Last week — after more than four months of Democrats' obstruction — Republicans proudly passed nearly $70 billion in funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection. These agencies play crucial roles in defending our homeland during mass gatherings. ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations department, for example, received $108.5 million in this package to help combat child trafficking, which is all too common at large-scale sporting events.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) introduced the Continuity of Military Parents' Academic Schooling and State Standards (COMPASS) Act. This legislation allows military families to continue following the homeschooling laws of the servicemember’s legal home state during Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves, rather than immediately shifting to the laws of the new duty station state, reducing the burdens on those families and enhancing homeschooling options.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he issued a disaster declaration for 101 Texas counties as severe storms continue to threaten the state. Governor Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate additional state emergency response resources and implement 24-hour operations at the Texas State Emergency Operations Center as storm risks persist. Last week, the Governor directed TDEM to activate state emergency response resources ahead of the flood threat.
The relief comes from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which voted unanimously, 5-0, to streamline the bureaucracy that has been bottlenecking natural gas infrastructure for years and hamstringing common-sense energy projects with byzantine rules. Most Americans have never heard of FERC, but the commission has an outsized impact on your utility bills.
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) will use its decades of experience to tackle a series of difficult and complex orphaned wells in the coastal waters of Baffin Bay. The six orphaned wells located in the Cayo del Grullo region of the bay, roughly 40 miles south of Corpus Christi, will be plugged by the Commission’s award-winning State Managed Plugging Program (SMP). As of June 10, 2026, SMP has plugged 1,688 wells in fiscal year 2026, adding to the more than 47,000 wells the SMP has plugged across the state since 1984.
“Today marks a defining moment — SpaceX's listing on Nasdaq AND Nasdaq Texas cements the state's standing as a World-Class Hub for transformative companies. For SpaceX, for American innovation, and for Texas, the company's home state, this marquee dual listing is a powerful demonstration of what becomes possible when global liquidity and local alignment converge,” said Rachel Racz, Nasdaq's SVP & Head of Listings for Texas as part of its historic initial public offering trading under its stock symbol SPCX.
Through the Secure America Act, Republicans are delivering strong border security measures to keep communities safe through the remainder of President Trump's term. This bill invests $70 billion in the Border Patrol agents and ICE officers taking down cartels, stopping human traffickers, and keeping bad actors off America’s streets. The Democrats chose open borders, so Republicans are using reconciliation, the most powerful tool available to circumvent obstruction, to finish the job without them.
During our visit, we discussed how investments in critical infrastructure, including Project 11 and the expansion of the Houston Ship Channel, are increasing export capacity, improving safety, and ensuring our region remains the gateway through which American energy reaches the world. I have been proud to work alongside local leaders, industry partners, and federal agencies to secure the authorizations and funding necessary to advance this transformational project.
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is delighted to recognize and praise all of the amazing women who have proudly served our country on Women Veterans Recognition Day, a day to acknowledge and commemorate the signing of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, allowing women the right to serve as regular members of the military.
The foundation of every strong nation is trust in its institutions and its laws. Trust that the government derives its authority from the consent of the governed. Once that trust begins to erode, everything else eventually follows. Every American, regardless of political affiliation, should be able to cast a legal ballot and know it will be counted accurately. Likewise, every American should know safeguards exist to prevent fraud, abuse, and foreign interference. Secure elections protect every voter, every elected official, and ultimately our constitutional republic.
"Texas is blessed with teachers who have educated and inspired students for generations. These funds ensure the best teachers are recognized for their efforts to improve the lives of their students," said Gov. Greg Abbott, noting that Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) funds have been awarded to over 65,000 Texas teachers across more than 800 school systems. Administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), total TIA awards now exceed $1.8 billion since inception.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., sent a letter to United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Texas Governor Greg Abbott offering access to appropriate General Land Office (GLO) managed lands to support the State and United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) response to the active, escalating threat of the New World Screwworm. Currently, there are five active cases of the New World Screwworm in Texas.
Oil and gas regulator Commissioner Wayne Christian today backed Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) requiring data centers to bear the full cost of the electricity infrastructure needed to serve them. "Our job is to protect prosperity, safeguard taxpayers and ensure the infrastructure that powers our economy remains strong and reliable.”
Any government entity that accepts federal funding must grant the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency complete access to its internal financial records that pertain to federal dollars. This includes detailed budgets, expenditure reports, vendor contracts, and grant distributions. Local and state officials will be legally required to hand over these documents at the conclusion of every fiscal year to verify that federal taxpayer dollars are being managed properly.
On Monday, June 8, a Sudanese "asylum" seeker attacked a local man on the street with a kitchen knife, slashing him across the face and neck. Graphic video of the attack, which blinded the victim in one eye, rapidly spread online. The suspect, identified as Hadi Alodid, has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a knife in a public place, and making threats to kill. In response, Belfast erupted.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced the Nodes, Enterprise Workloads, and Hybrid Operations, Resilience, Integration, Zero-Trust, Orbital Networks (NEW HORIZON) Act. This legislation establishes a Department of War pilot program to evaluate commercially available orbital data center and space-based cloud computing services for national security missions.
Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to take immediate steps to protect residential ratepayers from the costs of data center expansion. Governor Abbott also pledged to work with the Legislature next session to codify these protections and ensure data centers add to Texas’ electric capacity rather than merely increasing demand.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced that Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) have reached a major milestone, with more than 102,000 students awarded accounts for the 2026-27 school year. The latest batch of waitlisted students — more than 4,100 — were awarded accounts this week. All the newly awarded students qualified for Tier 2 application priority, meaning they had family incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level ($66,000 per year for a family of four).
