financial markets has touched virtually every sector of the economy. One great source of anxiety for many people is the state of their...

SENATOR FILES BILL TO MAKE HIV TESTING ROUTINE

February 18, 2009

A blood test for HIV would be part of a routine checkup for all Texans under a bill filed Tuesday. Houston Senator Rodney Ellis announced the filing of SB 877, which would...

Attorney General Abbott launches restitution program for...

February 18, 2009

AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today launched a restitution program that will make $7.46 million available to eligible Countrywide Financial Corp residential...

QUALIFYING FOR A MORTGAGE IN A TOUGH ECONOMY

February 18, 2009

DALLAS - Getting a mortgage has become increasingly challenging during recent months. One recent survey showed that 67% of those who applied for a mortgage found it more...

LAWMAKERS DELVING INTO FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE.

February 18, 2009

(Austin) President Barack Obama signed the economic stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Monday, sending hundreds of billions of dollars into the...

DPS, PRISON OFFICIALS TESTIFY BEFORE FINANCE COMMITTEE

February 18, 2009

(Austin) Last session's prison and parole reforms have been successful in slowing the growth of Texas prison populations, according to testimony offered before the Senate...

Texas Senate Week in Review

February 18, 2009

(Austin) Hurricane Ike will cost Gulf Coast school districts hundreds of millions of dollars to repair and rebuild facilities damaged or destroyed by the September storms,...

Weekly Washington update by Congressman Jeb Hensarling

February 18, 2009

Weekly Washington Update From Congressman Jeb Hensarling February 13, 2009 People in this economy are hurting. Hard working...