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Sen. Cruz Slams Google for Election Advertisement Censorship in Letter to CEO

Senator Ted Cruz

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai raising concerns regarding Google’s announcement that it will block advertisements mentioning current state or federal office holder or candidates and parties after […]

Sen. Cruz: President Trump Made a Terrific Selection in Nominating Judge Barrett

Releases statement following meeting with Judge Amy Coney Barrett WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after his meeting with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett:  “It was […]

Roderic Pettigrew, Innovator in Biomedicine and Technology, Is the 2020 Winner of the Vannevar Bush Award

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday congratulated the head of Texas A&M University’s Engineering Medicine, or EnMed, program,  who will receive a prestigious lifetime achievement award from the National Science Board. The board announced Monday Roderic Pettigrew will be presented […]

AG Paxton’s Request for Emergency Stay Granted in the Fifth Circuit

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement today following the grant of an administrative stay by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals of an order issued Friday by a U.S. District Court which blocked a Texas’ law that eliminates straight-ticket voting.    “I […]

AG Paxton Releases Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States:   “President Trump made an exceptional selection in nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the United States Supreme […]

AG Paxton Seeks Stay After Federal Judge Reverses Course and Orders Straight-Ticket Voting

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement today after U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo blocked Texas’ law to eliminate straight-ticket voting after dismissing a previous lawsuit raising nearly identical claims: “I am disappointed that the Court departed from its prior reasoning and imposed straight […]