A guide to the 14 propositions on Texas’ ballot
WEBOct 23, 2023 · Proposition 1: “The constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management.”. Prop 1 would prevent municipal governments from regulating land use policies in areas with farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture and wildlife management.
Texas has a feral hog problem. Hunting them makes it worse.
WEBApr 7, 2022 · Texas is a hog hunting paradise. Before 2019, hunters were required to have a license to hunt them. But the Legislature got rid of that requirement. Now, only a hunter’s education course is required. “The idea is to kinda remove any of those barriers to folks hunting pigs,” said John Tomeček, associate professor and extension wildlife ...
Fact-check: Is Venezuela sending prisoners to the US southern …
WEBOct 12, 2022 · From PolitiFact:. Republicans have praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent decision to use taxpayer money to fly two planes of Venezuelan asylum seekers from Texas to Florida to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.. Meanwhile, in Congress, some GOP lawmakers have raised flags about Venezuelan immigrants at the southern border, citing an alleged Department of Homeland Security report saying ...
Plan your visit to the State Fair of Texas
WEBSep 29, 2023 · ADMISSION AND DISCOUNTS A one-day ticket to the fair on Mondays through Thursdays costs $15 for general admission (ages 13-59) and $10 for kids (3-12) and seniors (60 and up). The price goes up to $20 for general admission and $15 for kids and seniors on Fridays. On Saturdays and Sundays, tickets top out at $25 for general admission and $18 for ...
Three Laws Every Rural Landowner In Texas Should Know
WEBApr 13, 2021 · As long as they follow state and federal law, feedlots and other agricultural outfits are protected from “nuisance” clams under Texas’ Right to Farm statute. Lashmet says anyone looking to buy rural property should know ahead of time that they may not have much recourse if they end up having complaints about a neighboring agriculture ...
A Chapter In US History Often Ignored: The Flight Of Runaway …
WEBMar 2, 2021 · The flight of runaway slaves to Mexico is a chapter of history that is often overlooked or ignored. As the U.S. Treasury ponders putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill to commemorate her role in the northbound underground railroad, new attention is being paid to this southbound route. Alice Baumgartner, a historian …
Texas has open primaries. Here’s what that means and what you …
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · From The Texas Newsroom:. While it may seem like the 2024 election cycle has already been going on forever, the first round of voting for it is just now underway. Early voting for primaries in Texas runs through March 1, and primary Election Day is March 5.
Project Texas: Inside TikTok’s billion-dollar plan to stay in America
WEBMar 27, 2023 · Last week, TikTok CEO Shou Chew answered pointed questions and criticisms from lawmakers – and many of his answers focused on Project Texas, the $1.5 billion plan TikTok is executing in the hopes of repairing American confidence. Amanda O’Donnell wrote about Project Texas for Texas Monthly …
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 …
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.