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WEBTexas AG Ken Paxton is shielding details about his real estate buying spree from the state. The attorney general and his blind trust own 10 properties from Hawaii to Florida. This year, just one was disclosed to state ethics regulators. September 18, 2024. The Houston Texans are set up for a great season.
Hunting Aoudads Is Lucrative, But It’s Also Getting In The Way Of ...
WEBAug 28, 2019 · Valerie/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Aoudads, also known as Barbary sheep, have become lucrative game in West Texas, but they're also making conservation of native desert bighorn sheep difficult.
The Top 12 Quotes From ‘Lonesome Dove’ - Texas Standard
WEBOct 21, 2015 · Spoiler alert! In case you’ve been under a rock in Ogallala for the last three decades, this story contains spoilers for “Lonesome Dove.” Since I am, like many Texans, an amateur expert on “Lonesome Dove,” people often ask me what I figure are the most loved quotes from the miniseries. If I were wise, I would just say any of a hundred …
In The Only State Where Selling Peyote Is Legal, The Cactus Is ...
WEBNov 13, 2018 · In ecological terms, South Texas is known as brush country – i t’s home to lots of thorny shrubs, trees and palms. Its humid climate makes it similar to parts of Northern Mexico, and it’s only in these two places where you can find one member of the cacti family which has been controversial, to say the least: peyote – genus Lophophora …
The Origin Of The Word ‘Texas’ May Be Rooted In ... - Texas …
WEBMay 30, 2019 · The story goes that the word “Texas” itself comes from the Caddo word for “friends”. The Caddo were a confederacy of Native American tribes that dominated East Texas. The Spanish set up a mission in the region in the 17th century, led by friar Damián Massanet. During one of Massanet’s early encounters with the Caddo, they called him ...
65 or Older? In Texas, You Can Go to College For Free
WEBSep 29, 2015 · In fact, seniors can take classes – for free – at most public colleges in the state. They can be taken for credit, toward a degree. Connie Cooper is with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. She says over 65-students must maintain a 2.0 average for undergraduate classes and a 3.0 average if they want to pursue a graduate …
Pregnant in Texas? Here’s what you need to know to ... - Texas …
WEBMar 10, 2023 · Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country, according to the latest census data. For some Texans, pregnancy is the first time they can access health services. But navigating public health options for care can be overwhelming. Here's what you need to know.
Texas is now the nation’s biggest emitter of toxic substances into ...
WEBSep 29, 2022 · From Inside Climate News:. Texas is a notably easy place to set up shop for industrial projects with lots of liquid waste and nowhere good to put it. The state’s waterways are open for business, an analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data shows, to send large volumes of discarded chemicals and industrial discharge …
Eight Liners Operate On The Edge Of State Law. A New Bill Would …
WEBFeb 8, 2019 · In Texas, gambling is illegal in almost all forms. But you’d never know it driving down Business 77 in Willacy County. It cuts through a rural area of the Rio Grande Valley, but bares a passing resemblance to Las Vegas.
In 1957, this team of Hispanic golfers shocked Texas by winning …
WEBSep 19, 2022 · They would make fun of our clothing.”. But in 1957, the San Felipe Mustang Golf team traveled from Del Rio to Austin for the Texas State High School Championship game. Against all odds, they became Class A State Golf Champions. “It was a miracle really, because we had no business winning state – and we did,” Vasquez said.