Adam Schwager

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AUSTIN (KXAN)– Kelly Neves has spent five years building Big Dan’s Emporium from a single food truck into a nine-location hemp business across Austin. Now, with just days remaining before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Sunday deadline to act on Senate Bill 3, she’s preparing to throw away thousands of dollars in inventory and close the doors on her latest venture. “Sept.

1 week ago | myhighplains.com | Nicole Williams-Quezada |Adam Schwager

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1 week ago | kxan.com | Adam Schwager

AUSTIN (Nexstar) - State Sen. Kelly Hancock will leave the Texas Senate and be hired as the Chief Clerk in the Texas Comptroller's office, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Thursday. Hancock will assume the role of Acting Comptroller of Public Accounts when Hegar takes on the role as the next Chancellor of the Texas A&M System on July 1. Hancock has served in the Senate as a representative from the 9th district - based in Tarrant County - since 2013.

1 week ago | kxan.com | Adam Schwager

AUSTIN (Nexstar) - The Republican Party of Texas is looking to change the way it selects its nominees for elections across the state. Abraham George, chair of the Republican Party of Texas, said that the party's executive committee has decided to file a lawsuit to challenge the state's open primary system. "We decided we're going to move forward with filing a lawsuit against the state, because in the 89th session, we had multiple bills that would have done this," George said.

1 week ago | cw39.com | Nicole Williams-Quezada |Adam Schwager

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 70 “No Kings” protests are scheduled across Texas on Saturday as part of nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C.The “No Kings” protests are organized to counter Trump’s expanded Army anniversary celebration, which falls on his 79th birthday and Flag Day. The demonstrations follow several days of immigration protests that prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops statewide.