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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ( DFPS) is responsible for investigating charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, elderly adults and adults with disabilities. Prior to its creation in 2004, the agency had been called the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services ( DPRS ).
The Texas General Land Office ( GLO) is a state agency of the U.S. state of Texas, responsible for managing lands and mineral rights properties that are owned by the state. The GLO also manages and contributes to the state's Permanent School Fund. The agency is headquartered in the Stephen F. Austin State Office Building in Downtown Austin.
The Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System ( CAPPS) is a counter-terrorism system in place in the United States air travel industry that matches passenger information with other data sources. The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) maintains a watchlist, pursuant to 49 USC § 114 (h) (2), [1] of "individuals ...
Opened in 1968, the Richmond State Supported Living Center is a community of more than 500 adults situated on 241 acres (1.0 km 2) on the banks of the Brazos River in unincorporated Fort Bend County, adjacent to and not within the city limits of Richmond . The campus serves a 13-county area, which includes Harris County.
Spring Branch Independent School District. / 29.782361°N 95.514583°W / 29.782361; -95.514583 ( District office) Spring Branch Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Hedwig Village, Texas, United States in Greater Houston. The district serves portions of western Houston, [1] including most of Spring ...
Capps Corner, Texas. Coordinates: 33°48′02″N 97°30′28″W. Capps Corner is an unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States. The town is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1956, or "Hoosier Highway", and Farm to Market Road 677, 13 miles east of Nocona, eight miles north of Saint Jo, and six miles south of ...
Texas Constitution. Salary. $150,000 (2013) [1] Website. gov .texas .gov. The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described ...
Texas ( / ˈtɛksəs / TEK-səss, locally also / ˈtɛksɪz / TEK-siz; [8] Spanish: Texas or Tejas, [b] pronounced [ˈtexas]) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua ...