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April 18, 2024
HOUSTON, TX – Today, Harris County's 165th Civil District Court denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's attempt to block the Uplift Harris program, a pivotal financial assistance initiative created by County Judge Linda Hidalgo. In response to Judge Ursula Hall’s ruling, Rep. Gene Wu issued the following statement:
From Texas House of Representatives By Representative Gene Wu - District 137
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April 18, 2024
AUSTIN, TX – Today, Time To Care: Save Texas Caregivers Now announced that the Down Syndrome Association of Houston (DSAH) has joined the coalition, further strengthening the statewide movement to address the urgent issue of underfunding faced by direct support professionals (DSPs) who tirelessly care for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD).
From Time To Care Texas
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April 17, 2024
AUSTIN—Texans for Lawsuit Reform President Lee Parsley released the following statement regarding the so-called documentary produced by Texas Scorecard:
From Texans for Lawsuit Reform Political Action Committee
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April 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the agency’s response to threats facing our homeland during today’s House Committee on Homeland Security hearing.
From Congressman Tony Gonzales - 23rd District of Texas
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April 16, 2024
Dear Chairman Niermann,
I have great concerns about the permanent cement kiln proposed project in Grayson County. Business leaders, clergy, elected officials, community leaders, and an overwhelming majority of the public have all voiced their objections to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) granting a permit to Black Mountain Cement for this project.
From The State of Texas Lieutenant Governor By Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
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April 15, 2024
The Texas State Teachers Association and its national affiliate, the National Education Association, have endorsed Democratic nominee Colin Allred over incumbent Ted Cruz in the U.S. Senate race in Texas, TSTA President Ovidia Molina and NEA President Becky Pringle announced today.
From Texas State Teachers Association
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April 15, 2024
Austin, Texas – March 18, 2024 – The Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI) today
released a new report highlighting the state’s world-class life science and biotech industry.
The report, “Texas Life Sciences: Building the Innovations of Tomorrow,” outlines Texas’
investments in the space, highly skilled workforce, and the extensive network of companies,
making it the ideal incubator for building the innovations of tomorrow for all Texans.
From Crosswind Media and Public Relations By Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute
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April 15, 2024
DALLAS – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce and Samsung Electronics Co. announced that they have reached a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act, which provides resources for the programs created in Sen. Cornyn’s CHIPS for America Act to restore semiconductor manufacturing back to American soil:
From John Cornyn - United States Senator for Texas
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April 14, 2024
(HOUSTON, TX) Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network (GHC 9-1-1) announces that National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week is April 14-20, 2024—an opportunity for 9-1-1 telecommunicators to be recognized for the lifesaving work they provide to the over 4 million texts and voice calls throughout Harris and Fort Bend Counties.
From Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network
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April 12, 2024
Texans for Life got it exactly right in June of 2022, in our press release responding to the Dobbs decision. The Pro-Life movement IS Just getting started. Based on the results of the ballot initiatives in other states, it is clear that we have a lot more work to do.
From Texans for Life Coalition
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April 12, 2024
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) released the following statement regarding the American Legislative Exchange Council's Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitive Index, a well-known bellwether of State economic performance.
From State of Texas - Texas Senate By Senator Paul Bettencourt - SD 7
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April 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) questioned Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Christopher Wray during today’s House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing. Congressman Gonzales pressed the FBI Director on the agency's response to growing threats toward Americans because of the border crisis.
From Congressman Tony Gonzales - 23rd District of Texas
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April 11, 2024
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Statement on Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)-Care Letter to Support Board Action
From The State of Texas Lieutenant Governor By Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
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April 10, 2024
(AUSTIN, Texas — April 9, 2024) People’s Community Clinic (People’s) will present the 2024 W. Neal Kocurek Award for Health Advocacy to State Rep. Toni Rose, D-Dallas, for her work in passing House Bill 12, extending Medicaid coverage for pregnant women from two months to 12 months after the baby is born.
From Bravarro Communications
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April 10, 2024
AUSTIN, TX – This week, Spectrum News Austin’s Capital Tonight highlighted the Time to Care coalition’s urgent request for an emergency appropriation from the Texas Legislature to address the workforce crisis among direct support professionals (DSPs) who serve Texans with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).
