This Week in Texas: Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Posted April 18, 2018 in The Mignon Memo

Menendez new Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus Chair.

Sen. Jose Menendez (D-San Antonio) has been appointed Chair of the Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus. Sen. Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) resigned as she continues her campaign for Congress.  To read more…

Williams to HHSC.

Former Sen. Tommy Williams, currently Senior Advisor for Fiscal Affairs to Governor Abbott, is going over to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) after a Texas State Auditor’s report was critical of contracting practices. This is not the first time the agency has been under scrutiny in recent months. To read more…

TxDOT Tracker.

Planning a trip, or just want to get to work on time? The Texas Department of Transportation has updated and improved its Project Tracker with information on more than 11,000 projects across Texas. Information includes: project funding, schedule/length of project, and TxDOT contact information for specific projects. To read more…

Only in Austin…

This Saturday, April 21st, Texas Football makes its spring appearance inside the Darrel K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for the annual Orange-White Game. Kickoff is at 6:30pm. To read more…