U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Deporting Fraudsters Act, which would make defrauding the United States or unlawfully obtaining public benefits as grounds for inadmissibility and deportability under the Immigration and Nationality Act. In 2023, 48% of households headed by illegal immigrants received food-related welfare benefits. 17% of illegal immigrant households use SNAP.
Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) joined House Republicans in cosponsoring Articles of Impeachment against D.C. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg for high crimes and misdemeanors. The Articles of Impeachment also received the support of Representatives Randy Fine (R-FL), Chip Roy (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Keith Self (R-TX), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Andy Ogles (R-TN), Mike Collins (R-GA), and Andy Biggs (R-AZ).
Governor Greg Abbott today announced Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas (Formosa Plastics) in Jackson County as a qualified project under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program. Formosa Plastics will open a new facility to produce C6 (1-Hexene), a feedstock organic compound used at their existing complex in Point Comfort in the production of polyethylene, the most common plastic material. The project will create $150 million in capital investment.
Registration is now open for the Harmony Eagles VEX IQ Elementary Robotics Competition, part of the 2025–2026 VEX IQ Robotics “Mix & Match” season. The event will take place Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Harmony Science Academy–Cedar Park, located at 12200 Anderson Mill Road, Austin, TX 78726. Students will design, build, and program robots to complete tasks and earn points in a friendly, competitive environment.
For months, I watched my generation—my classmates, friends, and peers—turn Zohran Mamdani’s campaign into a movement. New York City, long considered the symbol of capitalism and business, has now elected a self-declared socialist as its mayor. But the most remarkable part of Mamdani’s rise isn’t his ideology but how he became the voice of a generation shaped by an education system that forgot to teach us how to think.
Here in Texas, Teachers, Firefighters & State Employees have modern Retirement Plans that include private market investments – things like private equity and real estate – while most of us in Small Businesses are left out. That’s not fair, and it’s not smart economics either. If the Teacher Retirement and the Texas County & District Retirement Systems use these types of investments – and it’s been paying off – it’s time private-sector workers get the same shot.
House Republicans passed a clean continuing resolution (CR) at the end of September to keep the government funded at Biden-era levels, exactly what Democrats have previously supported. But Senate Democrats have since blocked it a total of 14 times, holding our nation hostage to push their far-left agenda. Their $1.5 trillion list of demands include free healthcare for illegal aliens and billions of wasteful spending overseas, all while American families struggle to put food on the table.
Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that Texas has exceeded 3 million registered businesses — a record high that marks a significant milestone in the state’s ongoing economic growth. As of November 2025, Texas has over 3 million registered business entities, which is more than double the number entities registered a decade ago — just over 1.4 million in 2015.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced the release of the State of Texas Annual Cash Report, an overview of state revenues, expenditures and cash balances for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2025. The report offers a comprehensive look at the state’s financial condition and a review of the Texas economy. The report shows the state's Consolidated General Revenue Fund ended fiscal 2025 with a cash balance of $41.4 billion, an increase of $4.0 billion, or 10.8 percent, from fiscal 2024.
Over one month of the government shutdown. I remain ready to work with my Democrat colleagues on getting the government back open. However, Democrats are set on making the temporary COVID Obamacare premium tax credits permanent at an enormous cost to taxpayers. According to the Congressional Budget Office, doing so would increase the federal deficit by $350 billion over ten years, plus another $60 billion in interest costs, bringing total new spending to nearly $500 billion.
There are an estimated 42 million people receiving food aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps. The figure represents 12.3% of the U.S. population. In the richest nation on Earth, this is or ought to be a disgrace. So far SNAP is a casualty of the government "shutdown," though two Federal Judges have ordered the Trump Administration to restore funds to the program.
Governor Greg Abbott celebrated Texas being named America’s Top Business Climate for the third year in a row by Site Selection magazine. Driving Texas’ top ranking is a powerful combination of factors: the number of job-creating corporate relocation and expansion projects, a pro-growth mindset and environment where enterprise can flourish, investments in workforce development and infrastructure, access to technology and tech talent, and a predictable regulatory landscape.
The key to Mamdani's victory was twofold: First, Cuomo was a nincompoop governor who locked down the state's entire economy during Covid and ordered infected patients into nursing homes - a fatal decision which killed scores of elderly residents. Second, Mamdani focused his entire campaign on "lowering the cost of living for working class New Yorkers." Too many voters accepted his ideas for government-owned grocery stores and free buses even though they were half-baked and unrealistic - as even the New York Times warned.
Commissioner Sid Miller proudly announced the release of the 2026 edition of GO TEXAN magazine, produced in collaboration with Farm Flavor Media.Inside, readers will find everything from down-home ranching and farm stories, to agritourism, agribusiness trends, and even delicious recipes for comforting home-cooked meals. Whether you’re planning a weekend on the trail or just curious where your food comes from, this guide is your one-stop for all things Texas agriculture.
Senator Charles Perry (R–Lubbock) today celebrated the passage of Proposition 4, marking a once-in-a-generation victory for Texas water security and the culmination of decades of work to ensure the state’s most essential resource is protected for generations to come. Approved overwhelmingly by Texas voters, Proposition 4 dedicates $1 billion per year for 20 years—a total of $20 billion—from existing state sales tax revenue to secure the state’s water future. It is a generational investment without raising taxes.
A Mamdani victory will ignite wholesale legislative attacks on property owners, charter schools, law enforcement and businesses all across New York state. From Buffalo to Amagansett, nothing will be spared. In New York, the big decisions about criminal law, education, rent laws and taxation are legislated at the state level, not locally. Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America will be calling the shots in Albany as well as at City Hall. New Yorkers, brace yourselves for crazy laws and huge tax hikes.
With some of the most shocking findings of waste, fraud & theft since the beginning of President Trump's presidency, Agriculture Sect. Brooke Rollins spoke to the American people about the USDA's massive effort to combat fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP,) and announced some of the most shocking fraud ever – including finding that SNAP spending surged almost 40% under Joe Biden, and was linked to $100 billion in expenditures.
Gov. Greg Abbott today announced that the Governor’s Office of Public Safety Office is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Bobby Michael Dennis, wanted for his involvement in the shooting of a Jacksonville police officer and K-9. Warrants were issued by the Jacksonville Police Dept. for Dennis’ arrest for Aggravated Assault Against a Public Servant, while Texas DPS has added Dennis to their 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List.
