U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), today issued the following statement regarding his vote against the omnibus spending bill: “Tonight, Congress missed yet another opportunity to get our spending under control, clean up the corruption in Washington, and enact policies that […]
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UHV, Alvin Cc Partner To Put Bachelor’s Degree In Reach Of More Students
Community college students can more easily earn a bachelor’s degree at the University of Houston-Victoria, thanks to a new expansion of its partnership with Alvin Community College. On Feb. 17, the institutions updated their partnership agreement to allow ACC students […]
Texas Comptroller’s Office Announces Reduction in Some Fees, Changes to the Advisor-Sold LoneStar 529 Plan
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today that the state’s tax-advantaged, advisor-sold college savings plan, the LoneStar 529 Plan®, implemented the following enhancements – including a reduction in some fees – that were effective March 7: Reduction in the front-end sales charge […]
Social Security and OIG Hold National Slam the Scam Day
The Social Security Administration and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are partnering to raise public awareness about Social Security imposter scams during the third annual “Slam the Scam” Day on March 10. Social Security scams – where fraudsters […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Venezuela’s Release of Two U.S. Citizens
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement upon the news that U.S. citizens, Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Alberto, were released after being detained in Venezuela since 2017: “I’m very glad […]
Paxton Files Lawsuit Against Biden Administration in Defense of the Safety and Wellbeing of Texas Children
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amended lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding new guidance that empowers the federal government to withhold federal funding from state entities that do not adhere to their misinterpretation […]
AG Paxton Urges SCOTUS to Uphold First Amendment Rights of Public Employees
Attorney General Paxton, together with Arizona, Alaska, and Florida, is leading a 27-state coalition urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that failed to uphold the constitutional rights of a Bremerton High […]
AG Paxton Sends Letter to ALI Opposing Revisions that Benefit Sexual Predators
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate letter to the American Law Institute (ALI) objecting that their proposed amendments to the Model Penal Code (MPC) would weaken laws used to prosecute and prevent sex crimes. Paxton and 37 attorneys […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $913 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $913.3 million in local sales tax allocations for March, 19.8 percent more than in March 2021. These allocations are based on sales made […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Returns $2 Billion to Texas Unclaimed Property Owners
Comptroller Glenn Hegar has returned $2 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners since he took office in January 2015, the Comptroller’s office announced today. “I am proud of the commitment this office has made to reuniting unclaimed property […]
