AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that, in fiscal year 2023, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) recovered more than $200 million from entities and individuals who defrauded the Texas Medicaid system or were accused of doing […]
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Cornyn: Rice University to Receive Nearly $2M for Research to Help Lower Consumer Wireless Costs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Rice University was awarded a federal grant of $1,943,101 from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration through the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, which […]
Financial Crimes Intelligence Center Recovers 624 Skimmers And Prevents $171.5 Million In Monetary Losses In Its First Two Years
AUSTIN – In the two years since it officially opened, the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC) prevented $171,516,831 in monetary losses due to fraud in Texas and recovered 445 credit card skimmers and 5,574 fraudulent credit cards. The FCIC, located […]
Supreme Court to Review President Trump’s Ballot Eligibility Case After Attorney General Paxton Files Amicus Brief With 26 Other States
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 26 other attorneys general in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) arguing against a legally unfounded decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to remove presidential candidate […]
HHSC Encourages Cancer Screenings During Cervical Health Awareness Month
AUSTIN – As part of National Cervical Health Awareness Month this January, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging women to get screened for cervical cancer. “Routine cervical cancer screening is the most effective way to detect cervical […]
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter to Dept. of Education After Activist Teachers’ Union “Teach-In” Celebrating Hamas Terrorism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and State Superintendent of Public Instruction of California Tony Thurmond expressing deep concern following a “teach-in” conducted on December 6, 2023 by an activist faction […]
TWC Launches MyTXCareer App to Connect Texans with Career Pathways
Free MyTXCareer App Now Available for Download in the App Store and on Google Play AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has launched a new mobile app to help Texans explore potential career pathways and discover step-by-step resources to […]
TDLR Helps Fight Human Trafficking In Its Regulated Professions
AUSTIN – Several of the regulated programs for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation can have a nexus with potential human trafficking, and TDLR employees and licensees work to identify and eliminate human trafficking in those programs. Human trafficking occurs […]
ICYMI: President Biden Signs Into Law Cruz Bill Targeting Venezuelan Regime Hostage Takers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after President Biden signed into law a bill Cruz authored, requiring the State Department to produce a detailed report on efforts by the government of Venezuela to detain United […]
ICYMI: President Biden Signs Into Law Cruz Measure Barring JROTC Programs at Schools Linked to the Chinese Communist Party
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement today after President Biden signed into law the Deterring Egregious State Infiltration of Schools’ Training (DESIST) Act, which was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year […]
