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 today issued a proclamation expanding additional services and activities that can open under Phase II of the state's plan to safely and strategically open.
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) will be administering the funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) through the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program.
Early on, all COVID-19 CoronaVirus testing was run by a government agency, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). And, it immediately became clear that in order to produce the number of urgently-needed tests, the U.S. private sector needed to be involved. In a government-run "Medicare for All" or similar system, there'd have been nowhere else to turn.
Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen are directing Texas' State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education to submit a plan identifying savings that will reduce both their respective general, and general revenue related appropriation expenditures by 5% for the upcoming 2020-2021 Biennium.
U.S. Senate has confirmed Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the Director of National Intelligence.
“We Texans look forward to leading by example – and conducting a Convention safely is a critical part of that process,” said Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey, announcing the Republican Party of Texas will not let the CoronaVirus stop their traditional 3-Day, 7,500-person Mid-July convention at the Houston Convention Center.
Governor Abbott voices his support of lessening the tax burden on Texans but clarifies that local governments—not the State of Texas—set the property tax rates.
This bipartisan legislation ensures that individuals who harm or attempt to harm U.S. Federal officers and employees serving abroad can be brought to justice and prosecuted in the United States.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the second phase of the State of Texas' ongoing plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19.
Congressmen Pete Olson (TX-22) and G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) led a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging a significant portion of the remaining Provider Relief Fund dollars be allocated to hospitals and providers who serve a disproportionate number of Medicaid and low-income patients
Even with increased testing, the positivity rate is down. This means that even though we are testing more people, the percentage of people testing positive is decreasing.
Governor Abbott deployed a Surge Response Team (SRT) to Amarillo consisting of Medical Incident Support Team personnel from the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF) and 70 members of the Texas National Guard. These teams conducted a site survey of high risk areas to begin testing employees in meat packing facilities.
The $3 trillion partisan 1,800-page bill, deceptively packaged by House Democrats as COVID-19 economic aid, without Republican input contains numerous provisions unrelated to COVID-19.
"This bill guarantees a prolonged recession. It leaves 36 million jobless Americans behind, but delivers big for Democratic special interests. What do mail-in ballots, marijuana banking, bailing out failed union pensions, and releasing criminals early have to do with America’s struggling economy?
“Not only do we have to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for their role in the spread of CoronaVirus, the United States must take bold action to address their agenda and better compete with China on the world stage. This is the #1 issue – not only today, but for the future,” said McCaul.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new hours of service (HOS) rules issued today for America’s truckers.
This funding will support the 78 HHSC-funded local family violence centers that provide survivors with immediate shelter, supportive services, and access to community-based programs.
In Speaker Pelosi's bill, the word "cannabis" appears more times than the word "job". Instead of helping our small businesses recover from the CoronaVirus economic tragedy, this bill focuses on Ballot Harvesting, Marijuana Banking, Bailing Out Union Pensions, and the Early Release of Criminals.