Federal
DEI Quotas No Longer Flying at Southwest Airlines
A complaint from America First Legal targeted the DEI practices at three major airlines.
ICE Houston Deports Foreign Fugitive Wanted for Rape
The Salvadoran national was wanted in his home country for rape as a continuous criminal act and violent conduct against women.
Paxton Files Brief in Support of Child Protection Law With US Supreme Court
The law requires porn sites to verify users ages.
Texas Sues Federal Government for ‘Unlawful’ Cryptocurrency Regulations
Attorney General Paxton joined 17 other states in submitting the complaint.
Federal Archive
Water Crisis: US Rep. De La Cruz Urges Mexico to Honor 1944 Treaty
U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz wrote to Mexican President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum requesting a meeting to address the 896,567 acre-feet of water that Mexico owes the United States under a 1944 international treaty as of June 29. In the letter to President-Elect...
Texans Arrive in Milwaukee to Nominate Donald Trump as Convention Kicks Off
Hundreds of Texans have made their way to Milwaukee as the Republican National Convention kicks off. The convention’s top order of business? Officially nominating Donald Trump as the presidential nominee, a task that has taken on deeper significance after the...
House Republicans Call for Action Against Countries Refusing to Repatriate Illegal Aliens
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas along with 16 other House members are calling on the Biden administration to push back against countries that fail to take back their illegal aliens. The letter, sent to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and...
Nehls and Cruz Introduce Justice for Jocelyn Act to Strengthen Detention of Illegal Aliens
U.S. Rep. Troy E. Nehls and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz have introduced legislation to enhance the detention and tracking of illegal aliens entering the United States. 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray from Houston was assaulted and murdered by two illegal aliens from Venezuela in...
New Measure Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration Passes U.S. House
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an election security measure that requires Americans to provide proof of citizenship for federal voter registration. H.R. 8281, also known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, aims to keep noncitizens,...
ATF Repeatedly Violated Firearm Trace Data Laws
For the second time this year, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has released sensitive firearm trace data that disregards federal privacy law. The Tiahrt Amendment is a provision of the U.S. Department of Justice 2003 appropriations bill that...
Sen. Ted Cruz Pushes ‘No Tax on Tips’ Act
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s No Tax on Tips Act seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code by exempting cash tips from federal income tax. Now, U.S. Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) have introduced the companion legislation in the U.S. House of...
‘A Complete Lie’: Biden’s Claims of Not Being Able to Contact Texas For Disaster Declaration Debunked
Acting Governor Dan Patrick released a lengthy statement debunking the president’s claims that he could not contact Texas leadership about providing federal disaster aid following Hurricane Beryl’s destruction. After President Joe Biden granted Patrick’s request for...
White House Rips Act Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration
President Joe Biden released a statement strongly opposing a measure that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. H.R. 8281, introduced by Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), would require state election officials to...