On April 14, U.S. Representatives Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced a new resolution — the Freedom to Decide Resolution — to protect doctor-prescribed access to the abortion pill mifepristone and support telemedicine across state lines, so doctors can prescribe the abortion pill wherever women are in need of health care.
On April 19, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced the Small Business Payment for Performance Act along with Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01). This bipartisan bill, also introduced in the 117th Congress, will require fair and ethical treatment of small construction contractors by federal agencies during the procurement process.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) announced today that she has joined the new, bipartisan House Aerospace Caucus, bringing the total membership to 27, with 14 Democrats and 13 Republicans, including the chairman.
The University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton has seen an increase in enrollment, to which a report on the Government Technology website said is attributed to the four-year school’s data analytics.
Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler has expressed his support for the parental school choice movement, saying Texas legislators have the opportunity this legislative session to grant parents educational freedom. Education savings accounts (ESAs) as a form of parental school choice have become a topic of debate in the Texas legislature as legislation to create an ESA program is moving to a vote on the Senate floor.
A teacher with the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) was fatally shot by a DeSoto police officer late last month, per reports from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)-based media outlets.