Commissioner Sid Miller Renews Call for Special Session to Protect Texas Agriculture from Unchecked Data Center Growth Commissioner Sid Miller Renews Call for Special Session to Protect Texas Agriculture from Unchecked Data Center Growth ETR Staff Report AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today renewed his call for Governor Greg Abbott to immediately convene […]
Google announces $40B investment in the Lone StarState, Gov. Abbott highlights economic impact ETR Staff Report Texas recently received major economic news as Governor Greg Abbott and Google CEO Sundar Pichai jointly announced a $40 billion investment in Texas—Google’s largest investment in any state in the country. The funding is part of Google’s broader “Investing […]
The previously named National Blue Ribbon Schools program has transitioned to Texas Leadership The Texas Education Agency (TEA) congratulates the 26 Texas public schools named 2025 Lone Star Ribbon Schools. Governor Greg Abbott announced the honorees today, recognizing their outstanding academic performance and efforts to close achievement gaps. “These 26 schools represent the very best of Texas public education,” said Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath. “This recognition reflects the hard work of our […]
Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2306 and Senate Bill 1212 into law at the Governor’s Mansion, imposing the toughest penalties on human traffickers and ensuring offenders who target children and vulnerable Texans stay behind bars. “I thank all the survivors of human trafficking for stepping up and telling their stories, sharing their insight, and talking about what needs […]
The Senate passed three bills this week relating to the governor’s special session call,including the issue that brought them back to Austin in the first place: THC in hemp-derivedconsumables. Both chambers approved a full ban of the presence of the intoxicant in any hempproducts, but Governor Greg Abbott vetoed the bill amid concerns about legal […]
