The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will build a $750 million facility at Moore Air Base near Edinburg, Texas to prevent the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS) into the United States. Texas state and federal officials made the announcement Aug. 15,...
Bobby Lumpkin, current chief operating officer of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), has been appointed as the agency’s new executive director effective Sept. 1, according to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. He will succeed Bryan Collier, who is...
The state of Texas has officially unveiled the next iteration of its 10-year Unified Transportation Plan (UTP), outlining a $146 billion investment in critical transportation projects statewide. The 2026 UTP will be the third consecutive year that the plan exceeds...
