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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS A series of dry cold fronts sweeping through the next week bring the potential of increased wildfire risk to parts of the state, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. On Jan.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION The 2023 Texas legislative session opened Jan. 10, with property taxes, gun control and the power grid expected to be among the top issues on the agenda.

TPWD opposes listing prairie chicken as endangered The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has reiterated its opposition to a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the lesser prairie chicken as endangered in some areas and threatened in others, citing “tremendous” voluntary collaboration with private landowners and industry to conserve the chicken’s habitat.

Christmas is a time of discovering joy. Yet it seems like for many of us, it’s hard to find.