From Time To Care Texas
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April 8, 2024
AUSTIN, TX (April 8, 2024) – Two years since Texas leadership announced the state would be transporting migrants who had been released from federal custody to other states, Texas has transported over 102,000 migrants to New York, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. These cities, traditionally known to be immigrant-friendly have strained to meet the needs of migrants coming to their cities but have nevertheless, heeded the call to welcome and support immigrant children in their cities.
From PR Etc.
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April 8, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Scott (R-S.C), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined several of their Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The letter demands that the Biden administration explain its recent decision to renew a sanctions waiver allowing the Iranian regime to more easily access funds held overseas. Those funds may be used to fund terrorism, and the Biden administration’s waiver blatantly disregards congressional intent, which was to severely restrict Iran’s access to such funds.
From Senator Ted Cruz Press Office
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April 9, 2024
Austin, TX – In 2023, Harris County announced they would be implementing a program titled "Uplift Harris" which would provide awarded low-income families in Harris County's Commissioners Court selected by City of Houston ZIP codes $500 per month for 18 months. These 9k payments per lucky winner were announced as "no-strings-attached" with no restrictions on how recipients could spend the money.
From State of Texas - Texas Senate By Senator Paul Bettencourt - SD 7
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April 9, 2024
(TEXAS) -In light of recent developments surrounding Senate Bill 17 and the termination of more 60 staff
members at the University of Texas at Austin, a press conference will be held to address the significant
effects of this legislation. Speakers at the press conference will include faculty members, legal experts,
and representatives from student organizations.
From Texas NAACP
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April 9, 2024
(Columbus, Ohio) - Former Presidential candidate, business owner, and political outsider Vivek Ramaswamy recently signed the “Contract From the American People,” a ten point plan spearheaded by “Joe From Texas” in his mission to reduce the $34 trillion national debt.
From Big Dog Strategies
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April 9, 2024
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) unveiled the 17th edition of their flagship publication, Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index today. Texas rose from 13th overall in 2023 to 6th among all 50 states for Economic Outlook.
From American Legislative Exchange Council
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April 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced legislation condemning the Biden administration’s failure to enforce our immigration laws and secure our borders. Congressman Gonzales’ resolution reaffirms House Republicans’ commitment to protecting our homeland, ensuring our immigration laws are enforced, and holding the Biden administration accountable for its dangerous open borders agenda.
From Congressman Tony Gonzales - 23rd District of Texas
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April 8, 2024
HOUSTON- Today, State Representative Jarvis Johnson is announcing the endorsement
from Texas AFT, a statewide union with 66,000 members, including K-12 and community
college educators, support staff, and retirees.
From Jarvis Johnson for Texas Senate District 15
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April 8, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, penned an op-ed arguing that efforts by Senate Democrats to end impeachment proceedings for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without a trial are unconstitutional and a violation of Senate rules.
From Senator Ted Cruz Press Office
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April 8, 2024
Houston, TX - Woori Juntos and Second Servings are teaming up to host a Community
Pop-Up Food & Resource Distribution event at the Korean Community Center in
Houston. This event, sponsored by SixPing and Banyan Foods, aims to provide free
fresh produce and assorted groceries to community members in need.
From Second Servings
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April 4, 2024
For the past four years, advocates have protested the facility as contrary to national interests and have raised concerns to decision-makers about SPOT’s threats to public health and environmental quality and its unquestionable contributions to climate change.
From Sierra Club
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April 5, 2024
DALLAS, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) participated in a press conference yesterday to discuss Southern Methodist University’s Tech Hub designation and the growth of the semiconductor industry in North Texas. SMU has been designated the lead agency for this federally funded economic development initiative, aimed at bolstering semiconductor manufacturing in the United States.
From Senator Ted Cruz Press Office
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April 5, 2024
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott last night championed the conservative values that make Texas one of the best states in the nation and contrasted Texas’ success with failing Democrat-led states during his keynote address at the New York Republican Party’s (NYGOP) 2024 Gala in New York City.
From Texans for Greg Abbott
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April 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), a member of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Department of the Treasury to cease the U.S.-China Tax Treaty within 30 days of a Presidential determination that China has launched an armed attack on Taiwan.
From Congressman Tony Gonzales - 23rd District of Texas
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April 4, 2024
AUSTIN, TX – In a resolute step towards championing those who care for Texans with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), Time To Care: Save Texas Caregivers Now is proud to announce that Special Olympics Texas has joined the coalition, further strengthening the statewide movement to address the urgent issue of underfunding faced by direct support professionals (DSPs) who tirelessly care individuals with IDD.
