Democratic Party

Fifth Circuit Rules: Local Officials Responsible for Enforcing State Election Law

Ken Paxton

Attorney General Paxton’s team convinced the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject a Texas Democratic Party lawsuit trying to reinstate “pop-up” voting, where Democrats opened temporary polling places to benefit their voters at the expense of all Texans. The Democratic Party and its plaintiffs cannot sue to stop HB 1888, a bill passed to end this electioneering by requiring local election officials to keep temporary polling places open for longer hours so that all Texans, and not just […]

Sen. Cruz: Biden Executive Orders on Immigration Puts Illegal Immigrants Before American Workers

Senator Ted Cruz

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced that he intends to implement a number of immigration policy changes via executive order: “It is deeply troubling that most of Joe Biden’s first acts as president were to protect illegal immigrants and encourage illegal immigration at the expense of American jobs and workers. Not only has he chosen to halt construction of a wall on America’s southern border and to continue Barack […]