WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing Juneteenth * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and a group of Senate colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day. "[N]ews of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State of Texas and the other Southwestern states,  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 21 -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * Governor Abbott Signs HB 229, Codifying Discrimination Against Transgender and Intersex Texans AUSTIN, Texas -- Governor Greg Abbott today signed House Bill 229 into law. The bill mandates a binary definition of sex based solely on reproductive anatomy and bars state documents from recognizing gender identities that differ from sex assigned at birth. The law also restricts intersex Te more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fift more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on June 20, 2025: * * * Presidential Permit Authorizing the City of Eagle Pass, Texas, to Expand and Continue to Maintain and Operate a Vehicular and Pedestrian Border Crossing at the Camino Real International Bridge Land Port of Entry By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the "President"), I hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions set forth herein, to the City of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 'The Art of a Spectrum Deal' The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Board commends Chairman Cruz and President Trump for breaking a political impasse to unlock billions for American taxpayers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board praised Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and President Trump for securin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, chairman and ranking member, of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: * * * Sessions and Mfume Examine DOD's Progress Toward Achieving a Clean Audit Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2025)--Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) continue to examine the Department of Defe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, chairman and ranking member, of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: * * * Sessions and Mfume Examine DOD's Progress Toward Achieving a Clean Audit WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) continue to examine the Department of Defense's (DOD) financial  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: * * * Sessions Announces Hearing to Examine U.S. Postal Service Operations from the Perspective of Key Stakeholders WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled "The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders." The hearin more PR

PLANO, Texas, June 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Statement Regarding Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal's Decision Blocking Louisiana Ten Commandments Law * New Orleans, LA --Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision blocking Louisiana's Ten Commandments law. The following statement may be attributed to Kelly Shacke more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 21 -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * Texas Governor Abbott Signs HB 1106 Into Law, Endangering LGBTQIA+ Youth by Undermining Their Safety and Dignity AUSTIN, Texas -- Governor Greg Abbott today signed House Bill 1106 into law. The new statute amends the Texas Family Code to specify that a parent's refusal to affirm a child's gender identity or sexual orientation, such as by not using their preferred name or pronouns, doe more PR