WASHINGTON, DC – After U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States is taking enforcement action against Mexico for undermining American energy companies in favor of Mexico’s state-owned enterprises, Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11), Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-8), and Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statements:
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.’s (“Samsung”) decision to potentially increase their historic investment in Texas to include 11 new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Taylor and Austin. Last year, Governor Abbott announced Samsung’s initial plan to invest $17 billion in the construction of one new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor.
AUSTIN –Attorney General Paxton filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court opposing the Department of Justice’s request to stay a district court order vacating the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) September 2021 Immigration Prioritization Memorandum. Federal law requires DHS to detain certain aliens who have committed crimes and aliens with final orders of removal, but DHS’s Memorandum ignores those requirements.
NEW ORLEANS — In response to the President’s call to advance offshore wind development and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, the Department of the Interior today announced next steps to bring the opportunity of offshore wind energy to the Gulf of Mexico.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman August Pfluger’s (TX-11) amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Aviator Cancers Examination Study (ACES) Act, passed the House of Representatives.
Biden Protecting Illegal Terrorists This week, I discovered a ludicrous new policy that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented to protect potential terrorists in our country illegally. DHS is blocking me and other members on the House Homeland Security Committee from receiving information on foiled terrorist plots, like the recent assassination attempt of George W.
Here is a reminder that the U.S. is getting close to the July 16 transition to 988 – the easy-to-remember number to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This transition is an important step to strengthening and transforming the crisis care continuum in the U.S. To help their partners communicate about 988, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has added downloadable print files for wallet cards, magnets, and posters to its 988 Partner Toolkit. The toolkit includes logo and brand guidelines , key messages, frequently asked questions, fact sheets (English and Spanish), radio PSA scripts (English and Spanish), and more. SAMHSA is also working to make the print materials available for ordering from the SAMHSA store and will be adding social media shareables by mid-July about the basics of 988.
Somervell County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Jail Log Davis, Cade Lee, 19, Stephenville; public intoxication Gutierrez-Reyes, Abdiel, 27, Glen Rose; aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Moreno, Isaac, 28, Grand Prairie; warrant Goodall, Tyler Lee, Goodall, Tyler Lee, 38, Azle; warrant Duvall, Calvin Leroy, 33, Glen Rose, criminal trespass Hankins, Billy Eugene, 64, DeLeon; warrant Smallwood, Candace, 34, Glen Rose; driving while intoxicated Padron, Crystal, 32, DeLeon; warrant Livingston, Joshua, 34, Glen Rose; public intoxication Hert, Garrett Ashton, 17, Rio Vista; possession of a controlled substance Baker, Rostyn Skye, 19, Glen Rose; driving under the influence Crashes July 18: 500 block of SW Big Bend Trail; minor accident July 18: CR313 Loop; minor accident Fires July 13: 5600 block of N 144; brush fire July 13: 5300 block of Coleman Ranch Road; brush fire July 14: 6600 block of CR 2008; brush fire July 14: CR 1234/CR 1119; brush fire July 18: 2400 block of 67; brush fire July 18: 1700 block of FM 51; structure fire July 18: 1000 block of CR 1002; brush fire .
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott released a statement on the Texas House of Representatives’ investigative report into the shooting at Robb Elementary School: “I want to thank Speaker Phelan and the Texas House for their investigation and for sharing a detailed account directly with the victims’ families and the Uvalde community. The findings in their investigative report are beyond disturbing and raise serious concerns about the response that day.
A high-speed chase led to a vehicle crashing into the Sugar Tree Golf Club entrance in the early morning hours of July 16 in Lipan, according to Palo Pinto County Sheriff Brett McGuire. The incident began when a report of a suspicious vehicle was called in parked at a church in south Palo Pinto County.