The House today sent to the Senate a bill that would allow state employees to divert from the shortest route between two points to the safest route between two points. » Continue reading

A delegation of local leaders, business owners and government officials traveled to the state capital in an effort to keep Wichita Falls and the surrounding areas in the minds of Texas legislators and state agency leaders. » Continue reading

Unemployment is at its highest level in 20 years, and a dollar doesn’t stretch as far as it used to. That’s what Texas legislators have discovered when trying to balance the budget for the state. » Continue reading

Few state agencies impact oil and gas-rich West Texas as much as the Railroad Commission. Yet, most people in the region probably don’t know it, well, because of the name. It just doesn’t fit the job description of an agency that deals with energy issues. » Continue reading

Should college students, faculty and others be allowed carry concealed guns on campus? A bill doing just that may be introduced later this week to the Texas legislature. » Continue reading

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Democratic Representative David Farabee says the stimulus package is a good thing because it’s Texas tax dollars coming back to Texas, and Republican Rick Hardcastle says if money intended for Texas gets turned away and given to another state that’s not in the best interest of people in Texas. » Continue reading

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Farabee, a Wichita Falls Democrat, on Thursday reintroduced legislation the first offered four years ago to put the Railroad Commission under the rule of a single commissioner rather than keeping it as the three-headed agency it’s been for more than a century. » Continue reading

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As the economy sinks, Texas lawmakers are looking for ways to bring jobs to the Lone Star State. » Continue reading

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Prisons in Texas are bursting at the seams. Most of the locked down facilities are creeping toward capacity, and some Texas lawmakers hope to look at the population problem this Legislative Session. » Continue reading

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Texas lawmakers expect to be busy now that the 81st Legislative Session is underway. One hot topic they could tackle is a possible tuition freeze at state colleges and universities. » Continue reading