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Construction on Rollover Pass Project, one of the Texas General Land Office’s major coastal preservation efforts, began in mid-March and is expected to last for the next 15 months.

Construction on Rollover Pass Project, one of the Texas General Land Office’s major coastal preservation efforts, began in mid-March and is expected to last for the next 15 months.

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Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Construction Kick-Off of the Rollover Pass Pier

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
AUSTIN— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that construction of the new Rollover Pass Pier has begun. The Rollover Pass Project is one of the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) major coastal preservation efforts.

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State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.7 Billion in March

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.68 billion in March, 2.7 percent less than in March 2024. The majority of March sales tax revenue is based on sales made in February and remitted to the agency in March.
A water pipeline project by Recharge passes through Lee County into Williamson County, on March 28, 2025. Credit: Dylan Baddour / Inside Climate News

A water pipeline project by Recharge passes through Lee County into Williamson County, on March 28, 2025. Credit: Dylan Baddour / Inside Climate News

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“Water is the new oil” as Texas cities square off over aquifer pipeline plans

Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News March 31, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
““Water is the new oil” as Texas cities square off over aquifer pipeline plans” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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VIDOR POLICE ARREST REPORT

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
In recent weeks the Vidor Police Department responded to many calls. What follows are but a few of the incidents that required police action. Readers should remember that a person who was arrested has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing.

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Senate Passes Flurry Of Major Legislation

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
In the first full week following the constitutional prohibition on considering legislation in the first 60-days of session, the Senate passed a number of bills at the top of Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s priority list.
Orange County Vessel Turn-In Program, 2023

Orange County Vessel Turn-In Program, 2023

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Orange County Residents Encouraged to Participate in Free Vessel Turn-In Event

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages Orange County residents to help keep the Texas Coast clean by participating in the Orange County Vessel Turn-In Program (V-TIP) on April 5, 8, 10, and 12, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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