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We have been trying to tell you this for months, TikTok is bad, and you shouldn't use it. On Monday the Governor of the Great State of Texas apparently agreed with this overall assessment as he has banned all usage of the popular video app by employees and contractors to the State if the device is state-issued or used to conduct state business.

Governor Greg Abbott was once again sworn into the top Texas office yesterday, Tuesday, January 17, 2023, on the steps of the Capitol in Austin. It was a beautiful day in central Texas as the Governor delivered his third inaugural speech, tying former Governor Rick Perry as the only Texas governor to be elected three times.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced today 152 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling over $54 million have been awarded by the Texas Workforce Commission to public community, state, and technical colleges across the state, including our own Texarkana College.

As students and teachers start back to school, Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety have launched a public service announcement campaign promoting the new iWatchTexas community reporting system. The video below features "Walker, Texas Ranger" star Chuck Norris and is airing on television markets across the  Lone Star State.

Governor Asa Hutchinson has issued a Call for the Third Extraordinary Session of the 93rd General Assembly. The main purpose of this Session is to provide immediate tax relief for Arkansans, and also, to set aside $50 million for a school safety grant program.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday, July 28, 2022, that the Governor's Public Safety Office (PSO) will be providing $1.25 million to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD). These funds are to provide counseling, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and community outreach efforts for students and faculty affected by the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School

The Supreme Court of the United States keeps rapid-firing decisions this week as they finish their 2021-22 session. Some rulings have been good news for Texans, others not as much.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision today to overturn Roe v. Wade allowing states to decide for themselves how the laws should work in each state across the US.