Senator Roland Gutierrez

On this day in 1865, African American communities in Galveston, Texas finally learned of their freedom from slavery, nearly three years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

is a day we remember the struggle for freedom and celebrate the resilience of that struggle.

Another cow in Texas has been found infected with new world screwworm.

The price of Texas beef is about to shoot even higher because the Trump administration DOGE’d the screwworm containment program.

NEW TODAY: The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed a second detection of New World Screwworm in Zavala County.

This Thursday in San Antonio, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is holding a public hearing for Vantage's planned data center on the city's West side. It is one of two Vantage facilities planned for San Antonio.

Data centers can impact the air you breathe, how much you pay for electricity and can place increased pressure on scarce water supplies. This is your opportunity to speak up! Make plans to attend! Full hearing details: https://bit.ly/42SJ1Wp

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those in uniform who gave their lives for our beautiful country.

I am forever grateful to our fallen heroes and their families, for their incredible sacrifice.