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Biden's push to incentivize unemployment, increase welfare is having 'devastating impact on economy,' Pfluger says
By Caleb Lombardo | May 11, 2021
Though the U.S. appears to be on track to vaccinate a majority of the country in its effort to return the country to normal, the latest U.S. jobs report represents a large setback for the economy and for the sentiment surrounding the economy and stock market.
'Texas remains well positioned': Hegar predicts budget surplus
By John Kelly | May 9, 2021
Texas is expected to run a budget surplus according to new economic forecasts.
168 political donations made by Midland residents in April
By Midland Times | May 1, 2021
Political contributions from Midland residents equal $46,049 in April 2021, according to the Federal Election Commission.
Texas House of Representatives pass bill to 'ensure benefits for police, first responders who contract or succumb to COVID-19'
By April Bamburg | Apr 29, 2021
The Texas House of Representatives just passed House Bill 541, which provides protections for public safety employees, designating COVID-19 as a “presumptive illness.”
'A ban is not a plan': Dallas lawmakers divided on bill criminalizing homeless encampments
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 29, 2021
A bill by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) that would criminalize homeless encampments across the state has stalled in the Texas House of Representatives as lawmakers debate the issues surrounding the bill.
Johnson seeks to plug ‘egregious gap in the justice system’ and make sexual assault by medical providers a felony
By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 29, 2021
After 22 women came forward to allege sexual assault by a doctor, and only two ultimately filed charges because of how low the potential penalties would be for him, lawmakers are considering a bill to increase those penalties.
Allred: AJP $18 million investment in VA facilities will 'modernize facilities all over the country'
By Christina Heath | Apr 25, 2021
As part of the new American Job's Plan by the Biden administration, the federal government plans to invest $18 billion to improve and upgrade federal facilities, especially those that serve our nation's veterans, a press release from The White House said.
Pfluger, others sponsor bill to free Trevor Reed: 'The United States will not tolerate an American citizen being held by the Putin regime'
By Christina Heath | Apr 25, 2021
Texas lawmakers U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-Odessa) and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Austin) are sponsoring House Resolution 186 (HR 186) to free former Marine Trevor Reed from his currently Russian imprisonment.
Paxton on expanding Supreme Court: 'I will not stand for this obvious power grab'
By April Bamburg | Apr 25, 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and nearly two dozen other Republican Attorneys General submitted a letter to the White House and leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate discouraging the expansion of the Supreme Court.
Paxton: D.C. statehood bill is 'unconstitutional'
By Kyla Asbury | Apr 18, 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that the Washington, D.C. Admission Act is unconstitutional and told the Biden administration that in a letter earlier this week.
Texas HB 1239 passes: Rep. Landgraf glad churches will remain open 'when they're most needed'
By Christina Heath | Apr 18, 2021
The Texas House of Representatives have passed House Bill 1239 (HB 1239), a legislative measure that ensures the governor cannot shut down churches and houses of worship when a proclamation of disaster declaration has been enacted.
Pfluger 'will not stop until justice is restored,' demands release of Trevor Reed from Russian jail
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 15, 2021
U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-San Angelo) is calling for the release of Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine and Texas resident, that has been imprisoned in Russia for almost two years.
Shaheen: 'It is our job as legislators' to protect religious freedoms by making churches essential
By James Ledbetter | Apr 11, 2021
This past Easter holiday included many church gatherings, which were canceled last year due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Paxton: Texans forced to pay to 'sustain the services our state must provide to illegal aliens'
By Caleb Lombardo | Apr 11, 2021
In recent months, the topic of illegal immigration and the impact that it has from a financial standpoint has been brought the forefront of national political discussion.
Bettencourt: 'HOAs should not have the right to prevent free exercise of your religious freedom'
By Timothy Stuckey | Apr 11, 2021
The Texas Senate unanimously passed the Homeowners Religious Freedom Act on April 6, according to a press repor
Pfluger refutes claim made by Biden about recent uptick in migrants at southern border, 'This is blatantly wrong'
By Caleb Lombardo | Apr 4, 2021
With controversy surrounding the current situation at the U.S. southern border in recent weeks, Rep. August Pfluger, whose district is near the border and contains several facilities designed to house those that are detained at the southern border, is taking aim at President Joe Biden for his insistence that the recent uptick in migrants is due to a natural, repeating, cyclical trend that occurs every year.
FEC: 201 political donations from Midland residents raise $137,941 in March
By Midland Times | Apr 1, 2021
Political contributions from Midland residents equal $137,941 in March 2021, according to the Federal Election Commission.
How much did Ted Kerr contribute to $243,805 raised political donations from Midland residents in Q1?
By Midland Times | Apr 1, 2021
Political donations from Midland residents equal $243,805 in the first quarter, according to the Federal Election Commission.
Seliger: Placement of minors at the border designed to 'avoid soliciting input from local law enforcement'
By Caleb Lombardo | Mar 28, 2021
State Sen. Kel Seliger has publicly urged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to file an injunction that would stop the placement of unaccompanied minors at a holding facility that is located in Midland County.
Seliger urges Paxton to file TRO to cease arrival of unaccompanied juveniles at Midland facility
By Bree Gonzales | Mar 23, 2021
Republican Texas Sen. Kel Seliger has requested that state Attorney General Ken Paxton file an injunction to stop the arrival of unaccompanied juveniles at the migrant facility in Midland.