State

Protecting the Environment: An Economic Necessity in Texas

Nearly 8-Million Wildlife Tourists Each Year by John Michaelson AUSTIN, Texas – Industries such as commercial fishing,...
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $671 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced today that state sales tax revenue in July was $2.2...
State Wants Half of Oil & Gas Taxes to Build and Maintain Texas Roads

by DAVID A. DÍAZ [email protected] South Texans are being encouraged to vote for a statewide constitutional amendment...
Rallies Nationwide Against Border Militarization

Senate Plan: $47 Billion on Agents, Drones & Surveillance by John Michaelson AUSTIN, Texas – Rallies were...
I-69 MAKES HISTORY IN RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS SOUTH TEXAS’ FIRST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY

Designation of 67 new I-69 interstate miles signals economic growth, mobility, international trade in booming South Texas...
Poll: Texans Want Immigration Reform, Path to Citizenship

State has 1.65-Million Undocumented Immigrants by John Michaelson AUSTIN, Texas – Most Texans believe the country’s immigration...
Unlikely Bedfellows Support Conservation Amendment

by John Michaelson AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. House is expected to take up the next national...
Marking Sixth Month Since Sandy Hook Tragedy

Nearly 5,000 Gun Deaths in U.S. Since by John Michaelson AUSTIN, Texas – It was six months...
Dogs Wait for Good Homes, So Texans Urged to Adopt, not Shop

Millions Euthanized in U.S. Each Year by John Michaelson/TNS AMARILLO, Texas – Texas families are being encouraged...
Texas Songbird Migration: Don’t Put Down the Binoculars Yet

Growing Threats in Canada’s Boreal Forest by John Michaelson (TNS) AUSTIN, Texas – From their beautiful tunes...