Texas Mall Closings Repurposed The Valley View Center mall in North Dallas was like many malls in its day. Filled with shoppers and a central location for the community. Kids rode their bikes to the mall. Teenagers gathered there. But those days are gone. However, the mall is being changed and repurposed as the location […]

Texas governor Greg Abbott did sign our state’s two-year budget, but he vetoed millions of dollars of funding for a number of things, including environmental and public assistance programs along the border. The approved budget is $217 billion dollars, as laid out be the Legislature. But Abbott cut $120 million with the line-item veto. “This […]

Mike Toomey Lobbyist News: Might Community Colleges Offer Bachelor Degrees? Senator Kel Siliger, Republican from Amarillo, has introduced legislation that would authorize community colleges in our state to offer bachelor degrees in applied science, nursing, and applied technology. (Senate Bill 2118) Currently three community colleges offer bachelor degrees and have since 2003. The legislation would […]