Following George Floyd's death, Sens. Cornyn and Cruz with Mayor Sylvester Turner hosted a roundtable on police reforms with community leaders, officials, and law enforcement.
On Saturday evening, the two Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, MJ Hegar and Royce West, participated in a debate, covering topics ranging from police brutality to the legalization of marijuana.
Drew Tipton, an attorney from the Houston area, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a federal judge for the Southern District Court of Texas.
A new poll shows Texas to be a tight race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden with five months remaining until the election.
Reneé Hall, the Dallas police chief, held a press conference followed by another appearance with local and state leaders like Governor Greg Abbott.
The confirmation of Trey Trainor, a Republican lawyer from Driftwood, establishes a quorum for the Federal Election Commission.
The two Texas senators supported the passage of the bill, but Cruz was more favorable toward proposed amendments aimed at protecting privacy under the surveillance law.
Based on April's background check data, gun sales in Texas remained high as nearly twice as many checks were conducted than during April of last year.
With almost $13 million cash on hand, Sen. John Cornyn's fundraising is still outpacing his two Democratic opponents, MJ Hegar and Royce West.
Senate Democrats torpedoed a $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief bill for small businesses and households on Sunday and Monday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi returned to D.C. with a new wish list of policy demands.
The Brady PAC, which supports candidates with a goal of enacting tighter gun control regulations, has cast its "full weight" behind MJ Hegar in the race against Sen. John Cornyn.
Senators with concerns over the paid sick leave provisions were reportedly told by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to "gag and vote for it anyway."
After a close election last Tuesday, MJ Hegar and Royce West will be competing in the runoff election for the Democratic nomination to see who will challenge Sen. John Cornyn in the fall.
The president signed the coronavirus supplemental after mounting cases and concerns over the virus have reverberated across the country.
Texas Rep. Chip Roy and other members of the Texas delegation sent a letter to the Trump administration citing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus at the southern border.
Earlier today, Gov. Abbott met with state and federal health officials to discuss a contingency plan for mitigating the effects and spread of the coronavirus in Texas.
Two bills introduced by Republicans — one targeting infanticide and one limiting abortion after 20 weeks — were rejected by the U.S. Senate, failing to receive the 60 votes needed.
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Tipton was held on Wednesday. Confirmation by the Senate would fill the last remaining federal vacancy in Texas.
In the most recent federal fundraising reports, Republicans Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Dan Crenshaw led with the most raised, followed by Democratic Senate candidate MJ Hegar and House candidate Wendy Davis.
After a partisan impeachment by the House of Representatives in December, the Senate has voted to acquit President Trump of the charges made against him.
