WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a statement following the announcement that bipartisan legislation he co-authored with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) to expedite semiconductor manufacturing plant construction will receive a vote on the House floor next week. The Kelly-Cruz bill has already passed the Senate.
Trinity Charter School District had 128 Hispanic students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
University of Texas at Austin High School District had 54 multiracial students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Nyos Charter School District had 81 multiracial students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
University of Texas University Charter School District had 183 Hispanic students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
This week, a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honored Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and other women who contributed to NASA’s success during the Space Race. Their work as mathematicians, computers, and engineers was instrumental in advancing space exploration.
U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Mike Rounds, along with 17 Senate GOP colleagues, introduced a resolution criticizing the Biden-Harris Administration's handling of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) rollout for the 2024-2025 school year. The resolution condemns the issues associated with the rollout, urges the U.S. Department of Education to address these problems, and calls for officials to testify before congressional committees.
Valor Public Schools District had 136 multiracial students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
In his opening statement at the Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled "Aviation Cybersecurity Threats," Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized the federal government's inconsistent handling of its own cybersecurity while imposing stringent standards on the private sector. Sen. Cruz expressed concerns over the complexity and inefficiencies within various agencies involved in cybersecurity, highlighting overlapping regulations and insufficient expertise, particularly at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
On September 18, 2024, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives introduced the PROTECT Our Children Act in Washington. The legislation aims to reauthorize and modernize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program.