(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.02 billion in January, 2 percent less than in January 2023. The majority of January sales tax revenue is based on sales made in December and remitted to the […]
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Sen. Cruz Introduces Resolution to Block Biden Administration Latest Climate Rule to Ban Inexpensive Gas Furnaces
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a disapproval resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) today in an effort to push back against the U.S. Department of Energy’s final rule on gas furnace efficiency standards. The Biden administration’s […]
DPS Launches Violent Offender Database
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is pleased to announce that the Violent Offender Database is now available. This new database launched on December 29, 2023 ― officially going live ahead of its required Jan. 1, 2024, deadline. […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Observes National Unclaimed Property Day, Feb. 1
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is joining other unclaimed property administrators to celebrate the fourth annual national Unclaimed Property Day tomorrow, Feb. 1. “I am proud to have returned more than $2 billion to Texans since becoming Comptroller, including a […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Five Cities Over Marijuana Policies Preventing Enforcement of Texas Drug Laws
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched lawsuits against the cities of Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin, and Denton for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws concerning marijuana possession and distribution. The five municipalities adopted […]
Sens. Cruz, Crapo, Rep. Walberg Send Letter Demanding End to Bureaucratic Attempt to Ban Gas-Powered Vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), along with U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) led a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of their colleagues in sending a letter calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy […]
Texas First Assistant Attorney General to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Southern Border Invasion
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has assigned First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster to testify in the United States Congress before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government. First Assistant Webster will discuss Attorney General […]
National Coalition Of Attorneys General Supports AG Paxton’s Efforts to End Biden’s Border Invasion
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement in response to a letter of support from more than two dozen states commending Texas’s dedication to securing the border and exercising her right of self-defense. The letter, signed […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Iran Attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned last night’s Iranian drone attack that left multiple U.S. soldiers dead and dozens injured. Sen. Cruz said, “Heidi and I are praying for the families of […]
Office of the Attorney General Plans to File Petition for Mandamus With Supreme Court of Texas in Case with Former Employees
AUSTIN – Last week, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) requested the Third Court of Appeals step in to put a stop to a Travis County judge’s lawless orders requiring unnecessary and harassing depositions in a case brought by […]
