Texas Sen. Ted Cruz Spends Over $240,000 On Facebook Advertising In Last Two Months
Facebook has begun accepting political ads again and Texas Senator Ted Cruz-R is second only to Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock-D in ad spending on the platform.
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Facebook has begun accepting political ads again and Texas Senator Ted Cruz-R is second only to Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock-D in ad spending on the platform.
The Dallas native supports term limits, expanding school choice, defending Second Amendment rights and is pro-life.
Republicans have said the bill would restore confidence in state elections, while Democrats have said it would suppress votes, especially for those of people with color.
An inspector, assigned to inspect northeast Texas railroads and shippers for compliance, is facing charges for lying about inspections that never actually occurred.
Early Friday morning, after a long night of votes and debates, the Texas House advance a pared down version of Senate Bill 7. The vote puts America's biggest red state closer to imposing new voting restrictions.
The Texas House of Representatives is set to debate HB 6, an elections security bill that has generated national headlines and controversy around the state.
The State House is scheduled to take up House Bill 6 today -- but the bill that would enact wide-ranging changes to elections in Texas comes with opposition.
The bill will head back to House for members to consider amendments by the Senate.
Republican lawmakers in Texas and across the country are pressing ahead with efforts to tighten voting laws, despite warnings from business leaders that the measures could harm democracy and the economic climate.
The full Texas Senate could consider House Bill 1927 as early as Wednesday, May 5 after it was approved by a newly formed, special committee on Constitutional Issues.
The Justice Department is preparing to offer guilty plea deals to four Capitol rioters -- including one from North Texas -- who are accused of trapping police in a tunnel and attacking them.
Now that Republicans Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey have advanced to the runoff election in the Sixth Congressional District in North Texas, both are vowing to keep their policy positions.
It's come down to a runoff for the U.S. House seat in Texas between Republican Susan Wright, whose husband was the first member of Congress to die after being diagnosed with COVID-19, and Republican Jake Ellzey.
The runoff election is set for June 5. It will be the first time in a decade that Fort Worth voters will elect a new mayor.
Two Republicans emerged from a total of 23 candidates to advance to the runoff in the Texas 6th Congressional District.
