Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) is hosting “The Sunfish Showdown” tournament Sept. 24 in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day. The event, scheduled for 8 a.m.-1 p.m., offers a day of fun for the whole family. “The sunfish showdown is […]
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Texas Comptroller Continues Good for Texas Tour
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is continuing his Good for Texas Tour, highlighting the importance of maintaining and investing in Texas’ water management infrastructure. Today, Hegar is touring San Antonio Water System’s H2Oaks Center, which houses the state’s largest aquifer storage […]
Senate Democrats Block Bills to Protect Children and Safeguard Schools
Today, Senate Democrats blocked the Securing Our Schools Act, a bill by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) to improve school security and access to student mental health resources. He also blocked the Protect Our Children’s Schools Act, […]
Sen. Cruz Wins Big for Texas in the Coast Guard Authorization Act
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, successfully offered eight amendments to the Coast Guard Authorization Act, including but not limited to the Military to Mariners Act, legislation that mandates real-time data sharing between U.S. Customs […]
Sen. Cruz Praised for Ports-to-Plains Legislative Victory in Big Spring, Texas
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today spoke about his efforts to designate the portion of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor from Laredo, Texas up through New Mexico, as a future addition to […]
Paxton Takes Action to Stop Woke Courts From Destroying Women’s Sports
Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led amicus brief in the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, defending an Indiana law that prevents biological men from competing in women’s athletics. The case, A.M. v. Indianapolis Public Schools, moved up to the […]
Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Rein in Unconstitutional Federal Power, Encourages U.S. Supreme Court to Curtail Excessive Agency Deference
Attorney General Paxton has joined an Oklahoma-led cert-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that extended excessive deference to federal agencies. Under the doctrine […]
Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Prevent Activist Judges from Drawing New Congressional Maps in Direct Violation of the U.S. Constitution
Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate amicus brief led by Arkansas and Arizona in the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the North Carolina Supreme Court from blatant judicial activism that directly conflicts with the U.S. Constitution. The two cases, Timothy […]
Texas Match the Promise FoundationSM Increases Scholarship Awards; Now Includes Third and Fourth Graders
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today the Texas Match the Promise FoundationSM is awarding matching scholarships worth up to $2,000 and one-time grants worth $3,000 at today’s prices. Applications are now being accepted for 2022-23 awards. The Foundation is offering these increased […]
Sens. Cruz, Cantwell Introduce Military to Mariners Act
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (R-Wash.), chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Senator Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D- Wisconsin), and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced and […]
