Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-1 in Galveston Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvesting beginning at 12:01 a.m. January 17, 2023. This area was previously closed on January 7 by the Texas Department of State Health […]
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Sen. Cruz Issues Statement Following FAA System Failure
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), incoming Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement in response to the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions system outage: “The flying public deserves safety in […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes Nearly $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 7.6 percent more than in January 2022. These allocations are based on sales made […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.93 Billion in December
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.93 billion in December, 10.5 percent more than in December 2021. The majority of December sales tax revenue is based on sales made in November and remitted to the agency […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement After Biden Administration Condemns Israel
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after top Biden administration officials condemned Israel and suggested that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be changing the “status quo” regarding […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Rep. Garcia Applaud Enactment of Legislation Honoring Fallen Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén
U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) today applauded the enactment of the bipartisan, bicameral legislation renaming a Houston post office after Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén. Senators Cruz and Cornyn introduced the legislation […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar to Release Biennial Revenue Estimate
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will issue the Biennial Revenue Estimate to the 88th Legislature on Monday, Jan. 9. The Biennial Revenue Estimate reports the amount of revenue available for the Legislature to spend for the fiscal 2024-25 state budget. Hegar […]
Sen. Cruz’s Statement on 3rd Anniversary of the Elimination of Qasem Soleimani
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement about the third anniversary of the Soleimani mission: “Three years ago, American military and intelligence efforts culminated in the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was an Iranian regime arch-terrorist with […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill Inspired by Nassar Survivors to Improve FBI Child Victim Protocols Signed into Law
Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released the following statements after the Respect for Child Survivors Act, which would improve the treatment of FBI child victim witnesses by requiring trauma-informed experts to be a […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Biennial Revenue Estimate
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) today, showing the state is projected to have a record $188.2 billion in revenue available for general-purpose spending during the 2024-25 biennium, a 26.3 percent increase from the 2022-23 […]
