WASHINGTON—Harris County will receive a federal grant of $19,607,377 to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Texas, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today. The funding comes from the Department of Health and Human Service’s Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America – […]
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Sens. Cruz, Cramer Urge the Treasury, Federal Reserve to Keep CARES Act Financial Assistance Industry Neutral, Free of Bias
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), led a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging them to keep the financial assistance authorized by the CARES Act industry neutral […]
Presidential Pardon Sought For Former U.S. Congressman In Wake Of Covid-19 Crisis
HOUSTON – The wife of an imprisoned former U.S. Congressman this week released a video imploring President Donald Trump to pardon her husband on humanitarian grounds or allow him to serve his sentence in home confinement, citing health conditions that […]
AG Paxton: Prohibiting Nonresident Homeowners from Occupying Their Property is Unconstitutional
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter to the Gunnison County Department of Health and Human Services in Colorado, warning that its Fifth Amended Standing Health Order violated the United States Constitution by unlawfully discriminating against nonresident homeowners by […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $702 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 $701.8 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 0.5 percent less than in April 2019. These allocations are based on sales […]
Houston Area Health Centers Receive $18.3M in New Round of Coronavirus Relief Funds
WASHINGTON – Several health centers in the Greater Houston area were awarded a total of $18,321,450 in another round of federal grants to help fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced today. The funding, which was appropriated […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement in Observance of Passover
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in observance of Passover: “Heidi and I would like to wish a Chag Sameach to the Jewish community in Texas, America, Israel, and around the world. Today at sun down, Jews around […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Colleagues Oppose Appointment of Chinese Official to UN Human Rights Group
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Senate colleagues sent a letter on Tuesday to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressing opposition to the appointment of Minister of the Chinese […]
Sen. Cruz on The Michael Berry Show: Once We Get This Pandemic Under Control, That’s When We Will Get the Economy Roaring Again
HOUSTON, Texas – During his statewide tele-tour to connect with men and women on the frontlines combatting COVID-19, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called into Houston’s Michael Berry Show to talk about the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic to public health, the economy, […]
AG Paxton: Fifth Circuit Upholds Governor’s Order Halting Unnecessary Medical Procedures During COVID-19 Disaster
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for upholding Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA 09, which requires all health care facilities and professionals to postpone any unnecessary medical procedures to free […]
