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There were 8 multiracial students enrolled in Trinity Charter School District in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 26, 2024

Trinity Charter School District had eight multiracial students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Senators Cornyn and Britt respond to Mexico seizing U.S.-owned deep-water port

By Austin News | Sep 26, 2024

U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Katie Britt have issued a statement following the Mexican government's seizure of a deep-water port owned by Vulcan Materials Company, a U.S.-based firm. The directive came from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).

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GOP senators introduce bill opposing Biden-Harris visa waiver initiative

By Austin News | Sep 26, 2024

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and 11 other Republican colleagues have introduced the Visa Integrity Preservation Act. This legislation aims to close a loophole in current immigration law that the Biden-Harris administration used in June 2024 to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who entered the United States without inspection or overstayed their visas.

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Bipartisan effort to protect teens from deepfake 'revenge porn' blocked in Senate

By Austin News | Sep 26, 2024

Senator Ted Cruz's bipartisan effort to pass the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act faced an unexpected hurdle when Senator Cory Booker objected without providing a reason. The bill, co-sponsored by Senator Amy Klobuchar, aims to criminalize the publication of non-consensual, sexually exploitative images, including AI-generated deepfakes. It also mandates social media platforms to implement notice and takedown processes.

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How many multiracial students were enrolled in Texas Empowerment Academy School District in 2022-23 school year?

By Austin News | Sep 25, 2024

Multiracial students made up 2% of Texas Empowerment Academy School District's student body in the 2022-23 school year.

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There were 3 Pacific Islander students enrolled in The Excel Center (for Adults) School District in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 25, 2024

Pacific Islander students made up 0.3% of The Excel Center (for Adults) School District's student body in the 2022-23 school year.

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End Wokeness: 'Former Chief BP Agent Aaron Heitke was ordered by Biden-Harris to cover up the disaster at the border'

By Austin News | Sep 25, 2024

The social media account End Wokeness recently said that the former border patrol chief was ordered by the current administration to cover up the disaster at the border.

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Cruz supports continuing resolution with disaster relief and security funding

By Austin News | Sep 25, 2024

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has expressed his support for a short-term continuing resolution, which he voted in favor of recently.

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Bipartisan chip plant permitting reform heads to President's desk

By Austin News | Sep 25, 2024

Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) semiconductor plant permitting reform bill cleared the House after unanimously passing the Senate last December. The bill, S.2228 as replaced by the Kelly-Cruz full substitute amendment, is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation aims to expedite constructing semiconductor manufacturing plants by removing environmental reviews and permits for microchip projects.

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Senator Ted Cruz supports transportation nominees at Senate Commerce Committee hearing

By Austin News | Sep 25, 2024

In his opening statement at the Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) expressed support for Lanhee Chen's nomination to the Amtrak Board of Directors. He also emphasized the roles of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in protecting consumers and promoting transportation safety.

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Senator Cruz urges FERC chairman to appeal LNG project permit decision

By Austin News | Sep 25, 2024

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Willie L. Phillips, urging an appeal against the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's decision to vacate permits for the Rio Grande and Texas liquified natural gas (LNG) projects.

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How many multiracial students were enrolled in University of Texas Elementary Charter School District in 2022-23 school year?

By Austin News | Sep 24, 2024

University of Texas Elementary Charter School District had 11 multiracial students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Enrollment Analysis: Pacific Islander students comprised 0.5% of University of Texas University Charter School District's student body in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 24, 2024

Pacific Islander students made up 0.5% of University of Texas University Charter School District's student body in the 2022-23 school year.

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Bipartisan bill on cross-border trade heads to president's desk

By Austin News | Sep 24, 2024

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Carper (D-DE), James Lankford (R-OK), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have announced that their legislation to create a pilot program for the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program has passed the House and is now headed to President Biden's desk.

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Republican senators urge Biden-Harris Administration action on unaccompanied migrant children program

By Austin News | Sep 24, 2024

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led 42 bicameral Republican colleagues in a letter urging President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to collaborate with Congress to address abuses in the unaccompanied migrant children program. They also called for an end to what they described as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) attempted cover-up of the crisis.

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Cruz and Heinrich introduce bill on studying nuclear fuel recycling

By Austin News | Sep 24, 2024

U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have introduced the Advancing Research in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Act. The proposed legislation mandates the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Academy of Science to form an independent committee to study recycling spent nuclear fuel in the United States. This DOE-commissioned study will assess the costs, benefits, and risks associated with recycling spent nuclear fuel compared to current interim storage practices.

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The Excel Center (for Adults) School District Education: 16 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 24, 2024

Multiracial students made up 1.5% of The Excel Center (for Adults) School District's student body in the 2022-23 school year.

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How many Pacific Islander students were enrolled in Nyos Charter School District in 2022-23 school year?

By Austin News | Sep 23, 2024

Nyos Charter School District had three Pacific Islander students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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House approves bipartisan semiconductor permitting reform bill

By Austin News | Sep 23, 2024

The House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan bill co-authored by Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) aimed at expediting the construction of semiconductor manufacturing plants. The legislation, which previously passed the Senate unanimously, now awaits the President's signature.

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Senator Cruz addresses Israeli military actions in Lebanon

By Austin News | Sep 23, 2024

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has released a statement concerning the recent Israeli military strikes in Lebanon.