WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement marking 19 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks: “Nineteen years ago, Islamic terrorists crashed planes into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center in New […]
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AG Paxton Statement on Fifth Circuit Upholding Texas Election Law
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement following today’s Fifth Circuit opinion regarding Texas election law: “I am pleased that the Fifth Circuit correctly upheld Texas’s vote-by-mail laws, and I commend the court for concluding that Texas’s decision to […]
HHSC Awards $45 Million for Community Mental Health Services
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission today announced it is awarding $45 million in grant funds through the Community Mental Health Grant Program that supports mental health services and projects in Texas. “The Community Mental Health Grant […]
DPS Adds Saturday Appointments at Select Driver License Offices for September
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added additional Saturday appointment availability at select driver license (DL) offices for customers needing to renew or replace their Texas DL or ID cards. Participating DL offices will offer a […]
UHV sees significant increase in preliminary fall enrollment
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting higher education enrollment nationwide this fall, the University of Houston-Victoria is bucking that trend with an increase of more than 9 percent in preliminary enrollment compared with the previous fall. As of Wednesday, […]
2nd Annual Celebrate the Constitution Rally – Hearne, Texas
Constitution Day Gathering Over the Weekend with Family Day at the Park Hearne, Texas (September 8, 2020) – Politicians, Public Servants, and some in the Military and Law Enforcement all swear an oath to defend our U.S. Constitution, but often […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $765 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $765.3 million in local sales tax allocations for September, 4.5 percent less than in September 2019. These allocations are based on sales […]
Sen. Cruz Slams Democrats for Filibustering Relief for Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats voted against a targeted legislative package to help Americans who are hurting as a result of the coronavirus pandemic: “Today, Democrats made clear that their political games […]
Students Invited to Participate in 2020-2021 Letters About Literature Texas Competition
The Texas Center for the Book has launched the 2020-2021 Letters About Literature Texas contest, a program that invites students to respond to authors of books or poetry who have touched their lives. The contest opens November 4, 2020, and […]
Sen. Cruz Fights for Long-Term Recovery, Slams Democrats for Political Posturing
Discusses Republicans’ targeted COVID-19 relief, his RECOVERY Act on CNBC’s Squawk Box & Dallas’ Mark Davis Show WASHINGTON. D.C. – After introducing the RECOVERY Act, comprehensive legislation to safely re-open the economy and get Americans back to work and school, U.S. […]
