Category Archives: State News
Texas Bullion Depository Begins Construction
Officials broke ground for construction of the Texas Bullion Depository building. The creation of the facility represents a power-shift away from the federal government and sets the foundation to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.
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Rebuilding Commission Calls Hurricane Harvey A “Wakeup Call” For Texas
A report by the Commission to Rebuild Texas says there is an urgent need to “future-proof” the Gulf Coast.
Read moreBill Filing For 2019 Session Begins With Legislation on Marijuana, Taxes and Daylight Saving Time
The Texas Legislature’s 86th session doesn’t start until Jan. 8, but lawmakers got a head start on filing legislation.
Read moreTexas Education Board Set To Approve Curriculum Some Say Is Historically Inaccurate
After a politically-charged September meeting, the State Board of Education meets this week to approve “streamlined” social studies curriculum standards. Teachers’ responses are mixed.
Read moreBillions In Local Debt Bog Down November Ballot
Across the state, local governments are seeking approval for nearly $8 billion of debt on several issues such as schools, jails, sidewalks, and affordable housing.
Read moreArmy Corps Set to Propose Hurricane Protection Plan For Houston
For years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has studied how best to protect Houston from deadly hurricane storm surge. It will announce which one it thinks is best later this month.
Read moreBuc-cee’s Distributor Recalls Approximately 690 Pounds of Beef Jerky [VIDEO]
Buc-ees’ distibutor, Junior’s Smokehouse Processing Plant located El Campo, Texas, is recalling approximately 690 pounds of ready-to-eat teriyaki beef jerky products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of hard metal.
Read moreTexas Asks A Federal Judge To Block Obamacare Nationwide
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, leading a coalition of 20 states, sued in February to end the law, arguing that after Congress gutted one of its key provisions, the entire statute must fall. California, leading a counter-coalition of 16 states and Washington D.C., argues that the entire law remains constitutional and should remain in place.
Read moreTropical Storm Gordon Enters Northern Gulf Coast, To Make Landfall As Hurricane Tonight
Hurricane Gordon is racing towards landfall later tonight. Forward speed has helped keep organization down and kept it at a category one. It’s projected to go into Mississippi/Louisiana and barely catch Texas. However, that still puts us on the “dirty side” and rain is probable. How hard? We’ll see.
Read moreTEXAS WINS OBAMACARE TAX LAWSUIT
Texas taxpayers will recoup over $300 million from the IRS.
Read moreTexas Will Soon Release A-F Grades For Schools. Educators Are Organizing in Opposition.
With a week to go before the state releases the first official grades for school districts, school superintendents have already begun their campaign against the system.
Read moreTexas Senate School Safety Committee Recommends Focusing on Mental Health, Avoids Gun Control
The Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Safety also wants to explore new funding to help arm certain school employees.
Read moreAs Changes Loom Over Retired Teachers’ Pensions, Retirees Look to Legislature For More Money
Retired teachers are now looking to the Texas Legislature to provide more money after a Teacher Retirement System vote Friday that could change how much retirees will see in their pension checks in the future.
Read more“Where Do We Stop?” Austin Considers Renaming City To Shed Legacy [VIDEO]
The city of Austin’s Equity Office has suggested renaming the city in a report about existing Confederate monuments that was published this week. The reason: Austin’s pro-slavery legacy.
Read moreAs More States Legalize Marijuana, Advocates See Signs Suggesting Texas May Move That Way
In Texas, both political parties now support loosening the restrictions on marijuana in their platforms. That’s just the clearest sign that both public opinion and the political calculus on pot are rapidly shifting.
Read moreTexas A&M Vet School Tells Texas Tech: This State Ain’t Big Enough For The Two of Us
To address a shortage of rural vets, Texas Tech plans to build a new vet school, which would be the second in the state. But A&M said doing so would detract state resources without solving anything.
Read moreTexas Fetal Remains Burial Trial Gets Underway
State and reproductive rights attorneys are going head to head again in federal court on Monday to argue whether Texas should require health providers to cremate or bury fetal remains. The law at the center of the case is Senate Bill 8, passed in 2017, which requires the burial or cremation of fetal remains.
Read moreTexas Schools That Want To Arm Their Employees Have Two Choices
Schools can pick between programs known as the school marshal program and the Guardian Plan. Here are four things to know about the two existing initiatives that allow school districts to arm their employees.
Read moreWhy Does Texas Have So Many Counties? A History Lesson.
Texas has 254 counties — far more than any other state. The reason? The state is huge, and its founders wanted to keep residents close to their local governments.
Read moreIs A Massive Tunnel System The Answer To Houston’s Flood Woes?
Other Texas cities have built underground channels to divert stormwater. Experts say it might not be the right way to go for Houston, but that it’s still worth exploring.
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