Sen. Rand Paul endorses Don Huffines for governor, Texas DPS gives an update on Operation Lone Star, and Abbott dismisses reinstatement of mask and lockdown mandates.
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.
President Trump's emergency declaration to build a wall along the southern border was blocked in a Senate vote that included 11 Republicans in opposition.
Five days before a looming government shutdown, the Senate passed the House's continuing resolution to push the deadline to Thanksgiving.
The Saturday night gathering celebrated a decade of activism as one of Texas' most active and influential Tea Party groups.
