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Travis County home sales in week ending June 22

By Austin News | Jun 29, 2024

There were 47 reported residential sales in Travis County in the week ending June 22, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Austin News area weekly mass times

By Austin News | Jun 29, 2024

The following parishes in the Austin News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Travis County’s women’s basketball teams receive $11,376,289 in 2023

By Austin News | Jun 29, 2024

Women’s basketball teams from Travis County received $11,376,289 during the 2023 season, up 21% from the previous year.

Travis County’s institutions spent $17,470,723 on men’s basketball teams in 2023

By Austin News | Jun 28, 2024

Men’s basketball teams from Travis County received $17,470,723 during the 2023 season, up 0.9% from the previous year.

America First Legal: ‘There is no reason for a foreign national to be on’ Texas voter rolls

By Austin News | Jun 28, 2024

America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to each senior election official of all 50 states, including to Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, to advise on two federal laws that allow states to request and obtain accurate information on an individual’s citizenship status and their ability to vote.

Senator Cruz praises Supreme Court's decision ending Chevron deference

By Austin News | Jun 28, 2024

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Constitution Subcommittee, issued a statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.

Cities located in Williamson County saw an FDA inspection of 1 company in Q1

By Austin News | Jun 28, 2024

There was one company in a city associated with Williamson County that received an FDA inspection in the first quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.

House takes up Cruz-Britt bill on protecting nationwide access to IVF

By Austin News | Jun 28, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the IVF Protection Act to ensure that states do not prohibit access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services. Representatives Scott Perry (R-Penn.-10) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.-1) have now introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Cruz questions DOJ's handling of whistleblower case involving Dr. Eithan Haim

By Austin News | Jun 27, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, has sent a congressional oversight letter to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani. The letter requests information regarding the decision to prosecute whistleblower Dr. Eithan Haim, who exposed gender transition procedures being performed on children as young as eleven years old at a Texas hospital.

Victims advocate for TAKE IT DOWN Act at Dallas hearing

By Austin News | Jun 27, 2024

On June 27, 2024, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) held a field hearing in Dallas, Texas titled “Take It Down: Ending Big Tech’s Complicity In Revenge Porn.” The hearing featured testimonies from victims of revenge and deepfake pornography, victim advocates, and experts who emphasized the lasting impact of these incidents on their lives. They also urged Congress to pass Sen. Cruz’s bipartisan Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act.

How many companies were inspected by the FDA in cities located in Travis County in Q1?

By Austin News | Jun 26, 2024

There was one company in a city associated with Travis County that received an FDA inspection in the first quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.

Cruz introduces bipartisan bill targeting revenge porn with criminal penalties

By Austin News | Jun 26, 2024

In opening remarks at a Commerce field hearing, Cruz discusses bipartisan, first-of-its-kind TAKE IT DOWN Act

FDA conducted inspection of 1 company in cities located in Hays County in Q1

By Austin News | Jun 25, 2024

There was one company in a city associated with Hays County that received an FDA inspection in the first quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.

Senator Ted Cruz requests investigation into alleged misuse of taxpayer funds for political signage

By Austin News | Jun 24, 2024

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has requested the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to investigate the Biden administration's requirement for states, localities, and nonprofits seeking federal infrastructure grants to display signs designed by the Biden campaign. In a letter to Special Counsel Hampton Y. Dellinger, Sen. Cruz alleges that the administration is politicizing the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law by issuing guidelines for applicants to display these signs on federally funded projects, potentially violating both the Hatch Act and the...

GOP senators urge Biden's reversal on migrant amnesty order

By Austin News | Jun 24, 2024

June 24, 2024

Travis County home sales during week ending June 15

By Austin News | Jun 22, 2024

There were 42 reported residential sales in Travis County in the week ending June 15, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Austin News area weekly mass times

By Austin News | Jun 22, 2024

The following parishes in the Austin News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Senate Commerce Committee questions WADA over doping scandal involving Chinese swimmers

By Austin News | Jun 21, 2024

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have addressed a letter to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka concerning a report that Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs were allowed to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The senators are demanding documents related to the doping case and seeking measures to ensure fair competition for Team USA at the upcoming Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Senator Cruz calls for action after murder of 12-year-old by illegal aliens

By Austin News | Jun 21, 2024

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) demanded action following the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray of Houston and the arrest of two suspects, both illegal aliens who entered the U.S. through El Paso earlier this year.