WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined by Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), today introduced legislation clarifying and expanding the sanctions […]
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The Dangers of Leaving Children Alone in or Around Cars
COVID-19 Alert: Never Leave a Child in a Vehicle — Not Even for a Moment! With COVID-19 still a threat, parents may be tempted to leave a child in the vehicle while they run into the store. Leaving a child […]
Sen. Cruz: ‘There Are Zero Legitimate Law Enforcement Justifications for What Happened to George Floyd. None.’
Delivers remarks on Senate Floor on horrific death of George Floyd, condemns Antifa’s violent riots WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today spoke on the Senate Floor following the horrific death of George Floyd, a native Houstonian. In his remarks, […]
Sen. Cruz: ‘The Obama Administration Targeted President Trump by Weaponizing and Politicizing the DOJ, FBI, and the Intelligence Community’
Questions former Deputy AG Rosenstein at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Crossfire Hurricane WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today questioned former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein at a full committee hearing examining […]
Sen. Cruz Calls Violent Antifa Riots a ‘Terrorist Assault’ on Our Country That Must Be Stopped
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared on Fox News’ ‘Outnumbered Overtime w/ Harris Faulkner,’ to condemn the violent riots that have broken out amid peaceful protests following the horrific death of George Floyd. Sen. Cruz also spoke with reporters, calling for strong […]
“Ready to Save the World” with Mass Vaccine Manufacturing
Texas A&M Center, Fujifilm Biotech prepared for U.S. order to make COVID-19 vaccines COLLEGE STATION, Texas —Texas A&M University is home to a state-of-the-art biotech manufacturing center that’s set up to make millions of vaccine doses … and make them […]
Cornyn: Houston Area Universities Receive $1.7M to Provide Scholarships to Disadvantaged Medical Students
WASHINGTON – Two universities in the Greater Houston area were awarded federal grants totaling $1,737,220 to help encourage diversity among health care professionals by providing aspiring medical students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds with scholarships, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced today. The funding […]
Sens. Cruz, Blackburn, Cornyn, Cotton, Inhofe, Lankford, and Lee Submit Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Voting Rights Act Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) this week submitted a joint amicus brief asking the Supreme Court of the […]
AG Paxton Opinion: Employees Must Consent to Payroll Deductions for Public Sector Union or Organization Fees and Dues
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a legal opinion in response to a request by Texas Rep. Briscoe Cain regarding the application of the United States Supreme Court’s Janus decision to payroll deductions permitted by the Texas Legislature. In Janus, the U.S. Supreme Court found […]
AG Paxton Warns U.S. Senate Leadership of Dangers to Election Integrity in Expanding Mail-In Balloting with the HEROES Act
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today led a 16-state coalition that sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, warning that certain provisions in the proposed Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency […]
