AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn urging them to support bipartisan legislation that would permanently fix a problematic IRS policy that interferes with States’ ability to administer child […]
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Stop New Regulation that Illegally Attempts to Rewrite Federal Disability Law to Include “Gender Dysphoria”
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a multistate suit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and Biden Administration officials to block a new rule that unlawfully attempts to contort federal disability law to list […]
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter Urging Biden Administration to Appeal LNG Decision Undermining American Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter today urging Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Willie L. Phillips to appeal the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s decision vacating permits for the Rio Grande liquified natural […]
Sen. Cruz Releases Statement on Passage of Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after voting in favor of a short-term continuing resolution. Sen. Cruz said, “Today’s continuing resolution included several much-needed provisions to help ensure our presidential candidates are safe and to help […]
Sen. Cruz’s Bipartisan Effort to Protect Teenagers from Deepfake ‘Revenge Porn’ Blocked by Sen. Booker
Cruz sought to pass his TAKE IT DOWN Act by Unanimous Consent, Booker objects WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today took to the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent to pass his bipartisan Tools to Address Known Exploitation by […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Challenges Unlawful State Fair Firearms Ban In Texas Supreme Court
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the Texas Supreme Court to prevent the City of Dallas from assisting the State Fair of Texas in enforcing a firearms ban that would unlawfully […]
Two Disaster Recovery Centers in Galveston County Closing Permanently This Week
AUSTIN – Two Disaster Recovery Centers in Galveston County are closing permanently. Center locations: Today, Wednesday, Sep. 25 at 4 p.m. Historic Galveston Water & Electric Light Community Center 715 30th St. Galveston TX 77550 Thursday. Sep. 26 at 4 […]
The Coastal Prairie Conservancy Receives Donation from the Halliburton Charity Golf Tournament
Houston, TX – September 25, 2024 – Today, the Coastal Prairie Conservancy, dedicated to ensuring a resilient future for Texas by preserving coastal prairies, wetlands, farms, and ranches for the benefit of both people and wildlife, now and forever, announces […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over New Rule Forcing “Gender Identity” Ideology on Texas Foster Care System
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and other members of the Biden-Harris Administration to stop a rule that unlawfully conditions federal funding for foster care […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Statement on Passing of Opioid Abatement Fund Council Member, Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today released the following statement after the passing of Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council member, Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker: “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker, who had served […]
