AUSTIN, TX - Today, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved $5.4 in financial assistance for the City of Edinburg. Funding for this loan comes from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund which provides low-cost…
AUSTIN, TX - Yesterday, Premont Independent School District received word that state academic standards were met for the first time since 2011. The Commissioner of Education had offered an abatement to the district last December…
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Today, Governor Greg Abbott, Senator John Cornyn, State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, and the Coastal Bend legislative delegation joined the Texas Department of Transportation and the community of Corpus Christi for…
AUSTIN, TX - Texas's highly successful annual Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled this year for Friday, August 5th through Sunday, August 7th and will offer Texans an opportunity to save millions in sales tax on…
AUSTIN, Texas - Today, The Texas A&M University System and Driscoll Children’s Hospital System announced the creation of a Hispanic Health Institute to focus on clinical and public health research, education and programs that will…
AUSTIN, TX - Today, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved $8.3 million in financial assistance for the City of McAllen consisting of a $7.1 million loan and $1.2 million in loan forgiveness. Funding for…
AUSTIN, TX- Today, at the Texas Transportation Commission (TxDOT) meeting, the Commission granted final approval of a $42.2 million State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan for the Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority (HCRMA) to be used…
AUSTIN, TX - Today Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, along with Comptroller Glenn Hager and State Representative Drew Darby, held a press conference announcing the first ever sales tax holiday for water efficient products intended to…
AUSTIN, TX - Today, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the Texas school finance system is constitutional. Senator Hinojosa issued the following statement: "I am disappointed with the Texas Supreme Court’s ruling that Texas' school…
AUSTIN - This week, the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission approved Community Outdoor Outreach Grants to youth programs in the cities of Corpus Christi and Edinburg. The recipients of these grants are (1) the…