Texas Home Recognized in National Design Competition
Pine Creek Place, a 1970s-era home in Fredericksburg, Texas, has been selected as the South Central regional winner in 2015 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) by the National Association of Home...
View ArticleDeadline Looms for Texans with Storm Damage
Texas homeowners and renters with damage from the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding Oct. 22-Oct. 31 have only until Monday, Jan. 25, to register for disaster assistance from...
View ArticleTexas luxury home sales continue growth in 2015
Luxury home sales continued to be one of the fastest growing housing segments in Texas’s largest markets in 2015, according to the 2016 Texas Luxury Home Sales Report released today by the Texas...
View ArticleCulberson Opposes HUD Project Near Overcrowded Briargrove Elementary
After meeting with Briargrove residents, the Houston Housing Authority (HHA), Houston Independent School District (HISD) officials, and other local officials regarding a new 250-unit multi-family...
View ArticleTexas home sales and prices reach all-time high in 2015, hold steady in...
Texas home sales and home prices reached all-time highs in 2015, capping off another strong year for Texas real estate, according to the 2015-Q4 Texas Quarterly Housing Report released today by the...
View ArticleHouse Approves Congressman Al Green’s Homes for Heroes Act as Part of H.R....
On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, the House of Representatives approved Congressman Al Green’s Homes for Heroes Act as part of the H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015.
View ArticleCongressman Al Green Introduces Resolutions to Recognize Black History Month...
On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09), a veteran civil rights advocate, introduced the Original National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Resolution of...
View ArticleCONGRESSMAN RUBÉN HINOJOSA RURAL HOUSING AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15) delivered the following remarks when offering an amendment during consideration in the House Committee on Financial Services Budget Views and Estimates to expand...
View ArticleParis Climate Agreement a Bad Deal for Americans
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology today held a hearing to examine the various scientific, economic and other policy issues surrounding President Obama’s recent pledge to the United...
View ArticleTexas District Court Rules MERS has Constitutional Rights to Notice of Lawsuit
MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Dallas County District Court, 101st Judicial District, issued a final judgment in MERS’ favor recognizing MERS’ right, as beneficiary, to notice of a...
View ArticleFlores Statement on Supreme Court’s Stay of Clean Power Plan
U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a stay on the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposes Major Investments...
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced significant new investments that are a part of the President’s proposed fiscal year 2017 budget request. The proposed budget is focused on tackling...
View ArticleCARTER SAYS NO TO HOUSING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) introduced the Resist Executive Amnesty on Defense Installations (READI) Act which will prohibit any illegal alien from being housed on our military installations. The...
View ArticleTexas Association of REALTORS® announces annual real estate award winners
Celebrating a year of accomplishments, the Texas Association of REALTORS® recognized its outstanding members and local Realtor associations on February 8 during its annual Texas REALTORS® Winter...
View ArticleCommissioner Mattax Appoints Six to Texas FAIR Plan Governing Committee
Commissioner of Insurance David Mattax recently made six appointments to the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan Governing Committee. The FAIR plan provides residential property insurance...
View ArticleCongressman Cuellar Secures Additional Funding for Border Water, Conservation...
Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he had secured an additional $10 million federal funding for environmental programs along the U.S.-Mexico border. These grant programs, which received...
View ArticleBurgess Introduces Bill to Promote American Free Market Innovation
Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, today introduced legislation that would foster free...
View Article20 More Days of Dove Hunting Tops Slate of Proposed Regulation Changes
Texas dove hunters would get an additional 20 days this fall under proposed changes to the 2016-17 Statewide Hunting Proclamation for Migratory Game Birds up for public comment.
View ArticleFederal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year...
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) today reported net income of $14.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. In comparison, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Bank...
View ArticleSen. Cruz Joins More Than 200 Members of Congress in Filing Amicus Brief to...
Sen. Cruz (R-Texas) along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman...
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