According to the Texas Historical Commission, the state has around 14,00 cemeteries. Except for about 240 designated as perpetual care cemeteries with trusts set up for maintenance, there is no state agency that regulates them.
According to the Texas Historical Commission, the state has around 14,00 cemeteries. Except for about 240 designated as perpetual care cemeteries with trusts set up for maintenance, there is no state agency that regulates them.
Texas lawmakers voted to temporarily attach the state’s Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to another state agency, in order to help with data collection and management issues.
READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-lawmakers-pass-bill-aimed-at-veterinary-board/
Paxton Impeachment – The House is scheduled to take up impeachment proceedings for Ken Paxton. If you’re watching our program, you’ve probably just watched a newscast with the latest details. So we’re going deeper, looking at how we got to this point, the impact of Republicans taking on a influential leader in their own party, and why Paxton remains popular with voters despite longstanding accusations against him.
A Mother’s Mission – After her son’s death, a Texas mother worked to advocate for legislation to address the state’s fentanyl crisis. Now, some of the legislation she helped push has advanced to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk. Will DuPree looks at how she turned heartbreak into action that could save lives.
One Year Later – Families of victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary have been coming to the State Capitol regularly this session. They’ve called for tighter gun laws, but with mixed success. Monica Madden takes a closer look at what’s changed, and what hasn’t in the year after Uvalde.
Medical cannabis expansion bill dies in Texas Senate
A case of mpox has been recorded in Travis County, marking the first case in Austin since February. READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/travis-county/first-mpox-case-in-months-reported-in-travis-county/
A suspect in the death of an 80-year-old Pflugerville man whose body was found Saturday is the same person convicted of raping and killing an 8-year-old girl over 40 years ago. READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/suspect-in-pflugerville-mans-death-is-the-same-man-who-killed-an-8-year-old-austin-girl-in-1982/
More than 100 people from the community of New Sweden attended a public meeting in protest of a proposed concrete-batch plant. Nearly every neighbor who made a comment criticized the Texas Commission Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for "insufficient notification."
Ascension Seton is opening a new neuro-critical care unit at Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas the first week of June.
A new program could mean faster EMS response times on Lake Austin, but could it be used on Lake Travis?
READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/solutions-journalism/ems-new-pilot-program-speeds-up-water-rescues-on-lake-austin-lady-bird-lake/
