U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter written to Vice Admiral Joanna Nunan, the Superintendent of the United States Merchant […]
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Paxton Takes Next Step in Lawsuit Against Biden Administration Over ESG Investing Rule that Risks the Retirement Savings of Over 150 Million Americans
To prevent a new U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule from inflicting substantial financial damage on the American people, Attorney General Paxton took the next step in his previously announced lawsuit against the Biden Administration by filing a motion for preliminary […]
Paxton Sends Message to Joe Biden and Antony Blinken Demanding that Violent Mexican Drug Cartels be Designated and Treated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Attorney General Paxton has joined a Virginia-led multistate coalition in sending a letter to Joe Biden and Antony Blinken requesting that violent Mexican cartels be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Mexican cartels are a main driver in the distribution […]
2023 Bird City Texas Recipients Announced
Audubon Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife congratulate Austin and Cedar Hill for their years of community conservation and stewardship Audubon Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) are excited to announce Austin and Cedar Hill as the newest […]
TPWD Seeks Input on Texas Freshwater Fishing Regulation Proposals for 2023–24
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) 2023–24 proposed freshwater fishing regulation changes focus on simplifying and clarifying fishing-related rules on waters within public parks, particularly Community Fishing Lakes (CFLs). Additional changes could remove unnecessary exceptions and clarify water-body boundaries. […]
Paxton Defends Florida Law that Prevents Biological Males from Competing in Women’s Sports
Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led amicus brief in support of a Florida law designed to protect and bolster women’s sports by preventing biological males from competing against females. Florida is being sued over the law, and the State […]
Michael L. McFrazier Named Acting President at Prairie View A&M University
Chancellor John Sharp today named Dr. Michael L. McFrazier as acting President at Prairie View A&M University, beginning March 1. McFrazier, currently Dean of Prairie View A&M University’s Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, will serve until Dr. Tomikia P. […]
Texas Comptroller’s Office Releases Reference Essentials for Current Legislative Session
The Texas Comptroller’s office recently released Taxes of Texas: A Field Guide, a periodic report providing an overview of Texas’ major state taxes, and the Tax Exemptions and Tax Incidence Report, which estimates the value of each exemption, exclusion, discount, deduction, special accounting […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Harris County Decision to Waste Additional Taxpayer Resources in Effort to Defund the Police
Harris County has always had the opportunity to resolve this by communicating with my office and with the constables who have remained at the negotiating table. Law enforcement has been consistently available and open to finding a local solution that […]
Sens. Cruz, Capito, Cramer, Kennedy Fight to Expedite U.S. Natural Gas Exports
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and John Kennedy (R-La.), reintroduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, which would expedite […]
