AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 20 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Celebrates the Inauguration of President Donald Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. "It is a great day in America. President Trump's inauguration marks the beginning of a new era and the triumphant return to the foundational principles that make America great. Tog  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 20 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden During the Administration's Final Hours to Stop Unlawful Ban on Offshore Drilling Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden Administration during its final hours to prevent President Joe Biden's unlawful restriction of offshore drilling in violation of federal law. W&T Offshore, Inc, joined Attorney General Paxton in the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Di  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48347) on Jan. 14, 2025, entitled "Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Natural Gas Permitting and Litigation" by energy policy specialist Paul W. Parfomak and legislative attorney Adam Vann: * * * SUMMARY Under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), companies seeking to build interstate natural gas pipelines or liquefied natural gas (LNG) import or export terminals need authorization from the Federal Ene  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following remarks at today's full committee organizing meeting. "Thank you, Mr. Walberg, and congratulations on being selected as the Committee's leader for the next two years. I would also like to congratulate the outgoing chair, Dr. Foxx, on her selection as chair of the Rules Co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Celebrates Return of Sacred Pueblo Artifacts Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced the long-awaited repatriation of sacred Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe artifacts currently held by the Nationaal Museum Van Wereldculturen in the Netherlands back to their home in El Paso, Texas. Senators Lujan and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Representatives Veronica Escobar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Tech. 4th Grade Laverne Parrish Army Tech. 4th Grade Laverne Parrish saved many lives as a medic during World War II. He was unable to save himself, but his remarkable efforts during the campaign to return the Philippines to Allied control led him to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. Parrish was born on July 16, 1918, in Knox City, Missouri, to Clatious and Weltha Parris  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Jan. 20, 2025: * * * RESTORING NAMES THAT HONOR AMERICAN GREATNESS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our Nation and ensure future generations of American citizens celebrate the legacy of our American heroes. The nami  more