WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) introduced legislation to rename the main post office at 1810 FM 1462 in Rosharon, Texas, in honor of a great American hero, Clarence E. Sasser, who passed away on May 13th, 2024, in Sugar Land, Texas. Mr. […]
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance Now Available in Five Additional Counties Impacted by Recent Severe Weather
Affected workers in Austin, Dallas, Hockley, Kaufman, and Newton Counties may now also be eligible for unemployment benefits AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) in five additional counties impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and […]
Sens. Cruz, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Better Prevent, Forecast, and Fight Wildfires
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce Committee and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chairwoman on the Senate Commerce Committee, recently introduced the Fire Ready Nation Act, bipartisan legislation that will help emergency managers and firefighters better predict, […]
Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Denton, Eastland, Waller Counties
AUSTIN — FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in Denton, Eastland and Waller counties June 6 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and straight-line winds that began April 26. The centers are located at: Denton […]
TDLR Releases 2025-2029 Strategic Plan, Announces Goals and Legislative Priorities for 2025 Legislative Session
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation released its 2025-2029 Strategic Plan and Supplemental Schedule which can be found at https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/StratPlan/2024/TDLR-Strategic-Plan-FY-2025-29.pdf and https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/StratPlan/2024/TDLR-Strategic-Plan-FY-2025-29-Supplemental-Schedules.pdf. The plan is the result of months of effort and input from licensees and other stakeholders. During this process, […]
Rep. Troy E. Nehls Released the Following Statement Following President Biden’s Election Year Border Ploy
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s recently released executive order, which uses Section 212 (f) and Section 215 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to suspend asylum requests once the daily […]
Sen. Cruz on Biden’s Border Executive Order: ‘Joe Biden has finally admitted he had the power to act on the border all along’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a statement today following President Biden signing an executive order addressing U.S.-Mexico illegal alien border crossings. In response, Sen. Cruz said, “I’m glad that Joe Biden has finally admitted he had the power to […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Tiananmen Square
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement: Sen. Cruz said, “35 years ago, on June 4, 1989, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent thousands of soldiers into Tiananmen Square to attack protesters who had peacefully assembled […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Stops Unlawful Attempt By The Biden IRS To Impair Texas Child Support Programs
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ended a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) after the agency walked back its planned enforcement of an unlawful policy change that would have drastically interfered with the operations […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Department of Labor for Attempting to Revive Illegal Obama-Era Mandate
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) to stop a final rule issued by the agency that violates the law and attempts to usurp authority not granted by Congress. Further, courts […]
