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Over $1.6 Million In Career Training Grants Awarded to Six South Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott announced six Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling $1,697,701 have been awarded to six schools in South Texas by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
Celebrating First Round of TEFA Funds Awarded to Texas Families
Governor Greg Abbott celebrated the first round of Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) funding that is being awarded to over 42,000 Texas families.
Abbott Meets With SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler to Support Texas Small Businesses
Governor Greg Abbott met with U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler to discuss Texas’ partnership with the Trump Administration and efforts to help Texas small businesses and entrepreneurs succeed.
Justice Department Moves FDA-Approved Marijuana to Schedule III, Expanding Research Under Federal Oversight
In accordance with President Trump’s December 18, 2025, Executive Order on Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research, the Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the issuance of an order immediately placing both FDA-approved products containing marijuana and marijuana products regulated by a state medical marijuana license in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act,
Cornyn Calls to Permanently Defund Planned Parenthood in Next Reconciliation Bill
Texas Border Business WASHINGTON – On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the current budget resolution the Senate is considering that will kick off the...
De La Cruz Leads Texas Delegation Urging USMCA Enforcement of 1944 Water Treaty
Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), along with a dozen members of the Texas Congressional Delegation, sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer and Chief Agricultural Negotiator Ambassador Julie Callahan, urging the Administration to use the upcoming USMCA renegotiations to ensure the Government of Mexico’s compliance with 1944 Water Treaty deliveries.
RGV LEAD Launches Criminal Justice Education Pipeline
RGV LEAD has been awarded a $19,500 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to support the implementation of the Hidalgo County Criminal Justice Career and Legal Education Pipeline Initiative.
Texas Senate Bill 37 Policy and Funding Alignment Opens Workforce Training Opportunity in South Texas
A new alignment between Texas policy and federal funding is creating, officials say, a significant opportunity to reshape workforce training in the Rio Grande Valley.
Basilica Facilities Director Builds Career Through STC
For South Texas College student Martin Lopez, returning to school was never about starting over. It was about unlocking the full potential of everything he had already built.
Cadets Demonstrate Warfighter Skills During Spring Culminating Exercise
Nearly 3,000 cadets participated in the U.S. Air Force Academy's spring culminating exercise in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 15-18.
