Highlighted Blogs
May 9, 5:30PM Event in Houston - Securing the Texas of Tomorrow: Building through Practical Immigration Reform - Thursday, May 9, from 5:30-7PM in Houston, the Greater Houston Partnership will host an engaging conversation on much needed practical immigration reforms with local stakeholders in business, politics, faith communities, and beyond. Click to learn more and to register for free tickets to this event.
Cornyn, Colleagues Urge USDA Secretary Vilsack to Strengthen Interagency Coordination to Respond to Avian Influenza Outbreak - Every state in the nation has been hit with a recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) due to its spread from migratory waterfowl to domestic bird populations and commercial poultry. The spread of the strain to livestock, including goats and cattle, and a farmworker in Texas, underscores the urgency required to confront this outbreak through a collaborative federal response, heightened surveillance, and additional resources to support vaccine research.
Cruz, Tillis, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Protect and Serve Act - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) led the introduction of the Protect and Serve Act, bipartisan legislation that would make knowingly causing, or attempting to cause, bodily injury to a law enforcement officer a federal crime, giving federal prosecutors the tools they need to hold accountable those who target law enforcement for assault and attacks.
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