BROWNWOOD – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton helped secure three consecutive life sentences against Pablo Figueroa, age 62, for a murder Figueroa committed over 40 years ago. The Office of the Attorney General’s Criminal Prosecutions Division, represented by Assistant Attorneys General Natalie […]
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Executive Director Appointed to the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
AUSTIN — The Secretaries of Interior and Commerce recently appointed Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Executive Director, David Yoskowitz, Ph.D., to serve on the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council. The committee advises the U.S. Secretary of the Interior […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit to Shut Down Austin-Area Illicit Massage Business
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a nuisance abatement lawsuit asking the Williamson County Courts to stop Essence Massage, located in Austin, Texas, from operating an illicit massage business in violation of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The […]
Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
(AUSTIN) — Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate resident tuition and schoolwide, required fees at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children in the tax-advantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund® before the close of the current general enrollment […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues to End NGO’s Operations In Texas After Discovering Potential Efforts to Facilitate Illegal Immigration
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Annunciation House, a nongovernmental organization (“NGO”), to revoke their registration to operate in Texas. The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) reviewed significant public record information strongly suggesting Annunciation House is […]
Failed Senate Border Deal Provided Political Camouflage for Democrats Instead of Addressing the Humanitarian and Security Crisis
Houston, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote an op-ed that appeared over the weekend in the Houston Chronicle. The article can be read here or below. “Over the past decade, I’ve made many trips to […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces New Approach to Fiscal Notes Publication
(AUSTIN) —To make economic information more accessible and understandable, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced his office is updating the design and content of its Fiscal Notes publication, leveraging his agency’s wealth of data and highly knowledgeable subject-matter experts. In addition to traditional stories, the […]
Sen. Cruz Joins Updated Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act That Protects Children, Privacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act. Following the Senate Judiciary […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement After Russian Regime Announces Death of Dissident Alexei Navalny
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) , a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after Russia announced the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny: “The Russian regime has been trying to murder Alexei […]
In Houston, Cornyn to Preview New Legislation to Improve Workforce Reentry Programs
Discussion Will Include Personal Success Stories & Tour of Goodwill Career Center AUSTIN — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) will participate in a roundtable discussion this Monday at Goodwill Houston to hear feedback from local employers, workforce development officials and formerly […]
