February 9, 2017 - AUSTIN -- State Representative Chris Paddie (R-Marshall) has been appointed to the House State Affairs Committee, the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee, the House Calendars Committee and the Select Committee on State and Federal Power and Responsibility.  

February 9, 2017 - While we see hundreds of visitors every week at the Texas Capitol, this week the Sweetwater Jaycees featured a little more unusual guest, the rattlesnake, in the open rotunda of the Capitol.

Timpson Bears Gymnasium, February 7, 2017 –

February 7, 2017 - The Texas Commission on Jail Standards recently acknowledged the excellent work of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office with a Certificate of Compliance for the Shelby County Jail. The most recent inspection of the facility demonstrated that the jail is in compliance with Texas Minimum Jail Standards.

U.S. Department of Transportation selects Texas as 1 of 10 testing locations for autonomous vehicle technology

February 4, 2017 AUSTIN – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has named Texas a national Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground for the testing of connected and automated vehicle technologies. The designation establishes Texas as a leader in the research and development of new transportation technologies that could make roads safer and less congested.