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Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Urge President Biden to Grant Gov. Abbott’s Federal Emergency Declaration for Border Communities as Crisis Worsens

Senator Ted Cruz

‘We strongly support the Governor’s request and urge you to provide any and all emergency measures afforded by the approval of an emergency declaration’ U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden supporting Governor Abbott’s request for a federal emergency declaration as a result of the crisis on the southern border. Last week, Governor Abbott requested federal assistance to help state authorities deal […]

Paxton Files Motion to Force Biden Administration to Follow Migrant Protection Protocols   

Attorney General Ken Paxton

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion to force the Biden Administration to reinstate Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) after they blatantly ignored the court’s order to do so. MPP restricts illegal aliens’ ability to remain in the United States during immigration proceedings, which greatly reduces the burden shouldered by state and federal agencies tasked with defending our border. “The Biden Administration’s refusal to follow the law has created chaos at our border. Our officers are working endlessly to […]

Sen. Cruz: Democrats Used To Support Stopping Nord Stream 2; It’s Not Too Late to Reverse Joe Biden’s Surrender and Stop the Biden-Putin Pipeline

Senator Ted Cruz

‘This body, Congress as a whole, Democrats and Republicans, past administrations – everyone – has worked together not just to counter Russia, but specifically to prevent Putin from being able to leverage energy as a geopolitical weapon’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling on President Biden to impose bipartisan Congressionally-mandated sanctions to stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline before the project comes online. […]

Sen. Cruz, Joined By Colleagues, Criticizes President Biden and Administration For Facilitating Trafficking of Child Brides and Sexual Abuse as Part of Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal

Senator Ted Cruz

‘It is imperative that the Department of Defense, the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […] provide a full public accounting of the United States’ role in evacuating offenders’ U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) this week sent a letter to President Biden and agencies in his administration demanding answers after Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the Biden administration facilitate the transport […]

Sen. Cruz on the Senate Floor: President Biden’s Dangerous Refusal to Enforce our Laws has Created a Humanitarian Crisis in Del Rio

Senator Ted Cruz

Demands his Senate colleagues and the Biden administration address the crisis in South Texas and the political decisions that directly created it U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week delivered remarks on the Senate floor to demand President Biden and his administration take accountability for their disastrous political decisions that directly resulted in the crisis on our southern border. As upwards of 10,000 illegal immigrants flood the Del Rio International Bridge due to an overcapacity at migrant housing facilities, […]

Attorney General Paxton Joins 10-State Coalition to Regulate Big Tech Censorship

Attorney General Ken Paxton

Attorney General Paxton led a 10-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Florida’s law that regulates censorship on Big Tech platforms by requiring them to apply their content-moderation practices in a consistent manner and to provide disclosures to affected users. The brief explains why relevant provisions of Florida’s law are fully compatible with the First Amendment, which guarantees Americans’ right to freedom of speech, expression, and […]

Sen. Cruz to Sec. Mayorkas: President Biden and his Administration Must Take Responsibility for this Crisis in Del Rio and Reverse Course on the Destructive Policies That Caused it

Senator Ted Cruz

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement in response to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visiting Del Rio, Texas as thousands of illegal immigrants flood the Del Rio International Bridge: “President Biden’s open border politics and policies are endangering thousands of lives every single day. Now, his administration is trying to do damage control after over 10,000 illegal immigrants have poured over the border and into […]

Paxton Sues to Stop Biden Administration Attempt to Control Bathroom and Language Usage in Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration to stop the June 15 Guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This guidance requires employers to allow exceptions on the usage of bathrooms, locker rooms, showers, dress codes and even personal pronouns based upon the subjective gender identities of their employees. This unlawful guidance increases the scope of liability for all employers, including the State of Texas in its capacity as an employer. Under our system, States have the sovereign […]

Paxton Joins Coalition to Challenge President Biden’s Overreaching Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector Employees

Attorney General Ken Paxton

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition to stop President Biden from unlawfully forcing millions of private sector employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing as a condition of keeping their jobs – regardless of whether they work remotely, have religious objections or health concerns about receiving the vaccine, or have already obtained natural immunity as a result of having recovered from the virus. The federal government, moreover, intends to […]

Sen. Cruz at Del Rio International Bridge: ‘The Most Horrific Thing I’ve Ever Seen’

Senator Ted Cruz

Travels to the border to demand President Biden address this crisis as illegal immigrants flood into Del Rio, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) returned to the border last night as over 10,000 illegal immigrants flooded into Del Rio, due to overcapacity at immigration housing facilities. Upon arrival, Sen. Cruz was briefed by Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Interim Chief Agent in Charge Robert Garcia and command staff at the Del Rio International Bridge to see President Biden’s man-made […]