AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a $13 million debt relief agreement for 1,430 former ITT Tech students in Texas as part of a 43-state settlement with Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC. Nationally, the settlement will result in debt relief for more than $168 million for more than 18,000 former ITT Tech students. CUSO

Smith County Clerk’s Office in Annex Basement Closed The Smith County Clerk’s Office’s Official Public Records Department, housed in the Annex Building basement, is temporarily closed to the public. Smith County Clerk Karen Phillips said they are working on remediating a flood that occurred in the basement over the weekend. The basement, or lower level

SB 12 will create an actuarially sound pension system and do the right thing for our retired teachers. AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today announcing his support for Senate Bill 12, the Retired Teachers’ Security Act with a 13th Check authored by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, and Sen. Jane Nelson,