Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

To force a vote, organizers would need authorization cards from at least half of Southwest flight attendants before the National Mediation Board could hold an election.

Meanwhile, Costco is eyeing a Costco business center in Haltom City, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The filing says construction could start later this year, but such filings are preliminary and can change.

A business center is different from a regular Costco because it carries more products aimed at companies, but it is still open to Costco members.

The Austin-based electric vehicle maker is planning a more than 538,000 square foot distribution center in Mustang Ridge, Texas.

According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the project carries an estimated construction cost of $1.44 million, with work scheduled to begin December 7th and wrap up in December of 2028.

The new facility will add significant distribution capacity near Tesla's Gigafactory Texas manufacturing complex and the extensive cross-border supplier network in Mexico that ships automotive components north to support Tesla's production operations.

The expansion comes as Tesla reported second quarter revenue of $28.24 billion, a 26% increase year over year, while capital expenditures more than doubled sequentially to $5.8 billion.

But several witnesses told the Senate State Affairs Committee that questions over accountability remain unresolved.

Oversight of the state lottery was moved to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation when the Lottery Commission was disbanded following a series of scandals.

Most notably, of course, was that time in 2023 when an international gambling ring rigged the jackpot aided by online lottery ticket resellers and the Texas Lottery Commission itself.

The former executive director who led the agency during the 2023 incident is now facing criminal charges.

She hired me recently, and it was after the suspension.

So TDLR puts out this ridiculous press release in March.

It was dated March 11th, and it's basically saying that they have suspended her license with, this was without a hearing, okay? And it says that the emergency action follows investigations into two cases, and the both cases are from 2023.

The first complaint came in 2023.

Why not-

Yeah

... suspend her at the time? So then the next paragraph says, "In addition," and this is all pretextual, "TDLR was made aware of social media discussion between Gonzales and another midwife discussing a clinical situation involving several complications that would typically require a transfer recommendation under Texas midwifery laws and rules." And I think that's assuming a lot, and also not true.

And it's, "In response, Gonzales stated, 'Those things are not concerning to me.'" And so TDLR determined that Gonzales' response, remember, this is her Facebook comment to an anonymous post, and failure to identify issues regarding escalation could place pregnant clients and unborn children at risk.

And so there's an obvious relationship there.

the Railroad Commission, TDLR, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, you name it.

So we do have a lot of, I would say, kind of cross-pollination between us and other state agencies.

But then the associations that you mentioned, like Texas Water Association, the Texas Water Foundation, the Texas Water Supply Partners, you have the Texas Chapter of American Water Works Association, you have WEAT, the Gosh, I'm going to blank on there.

Another new law attempts to rein in deceptive practices in the residential solar industry.

Senate Bill 1036 requires solar retailers, including those selling door-to-door, to register with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Ann Bedore is with Texas Appleseed and authored the report, How Harmful Marketing Practices are Undermining the Potential of Residential Rooftop Solar.

So salespeople can no longer be fly-by-night.

Another new law attempts to rein in deceptive practices in the residential solar industry.

Senate Bill 1036 requires solar retailers, including those selling door-to-door, to register with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Ann Bedore is with Texas Appleseed and authored the report, How Harmful Marketing Practices Are Undermining the Potential of Residential Rooftop Solar.

So salespeople can no longer be fly-by-night.