WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act to prohibit Joe Biden from closing commercial ports of entry and […]
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Court Denies Biden Administration’s Effort to Dismiss Texas Lawsuit Against Unconstitutional Asylum Rule
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s “asylum rule” will move forward after a court denied the federal government’s attempt to dismiss the case. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Asylum Rule transfers authority given […]
Anglers Deliver a ShareLunker Trifecta
ATHENS – Three anglers at three separate lakes caught Legacy Class ShareLunkers Monday afternoon to kickstart the second month of the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. It was the 13th time in program history that anglers submitted three or more Legacy […]
Sens. Cruz, Kennedy Investigate Federal Judges’ Use of Discriminatory Rules in Granting of Oral Argument Requests
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member on the Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights sent a letter to the United States […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Seeks to Stop Biden Administration from Censoring American Media Companies
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a memorandum in support of a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration’s censorship apparatus used to silence and disparage American media companies it disagrees with. In December 2023, Attorney General Paxton, alongside The Daily Wire and […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.3 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 1.6 percent more than in February 2023. These allocations are based on sales […]
Fisheries Pioneer to be Inducted into Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame
ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame committee is pleased to announce, “Pond Boss” Bob Lusk of Granbury, Texas will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2024. Lusk helped build the private fisheries industry in Texas and throughout […]
TPWD Announces Accessibility Initiative
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is proud to announce an initiative that will increase accessibility in the outdoors for all Texans. Working with WT Group, an engineering consulting group, the agency engaged in a comprehensive accessibility evaluation resulting in an […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Leads Coalition of Attorneys General Opposing Biden-Senate Border Bill
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by a coalition of 14 other attorneys general, has sent a letter to the leadership of the United States Senate strongly objecting to measures in the “border bill” proposed in that chamber […]
Sens. Cruz and Hagerty Launch Effort to Protect Americans’ Affordable Access to Investing
The Protecting Innovation in Investment Act will block the SEC from pursuing its war on technology WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Protecting Innovation in Investment Act to […]
