Austin, Texas – On Monday, State Senator Roland Gutierrez issued the following statement about the Nashville Covenant School massacre which claimed the lives of 3 students and 3 teachers.
“Our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.
TSTA President Ovidia Molina released the following statement:
Parents have a right to send their children to private schools. They don’t have a right to send their children to private
schools at the expense of other taxpayers.
AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s
unanimous passage of Senate Bill 22, Assisting Rural Law Enforcement Funding – Increasing
Pay and Needed Equipment, by Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster:
Houston, TX – Today, Houston City Council Candidate Martina Lemond Dixon received the
endorsement of Houston Police Officers’ Union (HPOU), which represents the 4th largest city in the
United States
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Representative Sherman is inviting all local and state-wide media to attend a
press conference on Thursday, March 30, 2023 in the Speaker’s Committee Room at the State
Capitol in Austin. Representative Sherman will be announcing House Bill 1524 referred to as
“Body Cameras for All.”
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Last Thursday, Workers Defense Action Fund took to the Texas Capitol for a day of action to fight against bills that hurt workers like HB 2127, a preemption bill that, if passed, would prohibit local governments from passing or enforcing basic protections and guidelines on issues like construction worker safety protections.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) celebrated a victory for free speech after he received a letter from Stanford University about their response to the recent on-campus harassment of a federal judge. The letter from Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez responded to Sen. Cruz’s March 14th letter and addressed the ways the school was responding to the recent harassment of Federal Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan by Stanford Law School students and one of Stanford’s deans. The letter notes that Assistant Dean and Diversity Administrator Tirien Steinbach has been placed on leave from her position following her involvement in the events that unfolded, and all Stanford Law students will have to attend a mandatory session on free speech.