With more than 89.4 million records now digitized – up by more than six million since last October – the RRC is fast approaching 100 million records being added to its online digital archives by the end of this fiscal year. The accomplishment saves RRC staff significant man hours and reduces the processing time for routine records requests, allowing them to focus on more complex tasks that require more time to fulfill.
Texas' economy continued its strong performance in March, with the labor market achieving record highs in both total jobs and the size of the civilian labor force. Texas added 26,500 positions over the month to reach a total of 14,282,600 nonfarm jobs. The state added 192,100 jobs over the year, bringing the annual nonfarm growth rate to 1.4 percent which outpaced the national growth rate by 0.2 percentage points.
As severe weather season approaches, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 28. The Comptroller’s office estimates shoppers will save about $2.3 million in state and local sales taxes during the tax holiday, which was approved by the Texas Legislature in 2015.
Harvard University has rejected various demands of a presidential commission on antisemitism. The task force wants to persuade Harvard to ensure Jewish students on its campus are no longer harassed, or else lose its federal funding. Harvard retorts that it won't be bullied by Washington. The Trump administration also warned Harvard to cease using race as a criterion in its admissions, hiring, and promotion, contrary to law. No matter. Harvard claimed that the Trump administration infringed upon its First Amendment rights.
“For the first time in Texas history, our state has passed a Universal School Choice Bill out of both chambers in the Texas Legislature," said Gov. Abbott, adding, "This is an extraordinary victory for the 1,000s of parents who've advocated for more choices to educate their children. Texas could not have accomplished this without the hard work and unwavering support from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, and Committee Chairmen Brandon Creighton & Brad Buckley."
"As NASA’s leadership has languished in our nation’s capital, the core missions of this critical agency are more divided than ever. This seismic disconnect between NASA’s headquarters and its missions centers has opened the door to bureaucratic micromanagement," say Cruz, Babin, and other Texans in Congress, arguing that Houston is well suited with Mission Control, the NASA Astronaut Corps, and the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility already located there.
U.S. intelligence predicts a Chinese invasion of Taiwan by 2027 – just two short years away. The fall of Taiwan would give China a corner on the world’s market for semiconductor chips used in everything from cars, to smartphones, to satellites. Such a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) victory would also embolden the authoritarian regime’s expansionist ambitions elsewhere. Texas Cong. Pat Fallon, an Air Force veteran, has some ideas how to counter such developments
“In the last two years, an audit of productions in Texas – including Movies, TV Shows & Commercials – discovered that for every dollar spent on incentives for the film industry, nearly $5 was generated for the Texas Economy. That is an incredible nearly 500% return on the state’s incentive package," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. The director of ‘The Chosen’, a series about Jesus, testified that $70 million spent in Texas created over 1,000 jobs in Midlothian and East Texas.
China has a death grip on our medical supplies – and consequently our ability to survive. It is the sole manufacturer of 100 medications we commonly use, including antibiotics and blood thinners. It's the largest supplier of nitrate gloves, masks, syringes and other medical equipment essential in hospitals. China has threatened to weaponize these monopolies, and to throw our hospitals into chaos, stress us in our death beds, and watch us suffer.
It can be safely said that most Americans despise April 15th – the day we must “Render unto Caesar” and to a government that wastes so much of our hard-earned money with little-to-no exposure or accountability. That’s why Democrats and the left despises Elon Musk and his merry band of warriors at DOGE. While some of the theft, waste, fraud and abuse has been exposed by DOGE, it won’t be fully stopped until two things happen.
“Last week, the Texas Senate did not take its foot off the gas pedal, passing 186 bills over to the Texas House – including 3 of our Top 40 Priority Bills. We passed a giant business tax cut, established a homeland security division within the Texas Dept. of Public Safety (DPS), passed legislation stopping squatters from taking advantage of Texas property owners, and more. The Senate's firing on all cylinders, and we will not be stopping any time soon," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Last week I voted in favor of the budget resolution to continue advancing our America 1st Agenda, blocked non-citizens from voting, reined in District Judges, participated in two full committee markups, joined a News Event discussion on investing in America, and much more. These are all necessary steps to implement President Trump’s agenda. We have to look the American public in the eye, and give them the confidence that we are committed.
“Texas is where the future of innovation is building,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, congratulating NVIDIA on the announced construction of two Supercomputer Manufacturing Facilities in Texas, partnering with Foxconn in Houston, and with Wistron in Dallas. Production at both facilities is expected in 12-15 months. "As demand for technologies powered by artificial intelligence grows, we will work with industry leaders from around the globe to accelerate production."
Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) has introduced transformative legislation to increase access to capital for small businesses and small banks."The Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act" raises the consolidated asset threshold of Bank Holding Companies (BHCs) to qualify as Small Bank Holding Companies (SBHCs) from $3 billion to $25 billion. Raising the asset threshold for SBHC would enable more banks to operate at higher debt levels, which can allow them to raise capital more cheaply.
As a former professional football player, I know firsthand the biological differences between male and female athletes. I would never ask to compete against women—it wouldn’t be physically fair. Male athletes have an inherent advantage and would win 11 times out of 10. Allowing biological males—regardless of gender identity—to compete in female sports doesn’t create equality. It erases opportunity. No more trophies for our daughters, sisters, nieces, or mothers.
Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 532,100 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 52,400 criminal arrests, with more than 44,500 felony charges. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 668 million lethal doses of fentanyl—enough to kill every man, woman, and child in the United States, Mexico, and Canada combined during this border mission.
Over the decades – and all the way up to modern times – it’s mostly Democrats who march, demonstrate, riot, set fires, break store windows, assassinate, and murder. Republicans’ one venture into it has so upset Nancy Pelosi, the Media, and the Woke-Left that it's turned into a Holy Day for Democrats. We call it "JanuarySixthmas." A complete list of Democrat & Progressive Violence would take a roomful of researchers to assemble.
