As part of a broader effort to reopen the Texas economy, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced it will resume limited overnight camping at state parks beginning on May 18th.

"A crime cannot be established here... The whole exercise was just about creating the lie. They (the FBI interrogators) did not have a basis for a counter-intelligence investigation against Flynn," U.S. Attorney General William Barr told CBS News during a Thursday interview, after documents unsealed and released last month confirmed suspicions the FBI was out to entrap former 3-Star Army General Michael Flynn.

Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Motor Speedway today released a statement applauding INDYCAR’s decision to kick off the 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season with the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

“These funds will give immediate relief to health care providers in need of personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplies to prevent and mitigate the spread of the virus while they work to heal our communities."

Created after two world wars and an economic collapse, and with the Cold War only just beginning, the National Day of Prayer was a bipartisan call to men and women of all faiths to pray for America.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds taxpayers that the due date for 2020 franchise tax reports was extended to July 15 to be consistent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The report includes immediate recommendations, recommendations for the next 100 days and long-term strategies for the future. To view the report, click here. 

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asked President Trump to suspend all new guest worker visas for sixty days, and some categories of new guest worker visas for at least the next year.

Chairman Christian offered and passed two orders suspending certain fees and creating an exception to Rule 95 to allow underground oil storage in alternative formations.

Through these studies, the GLO will be encouraging regional planning coordination in addition to specific local solutions to promote sound long-term recovery.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced $824.1 million in local sales tax allocations for May, 5 percent less than in May 2019. These allocations are based on sales made in March.

State sales tax revenue totaled $2.58 billion in April, 9.3 percent less than in April 2019, the steepest decline since January 2010. ​

the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has issued new guidance to unemployment claimants concerning their eligibility for unemployment benefits should they choose not to return to work at this time due to COVID-19.

In an effort to keep you informed, the below updates are from President Trump, Governor Abbott, State Agencies, and Kaufman and Henderson County. Texas is committed to providing information and resources to help keep you, your family, and community safe and healthy. 

Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) applauded the distribution of a $634,000,000 grant awarded to Texas by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Vice President Pence and the Administration’s Coronavirus Task Force assure that additional expertise and resources are available to the Texas Panhandle. 

If you're looking for the latest Federal, State or Local links to assist you or your business in accessing assistance or responding to the COVID-19 CoronaVirus, please click on the links below that specifically address the most current developments for help.

Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) called on U.S. Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to fully utilize the Provider Relief Fund established by the CARES Act to allow enhanced support for rural health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This relief is the result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Cong. Hurd fervently supported and advocated on behalf of.

Those programs include the TEXAS Grant Program, the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program, and the Tuition Equalization Grant Program.