The new website serves as a central resource where Texans can access actionable and reliable multimedia information about NWS, including fact sheets, videos, and educational materials. Texans can access numerous resources and tools through the web portal, such as background information, how to spot NWS, sample collection procedures, Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) NWS zone maps, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) case dashboard, links to best practices for livestock and wildlife.

When seven countries in a single region swing politically to the right in the space of 18 months, we'd call that a Trump Trend. The latest conservative victories came this month when Peru (population 35 million) and Colombia (population 54 million) replaced left-wing presidents with conservative ones.  In Peru, Keiko Fujimori, a 51-year-old conservative who campaigned on developing her nation's mineral rights and opening up the economy, has just won a narrow runoff victory by 41,000 votes.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is scrutinizing cannabis companies that are trying to gain valuable access to Texas’ medical cannabis program. Many of those companies have encountered financial, legal, and regulatory challenges that could give Texas officials pause. DPS operates the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT) – a secure online registry of qualified physicians who can prescribe low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to patients with certain medical conditions through the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP).

The Upper Texas Coast is one of our nation’s greatest treasures. It is home to world-class fishing, abundant wildlife, beautiful beaches, and thriving coastal communities. That’s why I am proud to be an original cosponsor of the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act. For generations to come, Texans and visitors alike should be able to enjoy everything our coast has to offer. This bill helps preserve that legacy while keeping local communities firmly in the driver's seat

Father’s Day has always been a tender day for me—one filled with gratitude, memory, and reflection. As the holiday approaches, I find myself thinking about the fathers who shape our lives, the men who guide us with strength and gentleness, and the father figures whose love becomes a foundation we stand on long after they are gone. For me, that person was my father, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein. He was not only a spiritual leader and visionary—he was a devoted father who taught me what it means to live with purpose, compassion, and faith.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, delivered remarks as the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced the Protect College Sports Act with overwhelming bipartisan support (19–9), sending the legislation to be considered by the full Senate. As of today, 24 collegiate athletic conferences, 267 colleges and universities across 49 states and Washington, D.C., including historically black colleges and universities and current student-athletes, have all publicly supported and praised the Protect College Sports Act.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $3.9 million has been extended to Schunk Xycarb Technology Inc. (Xycarb) for an expansion of their production facility in Georgetown, which is expected to create 25 new jobs and represents more than $42 million in capital investment. Xycarb is expanding its operations facility to double their square footage, increase production and cleanroom space, and add further automation capabilities.

Texas reached a total of 14,419,200 nonfarm jobs after adding 17,800 positions in May. Over the year, the state added 98,000 jobs for an annual growth rate of 0.7 percent, outpacing the national growth rate by 0.4 percentage points. Texas’ civilian labor force registered at 15,901,600 after adding 6,800 people over the month. Over the year, Texas’ civilian labor force has added 43,500 people.

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined the Federal Trade Commission in filing a lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (“WPATH”), which is a radical organization that aggressively promotes harmful and irreversible gender “transition” procedures and treatments for children. Joining Texas in this action are the Attorneys General of Alaska, Iowa, and Nebraska.

By any measure, California is a failed state—and a national embarrassment. Taxes? It has the highest income and gas taxes in the nation. Roads? A Reason Foundation survey ranks it 49th among the states. Mass flight? Between 250,000 and 350,000 more Californians leave the state than move in each year. Housing, gas, insurance, and electricity prices? The highest in the continental U.S. Illegal aliens, the poor, the homeless, the foreign-born, and welfare recipients? The largest numbers in the U.S. Public K-12 schools? Test scores in the bottom quartile.

"Texas is no stranger to the New World Screwworm threat, and we're prepared to push this danger out of our state for good,” said Gov. Abbott earlier today, highlighting the Texas institutions chosen to receive significant funding grants through the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) New World Screwworm Grand Challenge, which announced some $105 million for 40 innovative projects nationwide, with multiple awards going to Texas. “We have beaten this pest before, and by leveraging innovative solutions and advancements in technology we will beat it again,” said USDA Sect. Brooke Rollins.

There's a large Cattle Drive of corporations moving to Texas, particularly from New York and New York City, and Apollo Global Management – the private equity giant that manages $1 trillion in assets – has just announced it will be the latest to locate a second headquarters in Austin, Texas. That means they will be scaling back the importance of its New York City base. "New York does not have a monopoly on talent, and we expect most of our future growth will take place in our second HQ in Texas," the company recently said.

College sports should open doors for student-athletes, not become an unregulated bidding war. This week, I sat down with coaches, student-athletes, and university leaders to discuss the Protect College Sports Act and how we can restore clear rules, preserve NIL, and keep college sports tied to education and opportunity. The Protect College Sports Act is about restoring order to a system that is collapsing due to too few rules and too much litigation.

“Texas producers know better than anyone where government processes create unnecessary delays, and they’ve made their concerns clear. Government should be less focused on bureaucratic procedures, and more focused on delivering results,” said Texas oil & gas regulator Wayne Christian today, announced the next phase of the Texas Railroad Commission's "Delivering Oil and Gas Efficiently (DOGE) Task Force" following a year of stakeholder engagement, review and modernization efforts by the agency The initiative aims to streamline internal processes, strengthen communication and bolster the RRC’s responsive, pro-business approach.

The morons and the leftist-moron-wranglers in the Socialist-Democrat Party are very, very upset about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire. To them, success is self-evidently bad – especially individual success. He’s very successful, so therefore, he’s very bad. Remember, Socialists-Democrats are collectivists. It must be about the many, never the one. That’s why they hate individual success – and America. We should be celebrating Elon Musk. He’s a hero. Many of our retirement accounts are considerably larger because of his genius – and 10s of 1,000s are employed because of him. Our lives are significantly better because of him.

Despite the best of intentions, most state-level AI regulations almost always have the same effect: erecting overzealous, arbitrary hurdles to Small & Medium-sized Businesses that are trying to unlock access to new markets in order to grow their business by using AI to scale and compete at the next level. Understanding the consequences of having 50 (or more) different State-Level Laws to navigate, the Trump White House took a bold step of important action.

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.