This waiver applies to licenses associated with a variety of occupations such as barbers, cosmetologists, electricians, speech-language pathologists, and dyslexia therapists.
"The government doesn't need to tell people how to behave... we know what risks that we and our families are comfortable taking at this point," said Cong. Lance Gooden, announcing his supports of the steps taken by Texas' Gov. Greg Abbott & Attorney General Ken Paxton to try and rein in the over-bearing social restrictions being attempted by various Local Elected Officials across Texas.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn released statements after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved of the nomination of Drew Tipton to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Corpus Christi.
"Josh Winegarner's a strong conservative and free-market advocate, and we need him in Congress," said former U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm, endorsing Winegarner to be the next member of Congress from Texas’ 13th District, which covers the Panhandle, Texoma & the North Texas area. The Republican Primary Runoff for Congress will be held on July 14th.
Governor Greg Abbott announced the phased re-opening of Texas beginning with all licensed health care professionals, limited capacity restaurants, hair salons, museums, malls, and more allowed to open to the public. You can read more about that here.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding families and businesses that they can save on the purchase of certain water- and energy-efficient products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays.
Governor Greg Abbott and (TDEM) today announced that the federal government has extended seven community-based testing sites in Texas through June 30, 2020. He also announced that the Texas National Guard has activated Facilities Disinfection Teams to support Texans in nursing homes to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
U.S. Rep. Cuellar and U.S. Rep. Hurd sent a letter to Secretary Mike Pomeo and Mexico's Foreign Secretary Marcel Ebrard calling for a coordinated definition of “essential” in order for businesses in both countries to have the same guidelines.
Congressman Roger Williams joined his colleagues in introducing the Protecting Life in Crisis Act (H.R. 6742) to prevent federal funds allocated in COVID-19 response legislation from being used for abortions or abortion coverage.
Sen. Ted Cruz introduced the Onshoring Rare Earths Act of 2020, or "The ORE Act," to end the U.S.'s dependence on China for critical rare earth minerals and establish a supply chain for minerals used to manufacture our nation's defense industry technologies and high tech products within the U.S.
"Our food banks've tirelessly served their fellow Texans throughout the COVID-19 response, and this pandemic has led to a quick depletion of Supplies & Resources," said Gov. Greg Abbot, instructing the Texas HHSC, TDEM & DSHS Departments to develop and implement a plan based on the guidance of Vice President Mike Pence and Doctor Deborah Birx.
Cong. Pete Olson today led a letter delivered to Treasury Sect. Steve Mnuchin & Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell requesting that the energy sector be allowed access to federal aid. It was co-signed by Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Reps. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK,) as well as by 60 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives .
About 1-in-5 of the nation’s public school teachers are 55 or older. That leaves school districts to grapple with a big problem on the horizon: What if their buildings are open, but many teachers don’t feel safe returning to the classroom?
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and Dallas Independent School District (DISD) launched Operation Connectivity, a statewide initiative to deliver internet connectivity and device solutions for school districts, families, and students in Texas.
“Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is encouraging us to 'tattletale' on our neighbors. This is a classic totalitarian move," said State Rep. Tom Oliverson, announcing the launch of his HarrisCountyTattleTale.com website.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz stopped by Salon à la Mode to get a haircut and show his support for salon owner Shelley Luther, who was wrongly imprisoned when she refused to apologize for trying to earn a living and provide for her family amid the coronavirus pandemic.
As part of a broader effort to reopen the Texas economy, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced it will resume limited overnight camping at state parks beginning on May 18th.
"A crime cannot be established here... The whole exercise was just about creating the lie. They (the FBI interrogators) did not have a basis for a counter-intelligence investigation against Flynn," U.S. Attorney General William Barr told CBS News during a Thursday interview, after documents unsealed and released last month confirmed suspicions the FBI was out to entrap former 3-Star Army General Michael Flynn.
