“The violence, instigated and carried out by 'Antifa and other similar groups in connection with the rioting, is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly,” said Attorney General William Barr, adding that the F.B.I. will use its partnerships with State & Local Police to identify violent protesters – whom he also called Domestic Terrorists.
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Individuals who come to Texas from out of state to engage in looting, violence, or other destructive acts in violation of federal law will be subject to federal prosecution.
Certain provisions in the proposed Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) interfere with state elections by transforming them in a way that benefits vote harvesters and can lead to massive disenfranchisement of lawful, qualified voters.
This bill will help local businesses rebuild their workforce quickly by turning these unemployment benefits into a back-to-work bonus that will provide a bump to workers and help accelerate our economic recovery.
Commissioner George P. Bush is encouraging all Texans to prepare for the 2020 hurricane season, which began Monday, June 1, and runs through November 30, 2020.
Comptroller Glenn Hegar: State sales tax revenue totaled $2.61 billion in May, 13.2 percent less than in May 2019 and the steepest year-over-year decline since January 2010.
To ensure peaceful protest, Governor Greg Abbott has activated the Texas National Guard, has sent state resources to the cities of Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin to maintain public safety in response to protest violence throughout the state.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz to Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin: Investigate Twitter for willfully violating American sanctions on Iran by providing social media accounts and services to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif.
Contact tracing is technically wrong, as it may be an effective tool to trace slow moving deadly viruses such as Ebola or Tuberculosis, but not for a fast-moving virus with a low death rate that is primarily spread by asymptomatic people.
This powerful new visualization tool gives users a daily look into state government finance, and allows them to download State Financial Data for further analysis.
America must take a hard look at the wrong actions that have led to this moment and collectively work to fix this problem. But we cannot achieve the positive change needed with senseless violence.
Babin: For too long, we have been dependent on Russia to put Americans into space – that dependence ends today.
For too long, social media platforms like Twitter have hid behind their opaque algorithms and Section 230 immunity to target speech with which they disagree and advance their own political agendas.
With the passage of this act, small businesses across America will have more time to use their Paycheck Protection Program funds, and more choice in how they use them.
The lawsuit is being filed in the D.C. District Court. Representing the plaintiffs are Chuck Cooper and Joel Alicea (lead counsel), and Elliott Berke (outside counsel)
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) today announced $3.6 million in funding for nursing facilities to purchase tablets, webcams, and headphones to connect residents with their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has ordered his staff to deepen that cut to 10 percent.