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*Texas Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday June 22, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Cassidy, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing Juneteenth
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing Juneteenth * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and a group of Senate colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day. "[N]ews of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State of Texas and the other Southwestern states,   more

Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fift  more

In Win for Workers' Rights, Gallego, Kelly, Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce NLRB Phoenix Office Will Remain Open
WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * In Win for Workers' Rights, Gallego, Kelly, Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce NLRB Phoenix Office Will Remain Open The National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office in Phoenix, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from the Senators * WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that   more

President Trump Authorizes Eagle Pass Border Crossing Expansion
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on June 20, 2025: * * * Presidential Permit Authorizing the City of Eagle Pass, Texas, to Expand and Continue to Maintain and Operate a Vehicular and Pedestrian Border Crossing at the Camino Real International Bridge Land Port of Entry By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the "President"), I hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions set forth herein, to the City of   more

Sen. Cruz: Art of a Spectrum Deal
WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 'The Art of a Spectrum Deal' The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Board commends Chairman Cruz and President Trump for breaking a political impasse to unlock billions for American taxpayers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board praised Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and President Trump for securin  more

Sessions and Mfume Examine DOD's Progress Toward Achieving a Clean Audit
WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, chairman and ranking member, of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: * * * Sessions and Mfume Examine DOD's Progress Toward Achieving a Clean Audit Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2025)--Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) continue to examine the Department of Defe  more

Sessions and Mfume Examine DOD's Progress Toward Achieving a Clean Audit
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, chairman and ranking member, of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: * * * Sessions and Mfume Examine DOD's Progress Toward Achieving a Clean Audit WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) continue to examine the Department of Defense's (DOD) financial   more

Sessions Announces Hearing to Examine U.S. Postal Service Operations From the Perspective of Key Stakeholders
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: * * * Sessions Announces Hearing to Examine U.S. Postal Service Operations from the Perspective of Key Stakeholders WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled "The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders." The hearin  more