WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today following news that multiple Americans will be released from their wrongful imprisonment in Russia. Sen. Cruz said, “I’m pleased that these wrongfully […]
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Regents approve plan to build 10 stormproof community shelters worth $254.5 million
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University System Regents today approved a plan to build 10 storm shelters worth $254.5 million across the state. Regents voted to commit about $25 million in matching funds to apply for up to $229 […]
Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Galveston, Nacogdoches Counties Aug. 2
AUSTIN — FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in Galveston and Nacogdoches counties Aug. 2 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl. Center locations: Galveston County Galveston County Health District 9850 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway Texas City, TX 77591 […]
Cruz, Warnock Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide Alternative Pathways for Aspiring Military Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) introduced the bipartisan Improving Military Recruitment at Senior Military Colleges Act to establish a system to allow applicants to the Nation’s Military Service Academies (MSAs), including the U.S. […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Challenges Biden Administration’s Unlawful Weaponization of Environmental Law
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton notified the Biden Administration of Texas’s intent to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) over the unlawful listing of the dunes sagebrush lizard under […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Final Victory, Forcing Biden to Continue Border Wall Construction
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major victory stopping the Biden Administration’s attempt to unlawfully redirect statutorily obliged funds away from border wall construction in direct violation of federal law. After losing the case in federal court, […]
Cruz, Cassidy, Tillis Demand Answers on Potential Hatch Act Violation by Sec. Cardona
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) this week sent a letter calling on Department of Education Inspector General Sandra D. Bruce to investigate Education Secretary Miguel Cardona over a potential violation […]
Texas Tech Taking Part in Water Sustainability Summit
Organizers hope the summit can become the premier water agriculture event in the country. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources and the Texas Section of the American Water Works Association are collaborating to host the inaugural Agricultural […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Appoints New Deputy First Assistant Attorney General and Announces Senior Staff Promotions
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced several senior staff promotions, appointing Ralph Molina as Deputy First Assistant Attorney General, Joseph Mazzara as Special Counsel to the Attorney General and to the First Assistant Attorney General, Ryan Baasch as […]
TPWD Releases 1 Billionth Fish into Texas Waters
LAKE JACKSON—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division released the billionth hatchery-produced fingerling into Texas coastal waters. The fish was raised by TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries Enhancement Program as part of a decades-long effort by the department to ensure […]
