The 2024 State Fair of Texas Welcomed Nearly 2.4M Visitors
October 21, 2024 – As the Texas Star slows and Big Tex bids farewell, the 2024 State Fair of Texas comes to a close, but the memories made this year linger on throughout Fair Park. Until the gates open again next fall, the spirit of the Fair lives on in the hearts of everyone who joined us. THE 2024 STATE FAIR OF TEXAS IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE WELCOMED NEARLY 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH THE GATES DURING ITS 24-DAY RUN. As a 501(c)(3)...
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Cold Case Unit Helps Solve Decade Old Homicide in Texarkana
October 21, 2024 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit assisted the Texarkana Police Department in solving a 2014 homicide, leading to the arrest of 27-year-old Cameron Cheatham for the murder of Xavier Rollins. On June 17, 2014, Rollins was found shot to death outside his apartment located on the 1000 block of College Drive in Texarkana. Numerous witness interviews were conducted at the time...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, October 20, 2024
HEY FRIENDS!! Just a word to that friend who is feeling like their future has been destroyed by circumstances beyond their control. I know that person came against you and seems to have ripped you right out of line of your destiny. I know you didn’t get that promotion you were praying for and now how on earth will you ever get to where you thought you were going! I know life slipped you a bad hand and now your sitting at the...
Plans For Direct Flights from San Antonio to Washington Move Forward
Cruz-led, bipartisan provision in FAA law delivers planned slot for new SAT-DCA flight October 18, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced their intent to award an additional, beyond perimeter slot for a nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport (SAT) and Ronald Reagan...
Commissioner Sid Miller Issues Executive Order to Secure Water Use in the Rio Grand Valley
Reservoir overflow will be redirected for irrigation purposes amid heavy rainfall in Mexico October 18, 2024 – AUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued an executive order giving Texas farmers and ranchers the green light to tap into the Rio Grande for irrigation. The recent heavy rains in Mexico have caused significant runoff from the reservoir Marte Gomez, and too much water is currently flowing...
Spring Into Action by Planting Native Wildflower Seeds in the Fall
October 17, 2024 – AUSTIN — One of the many things Texas is known for is the abundance of beautiful wildflowers that line hills and highways every spring. What many wildflower admirers may not know is that fall is the ideal time to plant wildflower seeds in preparation for those spring blooms. Many native wildflowers, including the famed bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes, require colder soil temperatures combined with...
Paxton Takes Action To Stop Biden-Harris Administration’s Targeting of Gas Appliances
October 17, 2024 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration, suing the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit over a final rule that unlawfully imposes burdensome regulatory requirements on conventional stoves and ovens. In February 2023, DOE proposed energy conservation standards for appliances that would functionally ban...
Cruz, Cornyn, Tillis and Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Biden-Harris Amnesty Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to introduce the Visa Integrity Preservation Act, which would close a loophole in current immigration law that the Biden-Harris administration exploited to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who have entered the United States without inspection or overstayed a visa. Upon introduction,...
Homelessness Initiative Praised at DOT Symposium
Oct. 15, 2024 – By Jeff Barker – AUSTIN – A TxDOT initiative to address homelessness on federal highways and improve the lives of those displaced by recent and upcoming construction along I-35 is drawing recognition and praise from federal and local officials. In July, TxDOT hosted representatives of departments of transportation from around the country for the Bridging the Gap Symposium on addressing homelessness....
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Major Win
Texas Election Integrity Law Banning Vote Harvesting Schemes Will Remain in Effect for November Elections. October 16, 2024 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, enabling a key provision of Senate Bill 1, a Texas election integrity law, to remain in effect for the November 5, 2024, elections. SB 1 increased safeguards to prevent ballot harvesting and...
