Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the appointment of D. Forrest Brumbaugh as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel. Mr. Brumbaugh comes to the Office of the Attorney General of Texas with over 28 years of experience in the […]
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Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Boost School Safety
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced legislation to enhance school safety and prevent school-based violence. Sen. Cruz’s bill is the Senate companion to legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas). The Cruz-Weber legislation would allow schools to use […]
Texas Tech Researchers Helping Create Healthier Child Care Environments
A team from Texas Tech is using virtual tours to help improve child care environments in Texas and Colorado Millions of children spend the majority of their waking hours in one of over 125,000 childcare facilities across the U.S., and […]
Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches
Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns at 2021-22 prices in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition program. Newborns are children younger than 1 year of age at the time of enrollment. * “It […]
Students Complete First Summer of Texas Tech, USDA Mentorship Program
Students from around the country are gaining hands-on experience thanks to a partnership between Davis College and the USDA. The Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources at Texas Tech University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) teamed up to provide mentorship […]
Paxton Stops Houston Business from Scamming Texans with Fake Training Services
Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a temporary restraining order against a business in Houston selling fake forklift training services. The court ordered an injunction preventing the deceptive business practices of Southwest Forklift LLC, and froze its assets up to $350,000. […]
Cruz Applauds U.S. Decision to Hold Mexico Accountable for USMCA Energy Violations
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) responded to the decision by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to take action against the Mexican government for undermining U.S. energy producers in violation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). About the decision Sen. Cruz […]
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Cruz Measure Targeting Venezuelan Regime Hostage Takers
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), issued the following statement after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed an amendment he authored requiring the State Department to produce a detailed report on efforts by […]
First Community Credit Union Partners with NYDIG to Launch Cryptocurrency
Rapidly-growing credit union enhances the member experience by offering Bitcoin services. First Community Credit Union (FCCU), located in Houston, TX, has partnered with NYDIG, a leading Bitcoin company, to provide members a trusted, safe and secure solution to buy, sell and […]
Paxton Joins Coalition to Stop Regulation Ceding U.S. Power to the World Health Organization
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Oklahoma-led petition for rulemaking asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to repeal regulations that unlawfully delegate emergency-declaration authority to the World Health Organization. The petition outlines three […]
