Texas lawmakers to examine possibility of adding New Mexico counties
Texas lawmakers will examine Wednesday what legal, constitutional and financial steps would be required for Texas to add one or more counties from New Mexico.
Texas lawmakers will examine Wednesday what legal, constitutional and financial steps would be required for Texas to add one or more counties from New Mexico.
The Texas Supreme Court rejected a Houston businessman’s request to recognize his Pakistani divorce, ruling that his wife did not receive adequate notice or an opportunity to participate in the proceeding.
Texas has expanded access to dyed diesel for farmers and truckers as global fuel disruptions push U.S. diesel prices to record levels, with Gov. Greg Abbott issuing a disaster proclamation that also raises weight limits for certain agricultural and commercial loads.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Texas will distribute $51 million in federal funding to 68 rural hospital districts and authorities through the state’s Rural Texas Strong initiative to support preventive health, wellness and nutrition programs.
University Democrats at the University of Texas at Austin will hold a Wednesday event featuring political commentator Hasan Piker in a 466-seat auditorium after the university declined requests to move the program to larger campus venues, organizers said.
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster proclamation Monday over a diesel shortage, allowing agricultural and commercial operators to use dyed diesel on Texas roads and temporarily easing weight and emissions restrictions to reduce fuel costs.
Gov. Greg Abbott urged Texans Monday to prepare for heavy rain and possible flash flooding as storms move across parts of the state over the next several days.
Austin District 1 City Council candidate Misael Ramos was released from the Travis County Jail Saturday after Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested him on a Class B misdemeanor charge of participating in a riot connected to a recent protest over an immigration enforcement shooting.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico and Republican candidate Ken Paxton agreed Saturday that the federal gas tax should be suspended, although Paxton called for permanently eliminating the tax while Talarico proposed a temporary suspension.
About 160 people gathered Sunday at a North Austin intersection where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot Wilber Garces Perez, as protesters called for immigration reforms and accountability.