Last week, Transportation Sect. Sean Duffy announced that the Trump White House had terminated the $63.9 million Biden Administration Grant for an Amtrak "High-Speed Rail Corridor" between Dallas & Houston. It would have forced my Texas constituents to subsidize the very project that would have seized their property in order to build it. Originally proposed as a private sector venture, it was another example of wasteful government spending.
“When I was going through my Senate Confirmation Process, I made a commitment to Senator Cruz that I would travel down to Midland, tour an oil rig, and reaffirm my support to achieve American Energy Dominance. The Trump EPA does not believe in regulating this industry out of existence – instead we want to partner with Texas' leaders to keep producing American energy," said Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Lee Zeldin.
"He was a bold and unwavering voice in defense of life, championing the unborn, the vulnerable, and the marginalized with conviction and compassion. Cecilia and I join more than one billion Catholics across the globe to honor the legacy of Pope Francis. Our hearts go out to all who join us in mourning his death and remembering the impact his teachings had. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him."
Upskill Texas enables businesses to invest in training solutions that address evolving industry demands and ensures they remain competitive in the marketplace. This initiative provides funding to support technical training for employers that are introducing new technologies, expanding into new markets, introducing new services, or restructuring to better serve their customers. The deadline to apply is Monday, June 30th, 2025.
If there’s one thing the American people have made overwhelmingly clear, it’s this: Boys should not compete in Girls’ Sports. The public knows it, science proves it, and the Constitution leans that way too. But don’t tell the Governors or Bureaucrats in Illinois or Maine – they’re too busy virtue signaling from the cliffs of reality. The most shameful part of this whole farse is how young women are being told to sit down, shut up, and take the loss.
“Senate Bill 2 paves the way for every Texas child to thrive in the educational environment that serves them best," said House Education Committee Chairman Brad Buckley. “Today the Texas House took the final step to advance the largest School Choice launch in the nation. It's an unprecedented victory for families, students, and the future of our great state," said Gov. Greg Abbott – celebrating the first time in history School Choice legislation passed in both chambers of the Capitol.
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.
