Patrick: I agree with the twenty people who believe it is not a good idea to hold an in-person state convention in Houston because so many of our party activists will be unable to attend.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller expanded his request to Governor Abbott to reopen winery tasting rooms to include similar direct-to-consumer facilities for Texas distilleries and breweries.
Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776.
The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s June jobs report.
The House Armed Services Committee unanimously voted to name H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, the ‘William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act.’
It is notable that Dr. Fauci did not criticize Andrew Cuomo’s deadly decisions in New York or California’s strategy, whose months long draconian lock down has had no impact on case numbers there. Note that the death rate in New York is 161 per hundred thousand, while Texas is 8.3 per hundred thousand. The California death rate is almost twice that of Texas.
Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces, and Webb counties to help ensure hospital bed availability for COVID-19 patients.
At issue in the case was whether a program created to provide tuition assistance to parents who send their children to private schools was constitutional.
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) today announced $9 million in federal funding for nursing facilities to implement infection control projects to protect residents and staff from the spread of COVID-19.
The recent stabbing of two Lubbock County Sheriff deputies was a tragic reminder of the dangerous situations men and women in law enforcement encounter on a daily basis.
Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) statement as the United States Mexico Canada Agreement officially went into effect.
Commissioner George P. Bush sent a letter to Keith Turi, Assistant Administrator for the Recovery Directorate for FEMA, asking the agency to reconsider discontinuing the use of a partial home repair program during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.67 billion in June, 6.5 percent less than in June 2019.
The targeted, measured directives in the executive order are based on links between certain types of businesses and services and the recent rise in positive cases throughout the state.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn sent a letter to Secretary of (HHS Alex Azar and Administrator of the FEMA Pete Gaynor urging them to continue the federal support for CBTS sites in Texas as testing capacity remains a crucial component to defeating COVID-19, strengthening the economy, and safely getting Texans back to work.
Although U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) remains ready and willing to discuss potential police reform, Congressman Babin deeply opposes this particular legislation.
Attorney General Paxton announced that his office obtained an agreed final judgment and permanent injunction against Apex Home Energy Solutions.
"It’s because you hate America. Indeed, these rioters hate America,” said Sen. Tom Cotton, a Decorated Veteran who served in both the Iraqi & Afghanistan Wars. “We cannot cannot allow it to go unpunished," Cotton said, calling on the Dept. of Justice to bring charges against ‘Mob Vigilantes’ who desecrate statues or monuments.
