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Governor Greg Abbott joined Caterpillar Inc. and local leaders at the company’s advanced engine manufacturing facility in Seguin to celebrate Caterpillar’s investment of up to $5 million in Texas as part of its five-year, $100 million Building the Future Workforce Initiative.

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Don Huffines as Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas.

 A federal district court issued an order in favor of the plaintiffs in the USDN et al. v. USDA case, granting a temporary preliminary injunction and restoring funding to a portion of the award recipients, including a $7.4 million grant awarded to the McAllen-based nonprofit Holistic Organic Practical Education for Small Farm Sustainability (H.O.P.E.)

The FBI has increased the reward to as much as $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of fugitive Joseph Matos, who is wanted in connection with the July 3, 2021, fatal shooting of Army National Guard member Chrys Carvajal in Chicago.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has launched upgraded Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards for clients in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to make it easier for families to manage their benefits.

A 29-year-old illegal alien from Cuba living in Houston has been ordered to federal prison in a crime that involved transporting numerous illegal aliens.

A Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $24.2 million has been extended to FormFactor Inc. for their new probe card manufacturing facility in Farmers Branch. The advanced manufacturing facility is expected to create more than 600 jobs and represents $140 million to $170 million in capital investment over 2026.

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a landmark court order to cut off a pornographic website’s ability to operate under its domain name after the company failed to take measures to protect children from the harmful sexual content it published. Image for illustration purposes

A poignant tree planting ceremony brought together community members, local leaders, and representatives of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) at McAllen Municipal Park today, creating a living monument to freedom and remembrance.

The Department of War today announced the launch of the Build Freedom workforce development initiative. Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael P. Duffey will present a $10 million investment to skilled trades advocate Mike Rowe to support the mikeroweWORKS Foundation Scholarship program.