From Time To Care Texas
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April 4, 2024
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) participated in a press conference yesterday to celebrate the completion of the Packery Channel restoration project. The Packery Channel suffered damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and since then, Sen. Cruz has worked with the City of Corpus Christi and federal agencies FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the Packery Channel had the resources to make necessary repairs.
From Senator Ted Cruz Press Office
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April 4, 2024
Houston, TX- On Thursday, April 4th, 2024, more than 100 teachers from at least 35 Houston ISD campuses scheduled doctors’ appointments and called in sick, despite being under threat of being punished for using their allotted sick leave.
From University of Michigan By Carly Padgett
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April 4, 2024
AUSTIN — Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) will participate in a roundtable discussion with law enforcement, local nonprofits, and survivors of abuse and internet crimes at the Center for Child Protection in Austin during National Child Abuse Prevention Month to help raise awareness of online child exploitation and discuss his Project Safe Childhood Act, which passed the Senate in October and would modernize the investigation and prosecution of these crimes.
From John Cornyn - United States Senator for Texas
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April 3, 2024
In a groundbreaking initiative, Emgage Federal PAC, the longest-established Muslim Super PAC, in partnership with Justice Democrats and Working Families Party has announced its first major independent expenditure for the 2024 election cycle in support of Congresswoman Summer Lee.
From EMGAGE SUPER PAC
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April 2, 2024
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is announcing today the award of over $30 million to fair housing organizations across the country under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The grants will support the efforts of national, state, and local fair housing entities working to address violations of the Fair Housing Act and to end discrimination in housing.
From U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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April 2, 2024
Houston, TX—On Wednesday, April 3, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) will tour areas of Gulfton where comprehensive infrastructure improvements are expected to construct and repair sidewalks, implement green stormwater infrastructure as well as curb and gutter drainage, and plant tree canopy cover, benefiting more than 37,000 residents in the neighborhood.
From Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher
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April 2, 2024
AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today endorsed Todd McCray of San Antonio for Place 3 on the 4th Court of Appeals, which covers 32 counties in South Texas and the Hill Country, including Bexar County.
From Texans for Lawsuit Reform Political Action Committee
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April 2, 2024
AUSTIN—Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today endorsed Trey Wharton for election in the Republican Primary runoff for House District 12, which includes Grimes, Madison, Robertson, Walker and Washington counties, and part of Brazos County.
From Texans for Lawsuit Reform Political Action Committee
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April 2, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan today announced the creation of a select committee to examine advancements in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies (AI/ET) and the economic, ethical and societal implications of those advancements.
From The State of Texas Speaker By Speaker of the House Dade Phelan
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April 1, 2024
AUSTIN, TX – Today, Texas 2036 announced the appointment of Anne Krause as its new senior vice president of development. Krause brings a wealth of experience from her distinguished career, most notably as the cofounder, president and executive director of the Hemisfair Conservancy in San Antonio.
From Texas 2036
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March 29, 2024
After Forbes reported that “a super PAC affiliated with Sen. Ted Cruz reported receiving $215,000 in ‘digital revenue’” from Cruz’s podcast host company, a new report in the Houston Chronicle reveals that iHeartMedia actually paid out three times that amount, “about a third of the $2 million the Truth and Courage PAC reported raising since the start of 2023.”
From Texas Democrats
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March 28, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – This evening, Thursday, March 28th at 6:30PM CST/7:30 PM EST, Texas Democratic Party Candidate Services Manager Bri Carpenter will host a virtual event with emerging women Democratic candidates discussing women’s challenges in the state ahead of the November election.
From Texas Democrats
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March 27, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – After getting caught by Texans jetting off to Cancun amid a deadly freeze, Ted Cruz has made it a top priority to pass legislation that would allow him to have a private escort through airports. When the Dallas Morning News reached out to Cruz for a comment on his efforts he “did not return The Watchdog’s call for comment.”
From Texas Democrats
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March 27, 2024
The Texas Equity Tour kicks off in Austin for a pivotal discussion on the pressing issues of systemic racism and its detrimental effects on Texas children and families. Sponsored by the Fund to Advance Racial Equity at North Texas Community Foundation, and rooted in principles of racial equity, this event zooms in on the critical topic of Pre-K - Grade 3 alignments during its stop in Austin, Texas.
