Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans man for Vidor carjacking

Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans man for Vidor carjacking On May 3, 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Aubrey Young, 36-year- old male of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the violations of Carjacking (18 U.S.C. § 2119), Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) and...

Senate panel considers new plan to incentivize power plant construction

The Senate Business and Commerce Committee considered another plan to add more power plants to the state's deregulated electric grid.

Texas Legislature pursues innovative bipartisan health care

With each passing year, access to affordable health care is a barrier to more and more Texas families and a greater strain on employers’ budgets.

Gonzalez blazed trails and ruffled feathers

After speaking for 21 straight hours in the Texas Senate, the freshman lawmaker from San Antonio finally yielded the floor on May 3, 1957. The parents of Enrique Barbosa Gonzalez were among the 430,000 Mexicans that poured into Texas during the first two decades of the twentieth century.

Talk-radio host Larry Elder seeks the GOP nomination for the 2024 Presidential Elections; says the left argues ‘that America is systemically racist’

by John Grimaldi Larry Elder is a black conservative talk-radio personality who just days ago announced that he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

TPWD Provides Anglers with Best Practices for Catch and Release of Alligator Gar

Alligator gar hold a special place in Texans’ hearts as the largest and longest-living freshwater species in the state. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) works to ensure healthy populations remain in Texas for future generations to enjoy.

House OKs $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The Texas House last Thursday passed two education-related bills, one that allocates $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises and another to increase the annual perstudent base funding from $6,160 to $6,300 – a 2.3% increase.

HISTORY MATTERS

A feature courtesy of The Grateful American Book Prize Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future.