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State housing agency secures $387,000 grant to help step up...
February 11, 2009
(AUSTIN) - Determined to stem the tide of home foreclosures across the state and help bring stability to families, neighborhoods and local government finances, the Texas...
February News Briefs from the Texas Historical Commission
February 11, 2009
TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION AUTHORS OF THE BELLE BOOK HONORED AGAIN
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Historical Commission (THC) authors of From a Watery Grave: The Discovery...
FINANCE LOOKS AT SCHOOL BUDGET
February 11, 2009
(Austin) The Senate Finance Committee heard testimony Wednesday that public education will cost the state less in the upcoming biennium. The Legislative Budget Board laid...
Weekly Washington Update by Congressman Jeb Hensarling
February 4, 2009
Weekly Washington Update
From Congressman Jeb Hensarling
January 30, 2009
This week the House passed a $1.16 trillion government...
Comptroller Susan Combs says federal tax credit could return...
February 4, 2009
(AUSTIN) - Before filing your federal income tax return, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs reminds Texans to check whether they qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit...
RRC production statistics and allowables for February 2009
February 4, 2009
AUSTIN -- The Texas average rig count as of Jan. 16 was 693, representing about 47 percent of all active land rigs in the United States. In the last 12 months, total Texas...
State Agricultural Commissioner Staples announces vision to expand...
February 4, 2009
AUSTIN - Today (Jan. 30), in his address at the Cuba-U.S. Relations Symposium at the University of Texas, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced his efforts to...
Texas Government: week in review
February 4, 2009
AUSTIN - Governor Rick Perry delivered his biannual State of the State Address Tuesday, January 27, saying the state's position remains strong, in spite of a nationwide...
Texas monthly oil and gas statistics
February 4, 2009
DECEMBER PERMITS TO DRILL
The Commission issued a total of 1,226 original drilling permits in December 2008 compared to 1,760 in December 2007. The December total...
Commentary: Don't strangle our nation's food supply
January 28, 2009
Regulating livestock methane emissions is like regulating humans for exhaling. Seems crazy, right? Well, it could happen if some groups have their way.
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Texas unemployment rate rises to 6.0 percent
January 28, 2009
AUSTIN - Texas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 6.0 percent in December, while the U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 7.2 percent. Texas' unemployment rate has...
Texas DPS releases new Top 10 Most Wanted list
January 21, 2009
The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the new Top 10 Most Wanted list. The fugitives on the list are wanted for a wide range of crimes, including homicide,...
Attorney General launches new online service providing greater...
January 14, 2009
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today launched a new online resource that will allow Texans to search Texas charitable organizations' tax filings. The newly...
State agencies to host 9th annual Purchasing and HUB Connection
January 14, 2009
AUSTIN - The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) will present the Ninth Annual Purchasing and HUB Connection, a forum for...
Texas: The State of Flowing Water to air Feb. 12
January 14, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas - The one-hour video documentary Texas the State of Flowing Water will air at 8 p.m. central time, Thursday, Feb. 12 on all Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)...
