U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced this week that the FBI has granted his request to investigate and locate the Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an attempt to stop the passage of new GOP-favored congressional maps. The Democratic walkout is meant to deny...
The city of Corpus Christi will invest $5.2 million to address homelessness and make critical park improvements. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Corpus Christi grants to support underserved residents battling homelessness and to make...
Julie Parsley CEO Pedernales Electric Cooperative Public career highlights and education: I have served as CEO of Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) since December 2017. Prior to PEC, I was commissioner on the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas, and before...
Austin Energy recently conducted a study on the feasibility of undergrounding the city’s expansive overhead electrical distribution line system. After receiving the results, the utility determined that placing all the city’s lines underground would cost $50...
Southern Methodist University (SMU) has selected Rachel Davis Mersey to take over as its next vice president and provost. She most recently served as executive vice president and provost of The University of Texas (UT) at Austin. Mersey has been with the university...
