Don Huffines Sworn In as Texas Comptroller, Vows Aggressive Audits
Newly sworn-in comptroller says he will forgo his state salary, target government waste and fraud, and push for greater transparency as he begins serving the remainder of the term.
Newly sworn-in comptroller says he will forgo his state salary, target government waste and fraud, and push for greater transparency as he begins serving the remainder of the term.
Senate leaders say the approval process is "broken" and urge regulators to deny the pending applications until lawmakers overhaul the system next session.
Policy experts urged lawmakers to give local law enforcement better tools to pursue foreign‑linked criminal and terrorist organizations operating in Texas.
Dawn Buckingham wrote in a letter to Border Patrol that a contractor hired by the agency trespassed and altered state lands.
The governor proposed penalizing cities that circumvent state housing law while saying large data centers should be kept out of neighborhoods.
Dr. Albert Bimper’s academic scholarship focuses on the “intersection of race,” “intercollegiate athletics,” and “neoliberalism.”
Kinney and Uvalde counties brace themselves for proposed 765-kV transmission lines.
Plaintiffs had challenged the law as content-based discrimination, but the court disagreed.
Country star Tanya Tucker urges lawmakers to “take a longer look at the other options.”
A federal judge denied a bid to force Fort Worth ISD to restore Shayma Alzubi as principal, ruling the district acted within its rights when it reassigned her after pro‑Palestinian and pro‑Sharia posts sparked backlash.
Port reopenings received mixed responses from Texas agriculture organizations.
The case is an example of Biden-era policies that allowed for thousands of alien children to enter the country unaccompanied.