The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the state’s first case of West Nile illness this year and reminding people how to protect themselves from the mosquito-borne virus that causes it. A patient in Harris County has been…
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced today that the State has joined Texas, Louisiana and Nebraska in a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor over the agency’s promulgated rule that changes the definition of the term “spouse” under…
Congressman-elect John Ratcliffe has selected Jason Ross to be his District Director. Mr. Ross, a Rockwall County native, will manage Ratcliffe’s district operation across the 18 counties of the 4th Congressional District. Ross brings impressive credentials to the position along…
BEAUMONT, Texas – U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Eastern District of Texas have been appointed as District Election Officers (DEOs) for the upcoming Nov. 4, 2014 general election. The DEOs will be…
Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial nominee for the November election, made a campaign stop at Big Jakes BBQ on Richmond Rd. today.
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today released the following statement following word that Nina Pham has been declared Ebola-free. “News that Ms. Pham is free of the Ebola virus is certainly reason to celebrate and I ask all Texans to…
The state of Texas soon will stop issuing inspection stickers and transition to a “Two Steps, One Sticker” vehicle inspection and registration program as a result of a new state law.
BEAUMONT, Texas – U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that the current head of the Mexican drug trafficking organization, the Gulf Cartel, or Cartel del Golfo, has made an initial appearance in the Eastern District of Texas on drug…
Gov. Rick Perry today announced the first recommendations issued by the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response. Gov. Perry created the task force, headed by Dr. Brett P. Giroir, earlier this month to assess the state’s readiness…
According to WFAA news 4th district congressman Ralph Hall was airlifted to a Plano hospital after being involved in a car accident.
[AdSense-A] A Texas hospital patient has tested positive for Ebola, making the patient the first case diagnosed in the United States. The test was conducted at the state public health laboratory in Austin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