From PR Etc.
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March 26, 2024
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — This week, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) joined Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Ryan Zinke (R-MT), Co-Chairs of the Northern Border Security Caucus, along with Northern Border Security Caucus members Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas expressing "serious concern about the unprecedented surge in apprehensions along our northern border."
From Congressman Tony Gonzales - 23rd District of Texas
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March 26, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Tribune is reporting that “the Justice Department arrested five men across Texas after accusing the group of illegally purchasing firearms and trafficking the weapons to drug cartels in Mexico” and “charged each of the men with conspiracy to straw purchase firearms and to smuggle the weapons across the U.S.-Mexico border — two criminal offenses recently established by the 2022 federal bipartisan gun safety bill” that Ted Cruz voted against.
From Texas Democrats
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March 26, 2024
TEXAS – Prosecutors laughed at reporters asking what Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will learn in his legal ethics training, part of their ridiculous pretrial intervention agreement that means our “top cop” is free from his near decade-long securities fraud charges, which held a maximum penalty of 99 years in jail.
From Progress Texas
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March 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case involving the regulation and distribution of chemical abortion pills. Among the issues are whether the FDA violated federal law by dropping specific safety regulations requiring in-person supervision of abortion drugs by physicians and whether the distribution of chemical abortion drugs by mail or common carrier violates a longstanding federal law. A decision is expected by the end of the Court's term in June.
From Texas Alliance for Life
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March 26, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan today announced he has appointed Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, Brad Morrison and Heather Wilson to the Texas Space Commission Board of Directors and Brian D. Freedman and Shey Sabripour to the Texas Aerospace Research and Space
From The State of Texas Speaker
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March 26, 2024
Houston, TX – March 25, 2024 – Representative Shawn Thierry (D-Houston) shares the recent decision of Superintendent Mike Miles regarding the evaluation and potential termination of administrators based on the district's new rating system.
From State Representative Shawn Thierry - District 146
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March 26, 2024
Austin, Texas – The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) this spring will survey Texas electricity consumers to study the costs they may incur from power interruptions. The survey was developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and has been used nationally by utilities and electricity regulators to develop innovative grid reliability policy and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of grid infrastructure improvements.
From Public Utility Commission of Texas
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March 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after his bipartisan legislation naming the Ports-to-Plains Corridor between Laredo, Texas, and Raton, New Mexico as the future Interstate 27 was signed into law.
From Senator Ted Cruz Press Office
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March 26, 2024
Lancaster, Texas - Vanessa Sterling joins the team as the new District Director replacing Irma Scholes who was promoted to the Deputy Chief of Staff earlier this month. As the District Director, Sterling will take over district office operations and continue implementing Representative Sherman's plans and strategies for the advancement of the people of District 109.
From State Representative Carl O. Sherman
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March 25, 2024
AUSTIN — State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) was appointed to the House Select Committee on Protecting Texas LNG Exports. The selection committee, created by House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont), will conduct a comprehensive review of the impacts of the Biden Administration’s executive action imposing a temporary pause on pending decisions on export permits for the sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries.
From State Representative Brooks Landgraf
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March 25, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan today announced the creation of a select committee to examine the extensive impacts to Texas of the Biden Administration’s temporary pause on export permits for liquified natural gas (LNG).
From The State of Texas Speaker By Speaker of the House Dade Phelan
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March 25, 2024
AUSTIN, TX – Today, a new coalition of organizations from across the State of Texas launched a new campaign calling on the Texas Legislature to increase the average pay for direct support professionals (DSPs) caring for Texans with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD).
From Time To Care Texas
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March 22, 2024
Austin, TX – Yesterday, 16 attorneys general, including Texas AG Ken Paxton, filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over the recently announced pause on approvals of new gas exports, known as LNG. The temporary pause gives the Department of Energy time to update the old studies it uses to determine the impacts of increasing LNG exports, something the agency is required to do under the Natural Gas Act. The pause only applies to proposed LNG projects that have not yet received permits from DOE, and the U.S. is still the No. 1 LNG exporter in the world.
From Sierra Club
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March 21, 2024
Houston, TX—Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Harris County Precinct Four will receive $1,200,000 from the Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program—a program established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These funds will allow Harris County to develop safe pedestrian and cycling connections between communities on both sides of the Westpark Tollway in Alief.
From Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher
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March 21, 2024
Austin, Texas – The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) today adopted a new rule implementing the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program. This program will incentivize the construction of new dispatchable electric generating facilities or the expansion of existing facilities within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region by providing low-interest loans to qualifying companies.
From Public Utility Commission of Texas
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March 22, 2024
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.Res. 1102, which extends government funding through the end of Fiscal Year 2024, September 30, 2024.
From Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher
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March 22, 2024
On Wednesday, in a Senate hearing, Ted Cruz made his first significant public comments about the Alabama Supreme Court decision that classified embryos as human children and blocked families’ access to IVF treatment in the state.
From American Bridge 21st Century
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March 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) released the below statement following today’s vote on the second package of FY24 funding bills, which includes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
From Congressman Tony Gonzales - 23rd District of Texas
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March 22, 2024
Austin, Texas- As we navigate this pivotal presidential election year, the Travis County Democratic Party (TCDP) is proud to announce the 2024 Travis County Democratic Convention. This vital event is a call to action for those committed to safeguarding and strengthening our democracy, with critical discussions on gun violence prevention, reproductive rights, public education, and the celebration of women who have shattered barriers.
From Travis County Democratic Party
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March 22, 2024
AUSTIN, TX -- The following statement will be given today by Texas Alliance for Life's Communications Director, Amy O'Donnell, at the meeting of the Texas Medical Board. The Board will consider promulgating guidance to physicians treating women with pregnancies that risk the loss of a woman's life or a major bodily function. The statement by Ms. O'Donnell emphasizes that Texas' abortion laws have a medical-necessity exception to allow physicians to perform abortions in such rare and tragic cases.
From Texas Alliance for Life
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March 22, 2024
AUSTIN ? The Texas labor market again achieved new record-high levels for jobs, Texans employed, and the civilian labor force following over-the-month increases in February. Texas’ seasonally adjusted job count increased by 49,800 over the month of February to reach 14,103,700 jobs. This reflects job growth in 44 of the last 46 months and marks the largest total nonfarm monthly job gain since January 2023.
From Texas Workforce Commission
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March 21, 2024
Galveston County, Texas – Galveston County is hosting an official groundbreaking ceremony on a new Mental Health Wellness Center at 1:30pm on Tuesday, March 26th. The event will take place at 1207 Oak Street, La Marque, Texas 77568. Please note that a change has been made from the original press release. The new scheduled groundbreaking will begin at 1:30pm.
From Galveston County
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March 21, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – Following Donald Trump’s agenda for another term, 80% of House Republicans – including MAGA Monica De La Cruz – released a budget yesterday that would gut Social Security and Medicare, rip away healthcare, ban abortion, and threaten access to IVF nationwide.
From Texas Democrats
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March 21, 2024
AUSTIN ? The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has published a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program. Texas public junior, state, and technical colleges, school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools may apply. The JET program has approximately $15 million to provide grants to these applicants in Fiscal Year 2024.
From Texas Workforce Commission
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March 21, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – Yesterday a report in Forbes raised ethical concerns about Ted Cruz’s podcast deal with iHeartMedia, after a Cruz-linked Super PAC reported $215,000 in revenue from the company.
From Texas Democrats
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March 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following the Hong Kong legislature’s passage of a new law (Article 23) that further expands the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) erosion of Hong Kong’s freedom and autonomy.
From Senator Ted Cruz Press Office
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March 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Texas legislature’s S.B. 4 may be enforced, allowing the state to arrest and deport illegal aliens, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement:
From Senator Ted Cruz Press Office
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March 19, 2024
HOUSTON, TX - Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the pending application to vacate the
stay on Texas' Senate Bill 4, allowing the law to go into immediate effect while the U.S. 5th Circuit
Court of Appeals considers the state’s appeal of the district court judge’s injunction.
From Texas House of Representatives By Representative Gene Wu - District 137
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March 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act to transition ten temporary federal judgeships to permanent status in order to maintain the current level of access to the federal court for millions of Americans across the nation. Representatives Lance Gooden (R-Texas) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), both members of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the bipartisan companion bill in the House.
From Senator Ted Cruz Press Office
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March 20, 2024
Austin, Texas- As we navigate this pivotal presidential election year, the Travis County Democratic Party (TCDP) is proud to announce the 2024 Travis County Democratic Convention. This vital event is a call to action for those committed to safeguarding and strengthening our democracy, with critical discussions on gun violence prevention, reproductive rights, public education, and the celebration of women who have shattered barriers.
