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High school competitors net numerous awards in Austin White Oak High School’s Journalism program brought home another UIL Academic State Championship win this week alongside a slew of team and individual metals from Austin – including two students’ first place finishes in News Writing and Prose Interpretation. All told, White Oak ISD wrapped up the

  TxDOT partners with law enforcement to urge everyone to “Click it or Ticket”   AUSTIN – It has been nearly seven years since Eden Ganzerla lost control of her car while driving to work and crashed into a retaining wall, breaking nearly every bone in her body. Since then, she has endured thousands of hours

Senate, House begin budget reconciliation process The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $308 billion two-year budget last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The next step is to reconcile that budget with one passed earlier by the Texas House. The Senate’s budget funds $10 billion in electric grid reforms, provides pay raises to state employees, and

Emma Nix won the Discus event with a throw of 111′ 8″ at the Area Meet held in White Oak. She will be competing at the Regional meet this weekend in Whitehouse for a chance to return to the state meet in Austin. Johanna Pennington took the gold medal in the pole vault at the

  Work zone crash fatalities decreased for the first time since 2018 AUSTIN – Following a year in which fewer people were killed in work zone crashes in Texas, TxDOT is calling on all drivers to stay vigilant and help continue that downward trend. As National Work Zone Awareness Week kicks off, TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive

  AUSTIN — Enrollment in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) is now open for the 2023–24 hunting season. Open enrollment for the MLDP Conservation Option runs April 2 through June 15; the Harvest Option opens May 1 and ends Sept. 1. MLDP is a program intended to foster and

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the unanimous passage of HB 1, the State Budget. Every session, the Texas House and the Texas Senate alternate sponsorship of the budget. By that tradition, the Texas House will sponsor the 88th Legislative Session’s budget. The Senate passed HB 1 with the language