WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats blocked U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) amendment today to the Schumer-Manchin Tax-and-Spend Bill to block Strategic Petroleum Reserve sales to China. Sen. Cruz’s amendment would block the United States from selling our emergency crude oil stockpile to […]
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Senate Democrats Block Cruz Amendment, Insist 87,000 More IRS Agents Are Needed To Audit Middle Class Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats blocked U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) amendment to the Schumer-Manchin Tax-and-Spend Bill to strike the $80 billion dollar slush fund to prevent the hiring of 87,000 new IRS agents. Sen. Cruz’s amendment would remove funding for a […]
Cruz Statement on Voting Against Schumer-Manchin Tax-and-Spend Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made the following statement after voting against the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” a massive and radical spending bill crafted by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.): “The Schumer-Manchin bill […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.9 Billion in July
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.88 billion in July, 14.7 percent more than in July 2021, and the highest monthly collections on record. The majority of July sales tax revenue is based on sales […]
Sen. Cruz Applauds Passage of PACT Act
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after voting to pass the PACT Act and help our nation’s veterans: “I’m proud to support the PACT Act and all our nation’s veterans. While I ultimately supported the bill, because […]
WGU Celebrates Over a Decade in Texas
As WGU celebrates over a decade in Texas, this is a time to reflect on how it’s the most student-centric university in Texas by exploring how its unique model leads to student success and how this success contributes to the state. The […]
Cruz Introduces Resolution Detailing Truth About Del Rio ‘Whipping’ Incident
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced a Sense of the Senate Resolution detailing the Biden administration’s failed border policies, and explaining how these policy decisions have created the illegal immigration and drug crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. The resolution […]
Cruz Introduces Legislative Package to Combat COVID-19 Learning Loss
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Catch Up Our Kids Act of 2022, legislation that would combat K-12 learning loss that American children incurred due to school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly every K-12 school switched to remote […]
Attorney General Paxton Announces the Formation of a Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force
Attorney General Paxton today announced that the State of Texas is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force with 49 other states to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls […]
AG Paxton Joins 21 States in Amicus Brief to U.S. Supreme Court to Reexamine Spending Clause Precedent
Attorney General Paxton joined an Indiana-led amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, with 22 states in all, in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski, No. 21-806 (U.S.). The brief argues that the Court should reexamine outdated and […]
