July 27, 2026 at 12:24 pm CST
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Praises Reopening of Mexican Cattle Imports While Urging Aggressive Screwworm Action
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller praised a limited reopening of the U.
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July 27, 2026 at 12:24 pm CST
Texas Bond Review Board to Consider Highway Bonds, CPRIT Financing at July 28 Meeting
The Texas Bond Review Board will consider highway mobility bonds, a taxable general obligation refunding and three commercial paper programs — including one that supports cancer research grants — during its meeting on July 28 in Austin.
July 27, 2026 at 12:21 pm CST
CSEC to Set 9-1-1 Fees, Adopt Five-Year Statewide Plan and Interview Executive Director Candidate
The Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications will meet Wednesday to set annual 9-1-1 service fees, consider a new five-year statewide strategic plan for emergency communications and potentially select the agency's next executive director.
July 27, 2026 at 6:45 am CST
Texas K-12 Faces Its Accountability Ratings and the First School-Choice Year in the Same Three Weeks
Two of the biggest tests of Texas public education policy arrive within weeks of each other this August, and together they will frame how the state judges its schools heading into the 2027 legislative session.
July 24, 2026 at 10:53 am CST
TPWD Reopens Renovated Shady Ridge Camping Loop at Cedar Hill State Park
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has reopened the Shady Ridge Camping Loop at Cedar Hill State Park, restoring 68 campsites near Joe Pool Lake after a multi-year closure for repairs and renovations, the agency announced in a July 23 news release.
July 24, 2026 at 10:52 am CST
East Texas Data Center Withdraws After Falling Short of Abbott’s Standards
Governor Greg Abbott announced that Diode will not pursue a proposed data center near Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County after the company determined the project did not meet the Governor’s directives or community expectations, according to a July 23 news release.
July 24, 2026 at 10:52 am CST
Governor Abbott Announces Over $114M in Housing Tax Credits to Expand Affordable Rentals
Governor Greg Abbott announced more than $114 million in housing tax credits to finance the development or rehabilitation of 70 rental properties across Texas, a move the state says will create or preserve more than 4,400 affordable rental units, according to a July 23 news release.
July 24, 2026 at 10:52 am CST
TWC Awards $150,000 Industry Partnership Grant to Train Rio Grande Valley Adult Learners
The Texas Workforce Commission has awarded a $150,000 Texas Industry Partnership grant to Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley and The PossAble Dream Foundation to expand job training for adult learners in South Texas, the agency announced in a July 23 news release.
July 24, 2026 at 6:45 am CST
Texas Takes Public Comment Today on a Medicaid Pay Raise for Rural Hospitals That Still Deliver Babies
Texas health officials open the floor to public comment today on a proposed Medicaid pay increase aimed at the rural hospitals still delivering babies — one of a slate of rate changes the state wants in effect by Sept.
July 23, 2026 at 9:28 am CST
Patrick, Burrows Request State Audit of Texas Broadband Development Office’s Grant Program
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