Texas Texas Department of Transportation Launches 'Faces of Drunk Driving' Campaign In 2020, there were 963 DUI deaths which means there was a death every 9 hours. Read more
Texas Hundreds of Afghan Refugees Could Resettle in Texas As the crisis continues to unfold in Afghanistan and thousands attempt to flee from the violence of the Taliban in the wake of Sunday's takeover of Kabul. Read more
Texas Gov. Abbott: Gender Reassignment Surgery Is Child Abuse and Illegal Genital mutilation of a child through reassignment surgery is child abuse. Read more
Texas Former Dallas Police Officer Loses Appeal of Murder Conviction The Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District in Dallas, denied the appeal of a murder conviction of a former Dallas Police officer. Read more
Texas $13 Million in Grants Awarded to Combat Auto Theft in Texas The Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority awarded $13.6 million in grants to help reduce the number of motor vehicle crimes. Read more
Texas Gov. Abbott Reflects on 2nd Anniversary of El Paso Walmart Mass Shooting And together as a state, we stepped up to protect our communities and prevent future tragedies. Read more
Texas Abilene City Officials Divided on COVID Vaccine Incentive Program Abilene city officials are not on the same page when it comes to the 40 hour paid time off the city offered employees who got vaccinated. Read more
Texas TxDOT Announces New Second Executive Director The Texas Department of Transportation announced today that Brian Barth will become the department's second Deputy Executive Director. Read more
Texas Governor Abbott Announces $52.9 Million in Grants for Homeless Veterans These grants will provide a variety of crucial resources and services to vulnerable Texans and veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Read more
Texas Del Rio Mourns Passing of K-9 Bo The U.S. Border Patrol Del Rio Sector is mourning the loss of a K-9 officer. Read more
Texas City of Abilene Suspends Incentive to get Vaccinated The City of Abilene has suspended its incentive to get vaccinated due to the Delta variant. Read more
Texas Abilene Offers Employees 40 Hours Vacation Time to get Vaccinated Abilene offers city employees 40 hours of vacation time if they get the COVID-19 vaccination by August 9th. Read more
