This hearing was an opportunity for me and other Members of Congress to hear from Federal Agencies, as well as state and local leaders, to identify issues and further improve recovery efforts. At the hearing, we discussed challenges and successes in response to the fires and long-term recovery. Some key takeaways revealed that building trust is essential for recovery and while temporary housing is an essential, there have been unintended consequences.
While Texas Counties have no Statutory Authority to print and mail State of Texas Voter Registration Forms, and “Despite being warned against this blatantly illegal program that spends taxpayer dollars to mail (State of Texas Voter) Registration Applications to potentially ineligible voters, Bexar County has chosen to violate the law,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. “It's a crime to register to vote if you're ineligible.” Are San Antonio & Bexar County Commissioners trying to steal elections?
The public comment period on the proposed rules opened on August 16 and will continue through September 30. This week the RRC will also hold two hearings for public input on the proposed rules. One hearing will be held in-person on Thursday in Austin, and the RRC will hold a virtual hearing on Friday. More information on both hearings, including how they can be viewed via webcast, can be found on the RRC website.
The public is exhausted after a decade of chronic untruth from the left-wing and its media. The 2016 presidential campaign will be long remembered for the false allegation that Donald Trump colluded with the Russians to warp the election. Citing the bogus "Steele dossier," loser Hillary Clinton and other Democrat grandees claimed that the victorious Trump was an "illegitimate" president.
Rather than government dictating what health care benefits employers can offer to employees and their families, allowing Texas Businesses to attack coverage issues at their source – and choose what options work best for each small, medium or large-sized business – has provided the most meaningful and affordable care. So as more Texans face Federal Government intrusion and unaffordable costs, hindering Texan’s ability to deliver the best benefits will limit the Lone Star State's ability to attract top talent from around the nation.
Three years ago, the last U.S. military flight left Afghanistan following President Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. During this evacuation, the Biden-Harris Administration stranded at least 1,000 Americans, abandoned our Afghan allies, and left behind $7 billion worth of U.S. Military Equipment. And, after 20 years of American blood, sweat and tears being poured into the country, Afghanistan has once again become a terrorist safe haven – where women are forced to live in the shadows under Taliban rule.
The grants support a wide range of services from emergency financial assistance to transportation, legal services to family support services, and home modification, rental and mortgage assistance. The Texas Veterans Commission’s TVC Grants Across Texas Awards includes in five categories: General Assistance, Housing for Texas Heroes, Veterans Mental Health Grants, Veterans Treatment Courts, and Veteran County Service Officers. Here's some details on each.
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) awarded $1.4 million in grants for Youth Robotics programs that will enable more than 8,200 Texas high school students to participate in Youth Robotics competitions. This year, two applicants received grant awards — Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, Inc. and FIRST in Texas. Robotics competitions bring together the excitement of sports, science, and technology.
“Receipts from restaurants declined slightly from a year ago, the first decline for the sector since the pandemic," said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar earlier today, while announcing that in November the Comptroller’s office will deposit $2.74 billion into both the Economic Stabilization Fund and the State Highway Fund for use in Fiscal Year 2025 – both receive funding from Oil & Natural Gas Severance Taxes. Oil Production Tax Revenue was up 6.3% from FY 2023, while Natural Gas Production Revenue dropped 36.3% compared to 2023.
Kamala Harris claims she's campaigning for "freedom" and "joy," but her track record shows she's the enemy of the most important joyful freedom of all – Free Speech. She and Democrats all across their leadership ranks have used government power to muzzle those who disagree with them for at least the past 8 years – and counting. So, voters here in the Good Ol' USA had better decide if we want a government that limits what we can hear and read, and the political views we're exposed to, or not. Kamala Harris's definition of "freedom" is anything but free.
"Today, I say goodbye – Adios, I've had enough. I'm now another near life-long Democrat who is joining the growing number of people – including key groups like Latinos – leaving the Democrat Party," said California Democrat and former State Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero, announcing she had registered as a Republican, and would be voting for former President Trump in November. "As the sun was rising today, I changed my registration to Republican – which under Donald Trump has become the champion of working people. Indeed, I will vote for Donald Trump this fall."
For 3rd year in a row, a new round of reports is indicating that businesses and asset managers of all types have continued to move away from the once popular Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) efforts that swept the nation a few short years ago. As pushback against "socially conscious investing" continues, the wave of success is spreading beyond just state and other government level policymakers in 2024 – following the Texas Legislature's leadership.
Mark Zuckerberg admitted in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee recently – at the behest of the Biden White House – that Meta censored online discussion. Mark Zuckerberg’s letter outlining that the Biden-Harris administration pressured Meta to silence differing voices and opinions on COVID-19 pandemic, Hunter Biden's laptop, and the Biden family is damning. The purchase of X (formerly Twitter) by an industry outsider is the only thing that's returned a modicum of balance to the enforcement of online content laws.
Ted Cruz (R-Texas) hosted a roundtable featuring leaders from the advanced aviation industry regarding the effort to bring a new federal research and testing center to Texas. As one of the authors of the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, Sen. Cruz championed a provision authorizing the creation of a new federal research and testing center for emerging aviation technologies like drones, electric air taxis, and supersonic and hypersonic aircraft.
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) recognizes the state’s workforce for making Texas the best place to live and work. The Lone Star State enjoys a prestigious reputation due to the skill and dedication of its workforce and the vast opportunities for its businesses. In recognition of Labor Day, TWC spotlights these qualities by celebrating yet another year of record-breaking growth for the Texas labor force.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won a nationwide stay that blocks the Biden Administration from forcing federally-funded healthcare providers to conduct “gender transition” surgeries. Previously, Texas won a stay of agency action that blocked the rule from enforcement in the plaintiff States, Texas and Montana. Applying the same logic, Texas then argued for nationwide relief, and the court has expanded the relief to the entire country.
She did a 41-minute interview with CNN's Dana Bash that could not have been more softball if CNN had put a Nerf Ball on a tee in front of her – and let her swing away until she hit it. They only released about 18 minutes of her supposedly hour-long "Big Interview" of questioning and babbling. So, where is the rest? We can safely assume that she looked like even more of an idiot than the limited CNN director’s cut that was provided. She’s always incoherent – you have to translate her English, into English.
The Donald Trump-JD Vance Campaign quickly turned Kamala Harris’s disappointing CNN Interview Thursday Evening into a hard-hitting New Ad that highlights the nation's Inflation Crisis, a Border Crisis. and increasing levels of violence following Democrat's "Defunding of Police" efforts. And as she attempts to win over Independent & Undecided Voters, many analysts are wondering why Harris repeatedly mentioned the phrase, "My values have not changed." Said Mr. Trump, "On that, I agree... Her answer(s) rambled incoherently, and her values haven’t changed."
