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June Texas Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.6 Percent

The Texas economy added 243,900 private sector positions over the past month. In June, Texas saw a decrease in the state unemployment rate to 8.6 percent.

07.17.2020
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Hurd, Fitzpatrick, Brindisi, Golden Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Police & Law Enforcement from “Defund Police” Movement

Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.) and Jared Golden (D-Maine), introduced the Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act.

07.17.2020
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Cong. Brady: How Texas is Correctly Addressing a Spike in CoronaVirus Cases

Cong. Kevin Brady joined KTRH News to discuss the next round of stimulus legislation, how the Paycheck Protection Program is supporting Texas workers, and how Texas is correctly addressing a spike in cases.

07.17.2020
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Abbott Announces $41 Million in Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding for Local Governments

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his Public Safety Office (PSO) will provide $41 million in federal funds to assist cities and counties throughout the COVID-19 response.

07.16.2020
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Sen. Cruz Applauds Trump Administration Action To Counter Putin’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

Today’s action again confirms that there is a unified bipartisan, bicameral, inter-branch consensus across the whole of the United States government to ensure Putin’s pipeline never comes online.

07.16.2020
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Governor Abbott Announces Additional Federal Resources Activated To Combat COVID-19 In The Houston Region

Governor Greg Abbott has been working with Vice President Mike Pence and the Trump Administration to ensure the medical needs of Texans will be met. He announced that additional federal resources have been activated and are being sent to the Houston region to combat COVID-19.

07.13.2020
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Rep. Williams Applauds Additional $4 Billion CARES Act Award for Texas Healthcare Providers

Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) applauded the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) announcement of an additional $4 billion award for Texas health care providers impacted by COVID-19.

07.13.2020
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Sen. Cruz: ‘World Health Organization Can No Longer Be Trusted’

The World Health Organization can no longer be trusted. It had an obligation to warn the world about the coronavirus. Instead, the organization helped the Chinese Communist Party cover it up, allowing the outbreak in Wuhan to become a global pandemic that has taken the lives of more than 500,000 people worldwide and put millions more lives at risk.

07.09.2020
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Governor Abbott Allocates Emergency Education Relief Funding For Texas Higher Education

Governor Greg Abbott announced that the State of Texas will invest $57 million in federal funds to maintain the state’s need-based financial aid programs and keep more students enrolled at their colleges and universities.

07.09.2020
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Governor Abbott, DSHS Distribute Additional Cases Of Antiviral Drug Remdesivir Across Texas

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is distributing 448 cases of the antiviral drug remdesivir to 157 hospitals across Texas.

07.08.2020
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Abbott Establishes Statewide Face Covering Requirement, Issues Proclamation Limiting Gatherings

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order today requiring all Texans in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces, with few exceptions.

07.07.2020
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BRADY: Paycheck Protection Program Deadline Extended

Starting Monday, July 6th, small businesses can once again apply for loans through the PPP. The new deadline to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan is Saturday, August 8th, 2020. 

07.07.2020
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Governor Abbott, HHSC Secure $2.67 Billion In Federal Funding for Texas Hospitals

Governor Greg Abbott and the HHSC today announced that $2.67 billion in federal funding has been approved to support Texas hospitals that provide care for people receiving Medicaid.

07.06.2020
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Sen. Cruz on Violent Rioters: We Need Leaders to Stand up and Defend America Unapologetically

With violent crime on the rise and Democratic politicians allowing radical Leftists’ dangerous “defund the police” movement to gain steam, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on Fox News’ ‘Hannity’ and the ‘Joe Pags Show,’ where he slammed the violence and riots and urged U.S. officials and politicians to stand up and defend America.

07.06.2020
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Brady: We’ve Smashed Expectations and are on the Right Track.

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.

07.02.2020
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Patrick Statement on Fauci Criticism of Texas

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.

07.02.2020
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Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce $9 Million for Nursing Facility Infection Control Projects to Prevent COVID-19

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.

07.01.2020
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Rep. Williams: USMCA Enters Into Force July 1

Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) statement as the United States Mexico Canada Agreement officially went into effect.

07.01.2020
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Governor Abbott Takes Executive Action To Contain Spread Of COVID-19; Secures Extension Of Federally-Supported Testing Sites In Texas

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.

06.29.2020
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Babin Responds to the House Passage of the Justice in Policing Act

Although U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) remains ready and willing to discuss potential police reform, Congressman Babin deeply opposes this particular legislation.

06.29.2020
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