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Recent Travis County home sales in week ending June 1

By Austin News | Jun 8, 2024

There were 59 reported residential sales in Travis County in the week ending June 1, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Austin News area weekly mass times

By Austin News | Jun 8, 2024

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

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559 in Valor Public Schools with its main office in Austin are classified as at-risk during the 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Jun 8, 2024

Valor Public Schools with its main office in Austin enrolled 559 students who identified as at risk during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Williamson County home sales in week ending June 1

By Austin News | Jun 8, 2024

There were 45 reported residential sales in Williamson County in the week ending June 1, according to BlockShopper.com.

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St. Edward's University continues to mandate “COVID” mRNA injections

By Austin News | Jun 7, 2024

St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, still requires students to have “COVID” mRNA injections to attend their classes.

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The Excel Center (For Adults) with its main office in Austin has 988 at-risk students during the 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Jun 7, 2024

The Excel Center (For Adults) with its main office in Austin enrolled 988 students who identified as at risk during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Senator Cruz opposes Biden's upcoming EV mandate

By Austin News | Jun 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has announced his plan to force a vote on President Biden’s forthcoming electric vehicle (EV) mandate.

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Cruz and Kaine introduce bipartisan bill for constitutional training for new military officers

By Austin News | Jun 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have introduced the Constitutional Orientation Military Mandate Amplifying National Duty (COMMAND) Act. This bipartisan bill aims to ensure that newly commissioned U.S. military officers receive training on the Constitution before reporting to their first operational assignment.

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Seminary of the Southwest continues to mandate “COVID” mRNA injections

By Austin News | Jun 6, 2024

Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, continues to require “COVID” mRNA injections for students to attend their classes.

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Analysis: Texas one of 25 states banning boys from playing girls’ high school sports

By Austin News | Jun 6, 2024

As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Austin News shows that Texas is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls’ high school sports.

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Wayside Schools with its main office in Austin taught 1,258 at-risk students during the 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Jun 6, 2024

Wayside Schools with its main office in Austin enrolled 1,258 students who identified as at risk during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Senator Cruz honors 80th anniversary of D-Day with commemorative statement

By Austin News | Jun 6, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a statement in honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the code name for the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, involving more than 150,000 troops. The operation resulted in over 29,000 U.S. servicemembers being killed or injured, including more than 6,000 on the first day.

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Senators introduce resolution against HHS rule on unaccompanied migrant children

By Austin News | Jun 6, 2024

On June 6, 2024, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Biden administration rule they argue endangers unaccompanied migrant children.

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1,844 in Austin Achieve Public Schools with its main office in Austin are classified as at-risk during the 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Jun 5, 2024

Austin Achieve Public Schools with its main office in Austin enrolled 1,844 students who identified as at risk during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Harmony Science Academy (Austin) with its main office in Austin has 2,856 at-risk students during the 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Jun 5, 2024

Harmony Science Academy (Austin) with its main office in Austin enrolled 2,856 students who identified as at risk during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Cornyn criticizes Schumer's legislative schedule ahead of elections

By Austin News | Jun 5, 2024

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Senator Cruz introduces new bill aiming to maintain sanctions on Nord Stream 2

By Austin News | Jun 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Andy Barr (R-Ky.-6) have introduced the Securing Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2024 (SEESA) in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. This bill aims to preserve sanctions mandated under the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act (PEESA). PEESA, co-authored by Senators Cruz and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), was signed into law in 2019 and immediately halted construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The existing sanctions are set to expire at the...

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Legislation aims to improve wildfire prediction with enhanced NOAA resources

By Austin News | Jun 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce Committee, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee, have introduced the Fire Ready Nation Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to enhance emergency management and firefighting capabilities by improving wildfire prediction, response, and preparation.

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Senator Cruz criticizes President Biden's new executive order on border security

By Austin News | Jun 4, 2024

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a statement today following President Biden's signing of an executive order addressing U.S.-Mexico illegal border crossings.

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Senator Ted Cruz comments on Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary

By Austin News | Jun 4, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement regarding the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre: