Despite long, violent rap sheet, Mexican national never faced removal WASHINGTON, D.C. – Led by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican senators are investigating how a Mexican national illegally in the […]
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On School Choice and China, Sen. Cruz Leads to Advance Trump’s Priorities in Congress
As many businesses and schools remain closed and men and women across the country remain unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump reaffirmed his commitment to address two priorities important to the American people during these uncertain times: expanding school choice and decoupling our […]
Sen. Cruz in Real Clear Politics: On National Security, Americans Have a Clear Choice in November
With only 61 days until Election Day, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today highlighted the foreign policy achievements of the Trump administration that have kept Americans safe and warned against a Biden administration […]
DPS Increases Enforcement for Labor Day Holiday
Whether you’re just driving around town or traveling the open roads this Labor Day, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages all motorists to practice safe driving habits and exercise caution throughout the holiday weekend. Beginning Friday, Sept. 4, […]
Enrollment Open for Texas Tuition Promise Fund®
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds families that open enrollment in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition program, began Sept. 1 and runs through Feb. 28, 2021. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund offers parents and loved ones […]
Cornyn: Houston Area Schools to Receive $3M in Federal Grants to Support Hispanic, Underrepresented Students
Several schools in the Houston area will receive a number of federal grants totaling $2,980,739 to serve their Hispanic and underrepresented student populations, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced. The grant funding comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving […]
AG Paxton: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Awarded $20 Million Settlement for Bastrop State Park Restoration
Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended a settlement awarding $20 million to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) to remedy devastation caused by the failure of Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC to properly manage vegetation growth. Almost nine years ago […]
Sen. Cruz Signs Heritage Action Police Pledge, Reaffirming Support for America’s Law Enforcement
As Democrat politicians embrace calls from the radical Left to defund the police and allow the mob to sow violence and anarchy across the country, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today signed Heritage Action’s Police Pledge to reaffirm his support for the men and women […]
Big Bend National Park Extends Public Access Areas Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
The Brewster County Tourism Council and Visit Big Bend have received notice from the National Park Service that they have increased their public access areas in Big Bend National Park to include the eastern park road to Rio Grande Village. […]
Sen. Cruz, Senate Colleagues Send Letter to FDA Commissioner Urging Abortion Pill Be Classified as Hazard to Public Health
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) led a group of 20 Republican senators in urging U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn to exercise the FDA’s authority to classify the abortion pill Mifeprex (or mifepristone) as an “imminent hazard […]
