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Cuellar & Graves Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Improve Trucking Safety and Ensure Supply Chain Continuity

Truckers are often the target of staged collisions, which puts both civilian and truckers in serious danger. The "Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021" is to improve the safety of truckers and civilians on U.S. highways, and protects trucking companies from the financial burdens of defending against or settling fraudulent insurance claims resulting from staged collisions. 

12.14.2021
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AG Pax­ton Inves­ti­gating Pro­mo­tion of Puber­ty Block­ers in Children

“I will not allow pharmaceutical companies to take advantage of Texas children. These drugs were approved for very different purposes, and can have detrimental or even irreversible side effects,” said Texas' Attorney General Ken Paxton of the few pharmaceutical companies allegedly advertising and promoting puberty (hormone) blockers for unapproved uses without disclosing the potential risks.

12.14.2021
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Longtime Public Servant and Edinburg Native, Casandra “Cassy” Garcia Announces Candidacy for Congress

"We need real leaders in Washington who're focused less on publicity tours and more on getting legislative results. The outpouring of support for my campaign has been overwhelming,” said Republican Casandra “Cassy” Garcia, who filed paperwork to run for the U.S. House in south Texas’ 28th Congressional District.

12.14.2021
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REAGAN: With 'Smash & Grab' Crime Wave, Californians Are Living in Fear

Seven years ago California’s so-called "progressives" passed Proposition 47, a sentencing “reform” measure that among other things essentially decriminalized retail theft by making stealing anything valued at less than $950 a mere misdemeanor. Now even suburban Californians are being hit by a crime wave like none that's ever hit them before.

12.14.2021
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Gov. Abbott Activates Texas A&M 'Task Force 1' to Help Western Kentucky Response to Deadly Tornadoes

"The State of Texas stands ready to assist our friends in Kentucky as they continue their response and recovery efforts in the wake of deadly tornadoes that shook the western portion of their state overnight," said Gov. Greg Abbott, activating 10 Texas A&M Task Force 1 personnel to deploy as part of the FEMA Urban Search & Rescue System.

12.13.2021
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Cong. Tony Gonzales Introduces Bill to Fight Vaccine Mandates on Customs & Border Agents Fighting to Secure Border

As of early December, 1,000s of Border Patrol Agents & Customs Officers have chosen to forego the COVID-19 vaccine for medical or religious purposes, and 100s have not yet filed for an exemption and are especially vulnerable to adverse action from the agency. If they do not get vaccinated, they could be subject to layoffs as of early January.

12.13.2021
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 TXOGA Launches “Winter Ready” Website to Share Information and Resources about Industry’s Winter Preparedness Measures

The “Winter Ready” site includes photos and explanations of winterization techniques oil and natural gas operators proactively use to protect their equipment during heat and cold weather. . .

12.13.2021
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Cong. Pfluger, Cuellar Lead Bi-Partisan Effort to Urge Biden Not to Ban U.S. Oil Exports

Two Texas Congressmen, in a bi-partisan effort, led a group of Democrat and Republican Congressmen in sending a letter to President Biden concerning reports that his administration is considering the reinstatement of a ban on U.S. Crude Oil Exports. The push by Republican August Pfluger & Democrat Henry Cuellar comes amidst rising energy costs and inflationary pressures at the gas pump.

12.13.2021
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ELECTION 2022 PREVIEW: The One Number that Has Florida Democrats on Edge

According to Politico the Democrat Governors Association “has no plans to give significant financial help to Florida Democrats” in their effort to take out Gov. Ron DeSantis in next year's race for governor. While the DGA has “bristled” at those reports – and insists they are putting up a fight – one number certainly isn't helping boost confidence: Registered Republicans vs. Registered Democrats. 

12.13.2021
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HURT: Only Thing Americans Hate Worse than Socialism Is Biden & his Lousy Democrats Government

New polling shows Americans still hate Socialism, but there's a new twist – more & more Democrat politicians embrace "Socialism." And, while Americans hate Socialism, there's something Americans actually hate even more than Socialism: the U.S. Federal Government. Yes, the only thing hated worse than Socialism is a Federal Government run by Mr. Biden and his lousy Democrats.

12.10.2021
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Sen. Cruz Urges Biden to Approve Texas’ Medicaid Waiver, Repeal Dangerous "Build Back Better" Provisions Jeopardizing Texans’ Health Care

“The state of Texas is directly and blatantly being targeted by the Biden Administration. This is unacceptable. Texas’ most vulnerable patients should not lose access to healthcare because of partisan politics," said Sen. Ted Cruz, noting that unless approved by President Biden, Texas would be hit with one-third of the nationwide cuts to the critical programs providing government health care.

12.10.2021
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Brady: It Is Vital That We Stop the Scourge of Modern-Day Slavery in China

“Ending forced labor—and holding China accountable for these gross abuses of human rights—must be a global effort. America should lead the world in halting China’s brutality, and all democracies around the world should join us."

12.10.2021
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Texas RR Comm. Takes Action to Ensure Energy Supplies for Upcoming Winter

These are the latest in a string of actions the Texas Railroad Commission has undertaken since the end of the summer to ensure gas is flowing and available to protect Texans in case of weather emergencies this winter.

12.10.2021
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Pax­ton Joins Mul­ti-State Effort to Stop Amend­ments that Ben­e­fit Sex Traffickers

. If adopted, the amendments would negatively affect human trafficking victims by reducing legal protections and reducing criminal liability for human traffickers.

12.10.2021
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THOMAS: Russia's Vladimir Putin Knows Joe Biden Is Weak

Just as criminals tend to avoid places with effective security and bullies prey on people they perceive as unable or unwilling to fight back, so, too, do leaders of "evil empires" feel emboldened when they conclude they'll not be effectively opposed by the "strongest nation in the world." That would be a nation under President Biden – which is increasingly seen by our adversaries as feeble.

12.10.2021
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ABBOTT: "We Have Now Created a Hotline for Employees to Report Illegal Vaccine Mandates"

​​​​​​​"My Executive Order clearly states that No employer can mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for an employee with a religious, personal, or medical exemption. We have now created a hotline for employees to report illegal vaccine mandates in Texas," said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today after the Texas Workforce Commission issued a letter to all Texas employers clarifying the state's law on vaccine mandates.

12.09.2021
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It’s Official: Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts Helped Low & Middle-Income Earners the Most, Not 'the Wealthy'

Its clear now, based upon new IRS Data, that the biggest beneficiaries of the 2017 Trump Tax Cut were middle-income Americans – not upper-income households as we hear repeatedly in the media. But, Democrats are looking under every rock and behind every bush to try to find "pay-fors" for their huge social-spending “Build Back Better” bill.

12.09.2021
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Cong. Tony Gonzales Applauds Passage of Blackwell School National Historic Act

"As our country continues to grapple with urgent, endemic issues of race, identity, and institutional discrimination, we need to act now to protect places like the Blackwell School so the important stories of our past can be told now, and for generations."

12.09.2021
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