Speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival, Cruz said armed security is a better way to keep schools safe.
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Uvalde school shooting
Parents of Uvalde shooting victim urge Ted Cruz to support gun control, to no avail
The senator declined and instead said “he supports increasing law enforcement presence on school campuses.”
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Politics
Ted Cruz says he will vote against bill to codify same-sex marriage protections
On an episode of his podcast Tuesday, the U.S. senator said the bill would be an attack on religious liberties.
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Energy
Texas will plug 800 abandoned oil and gas wells, funded by $25 million federal infrastructure grant
The initial grant will allow Texas to plug a fraction of the state’s approximately 7,400 documented abandoned oil and gas wells.
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Criminal Justice
FBI search of Trump home was likely vetted carefully, despite Texas Republicans’ claims of a witch hunt
Federal authorities would have needed to meet an extraordinarily high threshold for probable cause to sign off on such a high-profile, politically explosive operation, legal experts say.
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Politics
At CPAC, conservative Texans show Donald Trump loyalty and support for another presidential run
A straw poll conducted at the conference found that Trump is still the overwhelming favorite among attendees. Sen. Ted Cruz, who spoke at the conference on Friday, came in third with 2% of the straw poll vote, coming up short to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Politics
Texas Republicans rally their base at CPAC, but draw criticism over Hungarian prime minister’s appearance
Viktor Orbán appeared at the convention in Dallas after saying last week that Europeans “do not want to become peoples of mixed race.” Texas officials attending, though, stayed focused on criticizing Democrats.
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Climate Change in Texas
U.S. Senate approves bill containing Texas’ “Ike Dike” coastal protection project
The U.S. Senate voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for a massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay meant to protect against hurricanes’ storm surge. Funding is not yet secured.
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Politics
Ted Cruz says Texas should repeal its now-defunct law banning gay sex
The law was made unenforceable by the Supreme Court in 2003, but Justice Clarence Thomas recently suggested that the court should reconsider it.
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Congress
Only one Texas Republican in Congress voted to protect marriage equality
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was the only Texas Republican to vote for a bill seeking to codify the right to same-sex marriage. The measure passed the House, but its fate in the Senate is uncertain.
