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Texas-Oklahoma Boundary Redrawn To Secure Drinking Water For Texans

Texas Land Commissioner announces redrawn boundary to protect water supply for 2 million Texans, resolving interstate concerns.

Top News · Nov 8, 2024

How zebra mussels and a Lake Texoma pump station spurred Texas to redraw its border with Oklahoma

The two states agreed to a land swap to ensure that a Dallas-area water district’s pump station lies wholly within Texas. Neither state gained in size from the small change.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 7, 2024

Texas buys two ranches near the border, including a huge property next to Big Bend National Park

A Starr County property was purchased to build border wall, while Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said the state has many options for a sprawling ranch in West Texas.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 30, 2024

Suspended Texas A&M professor denies saying Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick believes overdose victims “deserve to die”

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham alleged Wednesday that opioids expert Joy Alonzo told students in a guest lecture that “Your Lt. Governor says those kids deserve to die.” Alonzo denied the claims.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 2, 2023

A Professor Criticized a Public Official. Then Her University Suspended Her.

Texas A&M placed a professor on paid leave for criticizing Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in a lecture on the opioid crisis.

Reason · Jul 27, 2023

A Texas A&M professor was suspended for allegedly criticizing lieutenant governor

Joy Alonzo was suspended and investigated after she allegedly criticized Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a lecture on the opioid crisis. Free speech advocates call the probe "blatantly inappropriate."

WEKU · Jul 26, 2023

Texas A&M suspends prof for GOP critique

Opioid crisis expert Joy Alonzo raised questions about the extent of political interference in higher education

Salon · Jul 25, 2023

Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture

The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 25, 2023

Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. The Republican is pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldoze border islands in the river

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

The top fundraisers among Texas statewide elected offices

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

Ballotpedia · Mar 6, 2023