AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice for dispatching federal agents to “monitor” Texas elections without any legal authority and in violation of State law. On November 1, just four days […]
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Major Victory Preventing Biden-Harris Administration From Unlawfully Sending DOJ Personnel Inside Texas Election Locations
AUSTIN – The U.S. Department of Justice agreed last night not to enter Texas polling and central count locations or otherwise interfere with the administration of Texas elections just hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the DOJ over its […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Deploys Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has deployed an Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team in major counties throughout the State to monitor day-of election activity and address litigation arising from the election, as necessary. The Election Day Rapid […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Amicus Brief Supporting President Trump, Arguing Special Prosecutor Jack Smith Was Illegally Appointed by Biden-Harris DOJ
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit supporting President Donald Trump’s claims that special prosecutor Jack Smith was illegally appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”). […]
ICYMI: Cruz, Cloud, Gerdes Denounce Biden-Harris Administration After Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Killed a Texan in Bastrop County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas-27), and Texas State Rep. Stan Gerdes (R-HD-17) condemned the Biden-Harris administration after a Texan […]
Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Send Letter Opposing Palestinian Effort to Suspend Israel from U.N. General Assembly
“We will move to limit American participation and funding across the UN… [and pursue] a comprehensive reevaluation of the U.S.-Palestinian relationship.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to U.S. […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces First Round of Awards for Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced an initial award of about $18.5 million in grant funding benefiting 17 counties across the state as part of the Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program. This initial funding will support the deployment of broadband […]
Sen. Cruz Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief Defending Texas Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rehear or rehear en […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4 Billion in October
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.01 billion in October, 5.4 percent more than in October 2023. The majority of October sales tax revenue is based on sales made in September and remitted to the agency […]
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announces the winners of this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH).
TPWD has notified the 14 winners of their random selection from the pool of 154,032 entries, which raised more than $1.39 million to support wildlife research, habitat management and public hunting across the state. The BTTH projects webpage lists specific examples of […]
