Sen. Cruz visited Brownsville, Texas, met with Border Patrol and Texas National Guard, and toured the U.S.-Mexico border WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined his colleagues Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) […]
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Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation Mandating Use of Border Wall Materials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to introduce the FINISH IT Act. This legislation would require the federal government to […]
Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation Mandating Use of Border Wall Materials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to introduce the FINISH IT Act. This legislation would require the federal government to […]
TOMORROW- Celebrate Texas State Parks’ 100th Birthday with Statewide S’mores Party May 13
Centennial commemorated through proclamation from Governor Abbott AUSTIN— Texas State Parks celebrates its 100th birthday by hosting s’mores events across the state tomorrow, May 13. This week, Governor Abbott signed a proclamation recognizing the Texas State Park Centennial and highlighted […]
Updates from the Capitol
There is less than a month left to pass bills in the legislative session. While we have accomplished a great deal this session, there is still much to do, including providing real property tax relief. Feel free to share it […]
Paxton Announces $8 Million Settlement with Google Over the Big Tech Company’s Deceptive Advertising
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton announced an $8 million settlement with Google for its deceptive advertisements that promoted the Google Pixel 4 smartphone. Attorney General Paxton took on Google to protect Texas’s consumer marketplace against false and misleading advertisements by […]
Paxton and Normangee ISD Announce Settlement with UBS to Compensate School District Over State Pro-Energy Law
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton and Normangee Independent School District (“Normangee ISD”) announced a settlement with UBS in the amount of $850,000. The settlement resulted from the company’s inability to underwrite Normangee ISD’s bonds under the terms of a Texas law known as “SB […]
Sen. Cruz Joins Colleagues to Champion Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating the 24th Annual National Charter Schools Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and 27 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution in recognition of National Charter Schools Week. The resolution commends charter schools on their contribution […]
Sen. Cruz: It’s Past Due for Congress To Get USF Spending Under Control
Before Raising Taxes to Finance USF, Program Reforms Needed WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement for the record for today’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband hearing titled “The State of Universal Service”, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) expressed his […]
Sen. Cruz Applauds Senate Passage of His Resolution Calling for the Chinese Communist Party to Release Mark Swidan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today applauded the Senate for unanimously passing his resolution calling for the release of Mark Swidan, a Houston, Texas resident who has been unjustly detained by the Chinese Communist […]
