U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote yesterday to pave the way for a debt ceiling increase: “Right now, the American people are suffering from the impact of historic inflation brought about by President […]
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UHV receives record-breaking support on Giving Tuesday
The University of Houston-Victoria received the highest amount of donations yet during UHV’s sixth annual Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 30, including a $50,000 donation to create a scholarship endowment. The university received $113,648 from 469 donors, the second-highest number […]
Paxton Joins Multi-State Effort to Stop Amendments that Benefit Sex Traffickers
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multi-state letter with other attorneys general objecting to the American Law Institute (ALI) proposed amendments to the Model Penal Code (MPC). If adopted, the amendments would negatively affect human trafficking victims by reducing legal protections and reducing criminal liability for human traffickers. The amendments would also increase the risk that those purchasing sex or profiting from it could escape responsibility for their role in sex trafficking. In addition, ALI’s proposed amendments would […]
DPS Recognizes Multi-Organizational Efforts to Protect State at Final PSC Meeting of 2021
The Texas Public Safety Commission (PSC) along with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw awarded 17 Lifesaving Awards; one Unit Citation; and one Purple Heart to department personnel at the PSC meeting on Thursday, Dec. 9, at DPS Headquarters in Austin. […]
Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise: Soldier Accounted For From Korean War
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Marvin D. Actkinson, 18, of Sudan, Texas, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Oct. 1, 2021. In late 1950, Actkinson was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on SCOTUS Victory for Texas’ Pro-Life Law
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision regarding the Texas heartbeat law limiting abortion: “Every life is a gift from God, and without life, […]
TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Areas in Galveston Bay and Espiritu Santo Bay
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-1, TX-5 and TX-7 in Galveston Bay and TX-24 in Espiritu Santo Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. This closing is based […]
Top Harris County Prosecutor Running for Texas’ Highest Criminal Court
Challenges Sitting Judge A Harris County Prosecutor announced his run for Place 5 on Texas’ Court of Criminal Appeals this week. Clint Morgan, 40, filed in Austin this week for Place 5 on Texas’ Court of Criminal Appeals – a […]
Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus Brightens Patients’ Holiday Season with Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus flipped the switch on 2000 lights adorning its 18-foot-tall Christmas tree this week, kicking off the holidays to ensure patients and families can feel the holiday spirit even if away from home Unlike years past […]
Sen. Cruz Urges Biden Administration to Grant Texas’ Medicaid Waiver, Repeal Dangerous Provisions in BBB That Jeopardize Texans’ Access to Care
‘Texas’ most vulnerable patients should not lose access to healthcare because of partisan politics’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a bicameral letter with members of the Texas delegation to the Biden administration expressing concerns regarding the Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments (DSH) […]
