state licensing and regulation

The Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee Nations are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials and a special prosecutor in an ongoing dispute over hunting and fishing licenses on tribal reservations.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is trying to figure out how to navigate a conflict between Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General Gentner Drummond over what licenses tribal citizens need when hunting in Indian Country.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation its policy to cite Indigenous hunters hunting on tribal land is unlawful.

The high court revived a three-time South Texas Republican congressional candidate's claims that the state's medical board unfairly disciplined him for calling himself a doctor on the campaign trail. He went to medical school but isn't a licensed physician.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shared a press release on Wednesday, drawing disapproval from several tribal leaders of the five largest tribes in Oklahoma and tribal lawyers. It highlighted a gray area of where tribal citizens can hunt and fish with tribally issued licenses.

The Kansas Court of Appeals decision reverses a district court order that prohibited transgender people from changing driver's licenses to reflect their gender identity.

Senate Bill 1150, which is on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott, is a rare example of the Texas Legislature regulating the state’s oil and gas industry.

The veto means the state's funeral industry could be left without oversight or regulation, according to the executive director of Oklahoma's Funeral Board.