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Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/douglassville-tx 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/douglassville-tx https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:00:19 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called attention to China’s control over the supply chain for batteries, https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-congress-must-address-chinas-dominance-in-critical-minerals-31571570-dallas-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-congress-must-address-chinas-dominance-in-critical-minerals-31571570-dallas-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) urged his Democrat colleagues on the Committee, which has https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-calls-out-judiciary-committees-inaction-ahead-of-title-42-expiration-31571571-garland-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-calls-out-judiciary-committees-inaction-ahead-of-title-42-expiration-31571571-garland-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called out Democrats’ continued attempts to defame, intimidate, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/democrats-threats-against-federal-judiciary-must-stop-31571572-mcallen-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/democrats-threats-against-federal-judiciary-must-stop-31571572-mcallen-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) played a clip of Justice Clarence Thomas’ Supreme https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-condemns-democrats-baseless-attacks-on-supreme-court-justices-31571574-arlington-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-condemns-democrats-baseless-attacks-on-supreme-court-justices-31571574-arlington-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) paid tribute to the victims of the Cleveland, Texas, shooting and discussed https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-on-shooting-in-cleveland-texas-horrific-31571575-lubbock-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-on-shooting-in-cleveland-texas-horrific-31571575-lubbock-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Amy https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-colleagues-introduce-reauthorization-of-project-safe-neighborhoods-program-to-reduce-violent-crime-31571576-waco-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-colleagues-introduce-reauthorization-of-project-safe-neighborhoods-program-to-reduce-violent-crime-31571576-waco-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today applauded passage by the Committee https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-applauds-senate-foreign-relations-committee-passage-of-resolution-calling-for-mark-swidans-release-31571586-brownsville-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-applauds-senate-foreign-relations-committee-passage-of-resolution-calling-for-mark-swidans-release-31571586-brownsville-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called out Senate Democrats and their corporate media enablers during a Senate Judiciary https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-calls-out-utter-hypocrisy-of-the-left-during-scotus-judicial-ethics-hearing-31571588-bryan-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-calls-out-utter-hypocrisy-of-the-left-during-scotus-judicial-ethics-hearing-31571588-bryan-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to reveal the details of a hidden pressure campaign run by environmental activists and the Biden administration https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-rep-comer-team-up-seeking-answers-on-coordinated-efforts-to-ban-gas-stoves-31571591-katy-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-rep-comer-team-up-seeking-answers-on-coordinated-efforts-to-ban-gas-stoves-31571591-katy-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today announced a $50,000 reward for a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) top 10 fugitive who is in the country illegally https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-50000-reward-for-information-on-cleveland-shooter-31572769-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-50000-reward-for-information-on-cleveland-shooter-31572769-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott last night honored members of law enforcement who lost their lives in the line of duty and their families at the Texas Peace https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-honors-fallen-peace-officers-at-memorial-ceremony-in-austin-31572770-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-honors-fallen-peace-officers-at-memorial-ceremony-in-austin-31572770-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today commemorated the National Day of Prayer at the Governor's Prayer Breakfast in Round Rock. Addressing more than 700 https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-commemorates-national-day-of-prayer-at-governors-prayer-breakfast-in-round-rock-31572771-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-commemorates-national-day-of-prayer-at-governors-prayer-breakfast-in-round-rock-31572771-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today recognized the month of May 2023 as Jewish American Heritage Month to celebrate American Jews' many contributions to https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-celebrates-may-2023-as-jewish-american-heritage-month-31572772-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-celebrates-may-2023-as-jewish-american-heritage-month-31572772-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today advised Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to call on President Joe Biden to secure the border in response to her request https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-advises-chicago-mayor-call-on-president-biden-to-address-migrant-crisis-31572775-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-advises-chicago-mayor-call-on-president-biden-to-address-migrant-crisis-31572775-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today encouraged Texans across the state to recognize 2023 Small Business Week in Texas and celebrate the essential https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-proclaims-2023-small-business-week-in-texas-31572778-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-proclaims-2023-small-business-week-in-texas-31572778-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500