Texas businesses that had COVID-related relief loans forgiven by the federal government do not have to report those loan proceeds as income on their 2021 franchise tax reports, the Texas Comptroller’s office announced today after a bill related to the treatment of those loan dollars was passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Abbott. House Bill (HB) 1195 applies to franchise tax reports originally due on or after Jan. 1, 2021. Forgiven loan proceeds […]
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Sen. Cruz on S.1.: ‘This Bill Doesn’t Protect Voting Rights, it Steals Voting Rights From the American People’
Delivers opening remarks at Senate Rules Committee meeting on Democrats’ radical ‘Corrupt Politicians Act’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered opening remarks at the Senate Rules Committee meeting on the Democrats’ radical S.1. bill, ‘The Corrupt Politicians Act,’ and his 46 proposed amendments to protect election security. Read his full opening remarks below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz: S.1. is the Most Radical Legislation Pending Before the United States Congress “This legislation, I believe, is the most radical legislation […]
Sen. Cruz: Democrats are Using Topic of ‘Ghost Guns’ to Distract From Failure of Gun Control Policies in ‘Big Democrat Cities’
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on ‘ghost guns’—an unhelpful term used for homemade firearms—and Democrats’ efforts to propose restrictions on Second Amendment rights while ignoring the growing violence in Democrat-run cities. Highlights of his remarks are below. WATCH: Democrats Using ‘Ghost Guns’ to Distract From Failure of Gun Control Policies in Democrat Cities On the issue of so-called ‘ghost guns’ and Democrats’ efforts to restrict Second Amendment rights, Sen. […]
Sen. Cruz on Biden Border Crisis: ‘This is a Dereliction of Duty,’ ‘Every Month it’s Getting Worse Because They’re Not Fixing it’
Continues leading the fight along with Republican colleagues for President Biden to secure the border and end the crisis U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, City of Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls, and National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd in urging President Biden to address the current humanitarian crisis at our southern border and end the radical immigration policies that created it. […]
California Court Dismisses Twitter vs. Texas Lawsuit
A district court in California today dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton, in which the social media giant attempted to halt Attorney General Paxton’s investigation into Twitter’s potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Instead of providing documents requested in the Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) issued in January, Twitter decided to file a lawsuit to stop the investigation entirely. “Twitter’s lawsuit was little more than an attempt to avoid answering my questions about their large-scale censorship and content-moderation policies,” […]
AG Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round Up
The Child Exploitation Unit made several noteworthy arrests last week. In San Augustine County, Christopher Scott Tyre was arrested in San Augustine on one count of Promotion of Child Pornography on May 4. This case was received as a NCMEC CyberTipline report involving the upload of an image of child pornography to a social media platform. Investigators seized several items for examination by the Digital Forensics Unit from Tyre’s home. Tyre was booked into the San Augustine […]
Sens. Cruz, Young, Barrasso, Rubio Call for Use of Congressional Leverage, Halt to Climate Office Until Kerry Addresses Evidence He Shared Intelligence on Israel with Iran
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), today sent a letter to SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) urging a hold of the Congressional notification to move $2.5 million of taxpayer funds to establish John Kerry’s new Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, until the former Secretary of State answers the senators’ questions on his reported disclosure of covert Israeli actions against Iranian interests in Syria to Iran’s Foreign […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement Condemning Hamas Rocket Attacks Targeting Israel’s Capital
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Iran-supported Palestinian terror group Hamas claimed responsibility for rocket attacks against Israel’s capital Jerusalem: “Today’s reprehensible missile attack comes after days of heightened anti-Semitic incitement and violence driven by Palestinian leaders and the Iranian regime, including Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. “In recent days Palestinian terrorists have repeatedly attempted to murder Israeli civilians, torched thousands of acres […]
CONSUMER ALERT: Be Cautious When Purchasing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans to be cautious when considering buying from companies selling over-the-counter hearing aids, particularly online or by mail order. Many hearing devices sold this way are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are deceptively marketed as medical hearing devices when they contain low-quality amplifiers. Texans should remember these tips when purchasing a hearing aid: Get a hearing screening and recommendation from a hearing professional who can […]
Paxton Intervenes in CDC’s Shut-Down of the Cruise Industry
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a motion to intervene in Florida’s case against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for their series of unlawful orders that brought the cruise industry to a halt. The CDC issued a series of “no-sailing” or “conditional-sailing” orders that crippled the Texas passenger cruise industry and the many Texas businesses that support it. “The pandemic showed us that the need for stable and predictable law has […]