AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kevin Robnett to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors for a term set to expire on July 1, 2027. The company provides a stable, competitive source of workers’ compensation insurance for Texas employers, acts as an insurer of last resort, and helps to prevent on-the-job injuries and illnesses and minimize their consequences.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an Indiana-led amicus brief with the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit defending the privacy and safety of boys and girls using sex-segregated restrooms in public schools. In this case, a federal district court barred a school district from requiring school restrooms separated by sex, concluding that the separation violated federal statutes and the U.S. Constitution. The school district appealed, and Attorney General Paxton filed his brief in support of the district, urging the Court of Appeals to reverse the lower court’s decision.
GREENVILLE, TEXAS - Following U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s vote to betray Texas Republicans and instead join with Democrats to advance gun control in Congress, conservative Republican State Rep. Bryan Slaton condemned the lawmaker for his cowardly betrayal and pledged to fight against attempts to enact gun control legislation in Texas.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton filed a Virginia-led amicus brief with the Richmond, VA-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of race-neutral, meritocratic public-school admissions criteria. One Virginia school district, however, sought to “redefine merit” in order to reduce Asian-American enrollment and increase other favored racial minorities. The district’s goal was to move away from “equality” and toward racial “equity.” The district was sued and, fortunately, lost. It is now appealing, and Texas and other states argue that the lower court’s ruling should be affirmed.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton joined a Mississippi-led multistate amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Ohio National Guard and against Biden’s Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), which has sought to over-regulate the Guard. The lower courts struck both Ohio and the U.S. Constitution a blow when they ruled in favor of the federal government, allowing the FLRA to meddle in a collective bargaining agreement between the Guard and a labor union. Texas and other states are asking the Supreme Court to take up the case and reverse the lower courts.
DALLAS (AP) — The Uvalde school district’s police chief was put on leave Wednesday following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting grant applications for the State Fire Assistance for Mitigation – Plains Prescribed Fire Grant through Aug. 15, 2022.
BRECKENRIDGE, Texas - Steven Byerly was in a dark place when he made a life-changing decision. While serving a prison sentence for driving while intoxicated, Byerly decided to rewrite his life story by going to college, earning a degree and starting a career.
Jay Hinton, Glen Rose Reporter Eight Glen Rose High School Band students brought home gold medal from the State UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest held on Memorial Day at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville. Pictured on front row from left: Isabella Villa, Angelina Saavedra, Zoee Johnson, Melaina Rodriguez, Ushma Dhakal, Alex McPherson, Grayci Adkins and Geri Ramirez. Pictured on back row from left: Will Metz, Ethan Treadaway, Nathan Olguin and Deshawn Magana. Avril Tovar not pictured. contributed photo
AUSTIN - Office of the Governor Press Secretary Renae Eze today issued a statement regarding the expedited release of information related to the shooting at Robb Elementary School: “All information the Office of the Governor has related to the shooting in Uvalde has already been released to the public or is in an expedited process of being released. Governor Abbott has been adamant since day one that all information relating to the tragedy at Robb Elementary School be shared with the victims’ families, the Uvalde community, and the entire state.