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| June 17, 2013 -- The Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter and Clean Water Action on Monday released a statement regarding the signing of Senate Bill 198 by Texas Governor Rick Perry. More |
| June 15, 2013 -- A military judge in the trial of Major Nidal M. Hasan on Friday rejected the "defense of others" argument that Hasan attempted, claiming that he was justified in killing soldiers at Fort Hood to save lives of persons in Afghanistan. More |
| June 15, 2013 -- Big Thicket National Preserve Superintendent Doug Neighbor announced on Friday that the Preserve will issue free hunting permits from July 8, 2013, until February 28, 2014. More |
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| June 14, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry today announced his final decisions on legislation passed during the 83rd Regular Legislative Session and applauded lawmakers "for their work to keep Texas' healthy economy the envy of the nation and a beacon for employers and families looking for the best opportunity to succeed". More |
| June 14, 2013 -- The National Park Service has announced that July 1 is the final day for public response to the draft General Management Plan for the Big Thicket National Preserve. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry today signed into law Senate Bill 21, which requires mandatory drug screening as a condition for receiving unemployment compensation benefits. More |
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| June 14, 2013 -- The Texas Public Employees Association today presented its 2013 TPEA Legislative Awards, including an award for State Senator Tommy Williams, who received the Legislator of the Year Award. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry today announced that the state will invest $864,000 through the Texas Enterprise Fund in Kohl's Department Stores to support the opening of the company's new customer service operations center in Dallas. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- Diversions: Arts and Culture Editor Jennifer Olin reports on Juneteenth activities in Galveston, Beaumont and Houston, as well as other cultural activities in the Gulf Coast Region. More |
| June 13, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed House Bill 308, the “Merry Christmas Bill”into law. More |
| June 13, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry today signed legislation into law that allows public school students and staff to use traditional holiday greetings and display religious scenes and symbols on school property. More |
| June 13, 2013 -- The United States Department of Agriculture on Wednesday issued a notice for contract proposals from companies for the support of advanced biofuels production. More |
| June 13, 2013 -- Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson today announced that his office has published the Texas Homeowners Handbook to Prepare for Coastal Natural Hazards, a guide for preparing homes for a storm, protecting yourself and your family, and advise on flood insurance. More |
| June 13, 2013 -- The Texas Taxpayers and Research Association today applauded lawmakers in Texas for their work on the state's budget. More |
| June 13, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday appointed seven members to the Nueces River Authority Board of Directors. More |
| June 12, 2013 -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Wednesday released a statement regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency's decision to deny disaster funding for the City of West. More |
| June 12, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday released a statement regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency's decision not to release funds to the West disaster effort. More |
| June 12, 2013 -- The Texas Senate has released its latest "Week in Review". More |
| June 12, 2013 -- Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today announced that state sales tax revenues in May totaled $2.26 billion, an increase of 7.9 percent compared to May 2012. More |
| June 12, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry today issued a statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's denial of funds for recovery efforts in West, Texas from the fertilizer plant explosion that took place in the town. More |
| June 12, 2013 -- The Texas Workforce Commission today announced that it has collected more than $6 million in unpaid wages for workers from 2012. More |
| June 12, 2013 -- The Texas Attorney General's Office on Tuesday issued a legal opinion regarding whether the Texas Medical Board may allow its investigators who hold a concealed handgun license to carry a concealed handgun while on duty without subjecting the board to liability. More |
| June 11, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry’s decision to include funding for transportation in the call for the 83rd Legislative Session was in part a response to a letter initiated by Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and signed by Houston Mayor Annise Parker and several other elected, appointed and civic officials in the Greater Houston Region. More |
| June 11, 2013 -- The Texas Farm Bureau has released a statement regarding the passage of a farm bill by the United States Senate. More |
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The Fort Hood Public Affairs Office has provided an update in the case of the United States vs. Major Nidal M. Hasan. More |
| June 11, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry today expanded the special legislative session he has called to include legislation related to the regulation of abortion procedures and to establishing a mandatory life sentence with parole for a capital felony committed by a 17-year-old offender. More |
| June 11, 2013 -- Texans for Lawsuit Reform posted a statement on the passing of TLR's Senior Chair Leo Linbeck, Jr. More |
| June 11, 2013 -- The Texas Apartment Association on Monday issued a statement commending Texas Governor Rick Perry for signing House Bill 5, an education reform bill, into law. More |
| June 10, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry has expanded the special session call to include transportation funding. More |
| June 10, 2013 -- United States Senator John Cornyn spoke today on the Senate floor on the RESULTS Amendment he intends to offer to the Gang of 8’s immigration bill. More w/Video |
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