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Michael Williams Named as Texas Commissioner of Education
Texas’ governor has appointed a former officeholder to head up the state’s education commission.
Governor Rick Perry has appointed former Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams as the State Commissioner of Education, and also announced that Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds will serve as chief deputy commissioner
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Lon Morris College to Suspend Fall Semester Due to Financial Woes
A historic Texas junior college won’t have a fall semester this year due to financial problems.
Lon Morris College, a United Methodist School in Jacksonville, Texas, is seeking a new financial partner or a purchaser following a bankruptcy filing last July
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Singer Randy Travis Involved in Altercation Near Plano
A country singer from Texas with a recent history of alcohol problems is in hot water yet again.
Randy Travis was involved in a fight in a church parking lot overnight in Plano.
According to TMZ.com, police were called to the church parking lot around 1 a
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Governor Rick Perry Appoints Bill O’Neal as Texas State Historian
The State of Texas now has a new historian.
Governor Rick Perry has appointed Bill O’Neal as the Texas State Historian through August 2014.
O’Neal, who resides in Carthage, Texas, is an award-winning nonfiction author and history instructor at Panola College
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Texas Scores Victory Against EPA on Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
Texas has scored another victory against a federal government agency.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Tuesday morning.
The court rebuked the EPA for exceeding its statutory authority when issuing the CSAPR regulations...
Abilene Christian University Receives NCAA Division I Invitation
An Abilene university will likely be moving to a bigger athletic conference.
Abilene Christian University received their official invitation from the Southland Conference to join its league, and move to NCAA Division I affiliation.
The University’s football team would not be able to begin play in the Southland Conference until 2014 due to schedule commitments, but all other sports would begin thei
Young Farmer Grants Awarded to 16 Texas Farmers and Ranchers
Texas’ agriculture commissioner has awarded farmer-funded grants to some young Texas farmers.
The grants given out to 16 younger farmers and ranchers across the Lone Star State total $150,000.
The Young Farmer Grant Program is funded entirely by Texas farmers and ranchers, offers effective financing options to help establish new farmers and ranchers, and does not use any state tax revenue, accord
HEST Technologies Executives Arrested for Video Sweepstakes Scheme
Investigators have arrested executives in a North Texas technological company for their role in a video sweepstakes scheme.
Senior executives with HEST Technologies Inc. based out of Haltom City were arrested Friday, during a joint operation led by the Texas Attorney General’s Office, the Anderson County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, and the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Offic