With the incoming Biden administration, Gov. Greg Abbott says that Texas should become a “Second Amendment sanctuary” to protect the state from federal gun rights violations.
The president touted the construction of the border wall in a visit to Alamo, Texas.
Democrats are calling for Sen. Ted Cruz’s resignation, blaming him for inciting the violence that erupted at the nation’s Capitol on Wednesday.
Congress certified the electoral college votes on Thursday morning, with Texas members remaining consistent with their positions before yesterday’s events.
As other House members were evacuating, four new representatives from Texas stayed behind to help Capitol police hold the chamber.
Republican and Democratic Texas congressmen alike condemned the anarchic storm on the Capitol by pro-Trump protesters during the electoral certification on Wednesday.
Rep. Dan Crenshaw criticized the renewed lockdown in the Houston area under Gov. Abbott’s executive order, encouraging business owners to take a stand against it.
The Cruz-led challenge to the certification of electoral votes for Joe Biden faces an uphill battle with opposition from fellow Republicans.
As part of the 5,600-page bill approved by Congress and signed by the president, the Smithsonian will begin planning the creation of an American Latino Museum.
Federal funds allocated to states to alleviate poverty could be used for K-12 private school tuition, home schooling, or other educational services under a new executive order.
Starting January 1, 2021, hospitals will be required to list their actual, rather than estimated, healthcare prices.
Rep. Louie Gohmert filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence, arguing that he must reject certain state's presidential electors in order to overturn the election results.
With a total price tag of $2.3 trillion, Congress avoided a shutdown and passed an extensive coronavirus relief package.
The $900 billion deal includes new checks of $600 for individuals and extended unemployment support of $300 per month through March 2021.
The vaccines have come first to doctors and nurses. Abbott also reiterated his promise to authorize no new shutdowns.
Despite President Trump’s threat to veto the defense bill, both chambers of Congress have approved the legislation with a veto-proof supermajority.
Texas has joined the continuing fracas over the presidential election outcome by filing suit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Even with higher fundraising totals right before the election, congressional Democrats failed to flip a single seat in Texas.
Gov. Abbott said that the state would receive an allotment of 1.4 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the week of December 14 with more allotments to come.
Gun sales continue to soar across the state and country after the presidential election, even with a current low supply of ammunition.
