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State Trooper Drew Stoner of Rosenberg is presented with the Medal of Valor by DPS Director Steven McGraw (right, front) during an Aug. 12 ceremony in Austin. Stoner witnessed a shooting and provided aid to one of the victims after arresting the perpetrator this past Feb. 20 near his home.
Trooper awarded DPS Medal of Valor for Rosenberg arrest
State Trooper Drew Stoner of Rosenberg received the Medal of Valor from the Texas Department of Public Safety during an Aug. 12 ceremony. Stoner was joined by five other officers from across the … more
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19 according to an announcement from his staff.
Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
Office of the Governor Communications Director Mark Miner today issued a statement after Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19:. "Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the … more
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Masks mandates, especially as it relates to Texas classrooms, continue to be a hot topic in homes, local government offices and in courtrooms across Texas as officials at various levels of government try to balance personal freedoms and public safety.
Capital highlights: Abbott sued over mask-mandate ban, and 5 other Texas issues
A growing number of school districts, counties and cities have defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike due to the delta variant and … more
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Texas’ cities and suburbs are booming. The state is home to three of the country’s 10 largest cities and four of the fastest-growing. The state’s Hispanic population is now nearly as large as the non-Hispanic white population, with Texas gaining nearly 11 Hispanic residents for every additional white resident since 2010. Those trends set up a pitched battle for political control when state lawmakers redraw legislative districts.
People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, 2020 census shows
Setting the stage for what is expected to be a bruising battle over political representation, the results of the 2020 census released Thursday showed that Texas’ explosive growth over the past … more
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The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking drivers to exercise caution near schools as children return to campuses. Violating traffic laws in school zones can be expensive and cost drivers their licenses.
TXDPS urges caution when driving near schools as schools start up
With the school year beginning in person for many districts across the state, the Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding the public of steps they can take to keep students and staff members … more
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Fifth graders at Jacob’s Well Elementary School in Wimberley perform a reading exercise on their laptops in 2020.
After local Texas officials defy his ban on mask mandates, Abbott begins to clamp down
As Texas students too young to get vaccinated head back to school while the highly contagious delta variant threatens to overflow hospitals, a growing cadre of local government officials have … more
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Hospitals across the state have seen a surge in COVID-19 cases coming into their emergency rooms as the Delta variant of the virus spreads quickly. Medical officials in hospital systems and in state and county governments are encouraging Texans to get vaccinated and resume wearing masks.
Capital Highlights: Delta variant spurs increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations and 4 other Texas issues
The number of Texans hospitalized with lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases is increasing faster than at any other point since the pandemic began in early 2020, due to the highly contagious delta … more
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House Speaker Dade Phelan gavels the House into session on Aug. 7, 2021. It is unclear whether Democrats will once again prevent a quorum throughout the session in order to stop legislation related to voting across the state.
Another special session to pass a GOP voting bill started without a quorum
Texas Democrats on Saturday blocked a quorum in the House for the third time this year as the Legislature kicked off its second special legislative session called to pass the GOP elections bill, … more
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Texans can purchase school supplies this weekend without paying sales tax.
Tax free weekend runs Friday through Sunday this weekend
The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to continue practicing social distancing and support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and … more
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A nurse administers an antibody treatment to a COVID-19 patient at Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton on Aug. 3, 2021. The lack of available nurses has driven up salaries and created a heated, competitive job market as thousands of positions remain open throughout Texas.
TX hospitals see staffing crisis as COVID-19 surges
Texas nurse Jenna Price gets half a dozen solicitations a day from hospitals and staffing agencies that want to pay her four times her current salary to leave her job at a suburban Central Texas … more
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Texas voters will get the opportunity to decide on eight proposed constitutional amendments for the state this November.
Capital highlights Texas constitutional amendments proposed and 4 other TX issues
The order has been drawn for eight proposed amendments to the much-amended Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. The proposed amendments were approved by at least two thirds of … more
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A patient received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic held in partnership between the Central Texas Food Bank and University of Texas in Austin on July 21, 2021.
Texas hospitals brace for COVID-19 surge as delta variant strikes unvaccinated communities
When Terry Scoggin left work at Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday evening, there were five patients at the facility being treated for COVID. Overnight, six more people … more
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State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, testifies before a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee. Three Texas House Democrats testified before a congressional committee on their efforts to thwart voting restrictions — and were met with heat from their Republican counterparts.
Texas House Democrats spar with congressional Republicans over their protest of state voting bills
Texas Republicans in Congress took on Texas House Democrats on Thursday in a tense, four-hour congressional subcommittee meeting that drilled into the technicalities of voter restriction bills … more
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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks at a House Judiciary Committee meeting. It was unclear what the Houston Democrat did to spur the arrest, though she said, “I engaged in civil disobedience.”
TX Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee arrested for civil disobedience
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for engaging in civil disobedience in support of a federal voting rights bill. “Yes I engaged in … more
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Congressional candidate Matt Berg is running in Texas’ 22nd District. Berg said he was discharged from the military in 2009 after getting into a fight at a bar. He claims he has learned from the errors of his past.
Houston-area congressional candidate was dismissed from military over 2006 drunken fight
A Democratic candidate campaigning on his military experience for a Houston-area congressional seat was kicked out of the Air Force over a drunken fight with a fellow service member. The … more
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Job numbers at the state level indicate a rise in employment with 56,000 jobs added to the Texas economy in June with more than 19,000 of those jobs in the hospitality industry as restaurants and similar businesses find ways to entice employees to come work for them.
Capital highlights: Workforce commission announces job surge, and 3 other Texas issues
The Texas Workforce Commission released June employment figures that showed Texas employers added nearly 56,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5%. “The Texas economy … more
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The Texas Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas say they’re confident the state’s main power grid can handle this summer’s heat without power outages. The state’s electricity regulators said they’re taking steps to assure a skeptical public that the power won’t go out again if Texas experiences extreme weather this summer.
Texans not expected to lose power through the rest of the summer, regulators say
Texas electricity regulators told the public Thursday that their electricity should likely stay on through the rest of the summer and that the state’s main power grid is in good enough shape to … more
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The Texas Supreme Court has extended the state's eviction diversion program, which helps tenants facing eviction — if their landlords agree to participate. The extension comes as the federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on July 31.
Texas Supreme Court extends state program to help tenants avoid eviction until Oct. 1
A state eviction diversion program launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended, according to a new emergency order from the Texas Supreme Court released on Monday. The … more
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Frustration is looming in Austin as Democratic lawmakers have continued to remain outside of the state in order to prevent the passage of a voting bill proposed by Republicans.
Capital Highlights: Absent lawmakers stymie special session and 4 other Texas issues Katy Times readers should know about
Nearly 60 Texas House Democrats left the state last Monday for Washington, D.C. in an effort to stop passage of a Republican-led elections bill. This in effect blocks all legislation since the House … more
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Marcela Garcia is the new CEO of the U.S. Rice Producers Association. She is a graduate of the University of Houston and has more than a decade of experience working with rice growers in various roles.
U.S. Rice Growers Assn. names new CEO
The Board of Directors of the U.S. Rice Producers Association has named Marcela Garcia as the new president and CEO of the organization, replacing Dwight Roberts who’s tenure ends Aug. 1. … more
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