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Should Austin County emergency personnel receive double time for working holidays? That was the topic brought up during the Sept. 12 meeting of the Austin County Commissioner’s Court and was tabled for further discussion at a future meeting.

Texas Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led amicus brief in the Chicago- based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, defending an Indiana law that prevents biological men from competing in women’s athletics.

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals preserved Texas state law Friday that would stop large social media platforms from restricting particular opinions.

Texas Attorney General Paxton has signed a multistate letter led by Florida and Connecticut requesting the Biden Administration designate fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. Cheap but incredibly lethal, fentanyl from countries like China and India has increasingly been transported across our wideopen southern border and sold by Mexican cartels and drug dealers.

Governor Greg Abbott celebrated three major employment milestones following the August jobs release from the Texas Workforce Commission. “Thanks to the strength of the Texas economy and the best workforce in America, Texas has surpassed three major employment milestones, smashing all previous records with more jobs than ever, more Texans working than ever, and the largest labor force ever in the state’s history,” said Governor Abbott.

Sealy Chamber of Commerce Networking Event, Thursday, Sept. 22 Come join your fellow chamber members for Thirsty Thursday at Frydek Roadhouse & Winegarden.