From Travis County Democratic Party
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March 20, 2024
Houston, TX—Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led all members of the Harris County congressional delegation in a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development urging the extension of two disaster recovery grant contracts. This extension will allow Harris County Flood Control District to utilize fully Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds to complete flood risk reduction projects throughout Harris County.
From Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher
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March 18, 2024
Austin, Texas – Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court extended its hold on Senate Bill 4, which creates a criminal offense related to illegal entry or presence in Texas and authorizes a judge or magistrate to order the removal of persons who violate the law:
From The State of Texas Speaker
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March 19, 2024
Texas Impact, the oldest and largest interfaith advocacy group in the state, expresses grave concern at the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Senate Bill 4, the Texas bill allowing law enforcement to arrest and deport immigrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border even as an appeals court weighs its constitutionality.
From Texas Impact By Bee Moorhead
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March 19, 2024
As the Sponsor of SB 4, I couldn’t be more pleased and proud of the ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. It is outstanding to see six of the nine Supreme Court Justices side with the State of Texas over the Biden administration.
From Texas House of Representatives By Representative David Spiller - District 68
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March 19, 2024
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) issued the below statement following the Supreme Court of the United States ruling in favor of allowing Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) to be enforced.
From Congressman Tony Gonzales - 23rd District of Texas
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March 19, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court has yet again overturned precedent and upheld Texas’ anti-immigration bill SB 4 – which has been under scrutiny by the DOJ and immigrant rights advocates since Greg Abbott signed it into law last December.
From Texas Democrats
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March 19, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan today announced he has appointed semiconductor industry experts Eric Almgren and David (Jong Ho) Lee to serve on the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium Executive Committee. The Speaker announced his appointments at a press conference with Governor Greg Abbott, Representative Greg Bonnen and University of Texas at Dallas President Richard Benson at the UT Dallas Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, where they highlighted the critical work the committee will conduct to support Texas’ leadership in the semiconductor industry.
From The State of Texas Speaker By Speaker of the House Dade Phelan
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March 19, 2024
AUSTIN, TX – In a special called meeting on March 18, The University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously approved Neal Weaver, PhD, as the new president of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. Weaver, who has served as president of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) since 2017, will officially begin his new appointment in mid-May.
From The University of Texas System
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March 19, 2024
AUSTIN, TX – Following a special called meeting of the University of Texas Board of Regents today, Chairman Kevin P. Eltife announced a unanimous vote to name Julie V. Philley, MD – currently Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Vice Provost at the University of Texas at Tyler – as a finalist to be considered for UT Tyler’s next presidency, succeeding President Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, who will retire at the end of May.
From The University of Texas System
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March 18, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (Mar. 18, 2024) — As the Center for Women in Law (CWIL) enters its
15th year and prepares for its 2024 Women’s Power Summit, Executive Director
Veronica Vargas Stidvent announced that she will step down this year as the Center
readies its process to develop its next strategic plan.
From JWH Communications
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March 18, 2024
Harris County, TX – Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Greater
Northside Management District, and project partners will celebrate the groundbreaking of
the Quitman Street Project. This project includes nearly 1.5 miles of improved sidewalks,
landscaping including various trees and plants, lighting, street paving, redesigned
intersections, floating bus stops, and a bi-directional bike lane along Quitman Street,
which will improve safety and accessibility.
From Harris County Precinct 2
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March 18, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas — Air pollution in Austin neighborhoods is linked to an increased rate of asthma-related trips to the emergency room (ER), especially in areas with a high proportion of Black and Latinx residents, according to a new study by researchers at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.
From The University of Texas at Austin By Dell Medical School
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March 18, 2024
Austin, Texas – March 18, 2024 – The Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI) today released a new report highlighting the state’s world-class life science and biotech industry. The report, “Texas Life Sciences: Building the Innovations of Tomorrow,” outlines Texas’ investments in the space, highly skilled workforce, and the extensive network of companies, making it the ideal incubator for building the innovations of tomorrow for all Texans.
From Crosswind Media and Public Relations
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March 18, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas remains the battleground of battlegrounds, and firmly holds a spotlight within the 2024 national political arena. This general election cycle will ultimately shape the electoral landscape in Texas for generations to come.
From Texas Democrats
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