Texas is located in the Southern region of the USA with Austin as its capital. Greg Abbott (R is Governor.

The Texas legislature has 31 Senate members and 150 House members.

Current Position: Governor since 2018
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position:   Texas Supreme Court Justice appointed in 1995 by George W. Bush then elected throught 2004; Attorney general  from 2002 to 2010

As Governor, Abbott has promoted a conservative agenda, including measures against abortion such as the Texas Heartbeat Act, lenient gun laws, opposition to illegal immigration, support for law enforcement funding, and election reform.

Abbott graduated from Duncanville High School where he was on the track team, in the National Honor Society and was voted “Most Likely to Succeed”. Abbott went into private practice, working for Butler and Binion, LLP between 1984 and 1992.

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We are fighting for the public safety of Texans who live on the border. We are providing law enforcement plus National Guard. We are beginning to build a wall. We are working to prevent entry by illegal migrants with Covid.

Greg Abbott signs new executive order restricting transportation of migrants

The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin. It is a powerful arm of the Texas government not only because of its power of the purse to control and direct the activities of state government and the strong constitutional connections between it and the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, but also due to Texas’s plural executive.

The Legislature is the constitutional successor of the Congress of the Republic of Texas since Texas’s 1845 entrance into the Union. The Legislature held its first regular session from February 16 to May 13, 1846.

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Current Position: US Senator since 2003
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: Attorney General of Texas from 1999 – 2002; Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1991 – 1997; Judge of the Texas 37th Judicial District Court from 1985 – 1991
Other Positions: Ranking Member, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness – Committee on Finance; Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety – Committee on the Judiciary

Attorney/Partner, Groce, Locke, and Hebdon

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But I urge the bipartisan group to finish their work so we can begin the amendment process here on the floor. I have said for weeks that the senate is going to move forward on both tracks of infrastructure before the beginning of the August recess.”

John Cornyn Criticizes Aspects Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Current Position: US Senator since 2013
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 – 2008
Other Positions:  Ranking member, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights – Committee on the Judiciary

On March 23, 2015, Cruz announced he was running for president. Despite having only been a senator for two years, he emerged as a serious contender in the Republican primaries. The competition for the Republican presidential nomination between Cruz and front-runner Donald Trump was heated and characterized by a series of public personal attacks. Cruz initially declined to endorse him, but he became a staunch supporter of Trump during his presidency.

Law Clerk, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1996-1997 and Judge J. Michael Luttig, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1995-1996

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The CDC has destroyed their credibility. A year and a half ago, the CDC was one of the most respected scientific organizations in the world. Now, their credibility is in tatters because they behave more like an arm of the DNC than a serious scientific organization.

Cruz Lashes Out At Pelosi Over Mask Rules: ‘Who The Hell Is She To Be Fining Members Of The House?’

The US onAir Network will be working with volunteers from Texas universities, colleges, and nonprofit organizations to oversee the curation and moderation of posts, aircasts (online discussions), and in person events for the Texas onAir Hub …  related to federal, state, and local elections and government.

Our first outreach will be to University of Texas partly because of its proximity to the state capital. We have identified many of University of Texas’ civic engagement, academic, internship and research programs related to making democracy and civic responsibility a focus of higher learning on their campus … for students, faculty, staff, and local community. This post, over time, will have similar information on other collaborating organizations in the state.

Contact ben.murphy@onair.cc for more information on how to involve your organization.

Texas is a state in the South Central region of the United States. It is the second largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest, and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.

Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second-most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country, respectively. Other major cities include Austin, the second-most populous state capital in the U.S., and El Paso. Texas is nicknamed the “Lone Star State” for its former status as an independent republic, and as a reminder of the state’s struggle for independence from Mexico. The “Lone Star” can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal.] The origin of Texas’s name is from the Caddo word táyshaʼ meaning ‘friends’.

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