“Under President Biden, the border was a disaster, and it was our communities that were at the eye of the storm. Within hours of taking office President Trump took decisive action – he declared Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, ended Catch & Release, and drove illegal immigration down to record lows. Thank you to Vice President JD Vance, Secretary Hegseth and Director Gabbard for showing up for us along the Southern Border today," said South Texas & Border Cong. Tony Gonzales.
"Texas remains the best state in the nation for business, and these strategic recommendations provide a roadmap to ensure small businesses will continue to thrive. With the feedback from nearly 700 Small Businesses across Texas, and Gov. Abbott’s leadership, we have a historic opportunity to make this the best legislative session for small businesses in Texas history," said Texas Association of Business's Glenn Hamer, as he and the Texas NFIB helped release a new report to enhance Texas’ business environment.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), introduced the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and it passed the Senate by unanimous consent. The bipartisan measure was agreed to at the end of last year by leaders of both the Senate Commerce Committee and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, but the session ended before final passage could occur.
"Last week, my 'Congressional Review Act' to reverse former President Biden's ill-conceived Natural Gas Tax passed the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate, and it's now on its way to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. I've fought this tax since its inception, and am thrilled Congress took immediate action to eliminate the Natural Gas Tax once and for all – it hurt energy producers in West Texas' Permian Basin, and American energy producers across the country," said Cong. August Pfluger following passage of one of his signature bills.
Sometimes stupid and insanity are hard to differentiate – but it sure was apparent during President Trump's Tuesday Night Speech that Democrats haven't learned a thing and can be both at the same time. Applaud for a heroic orphan getting into West Point? Nope. Applaud for finding & cutting waste in the Federal Budget? Are you crazy? I don’t know what genius came up with the strategy of only adopting positions normal Americans hate, but it sure is a bold one. I’m just eager to see how it works out for them.
“Texas is a national leader in population growth, job creation, technology and innovation, and overall economic expansion,” said Gov. Abbott. “Entrepreneurs and businesses choose Texas because of our unmatched business friendly policies, our low taxes, and a highly skilled workforce. With this Statewide Economic Development Plan, we will cement Texas as a global economic powerhouse. Working together, we ll build an even stronger, more prosperous Texas for generations to come.”
On Monday, March 3rd, Senator Adam Hinojosa hosted a historic meeting, bringing together representatives from San Patricio County, Nueces County, the Cities of Corpus Christi, Portland, and Port Aransas, as well as the Port of Corpus Christi and the Nueces River Authority. The meeting, facilitated by Senator Hinojosa, focused on uniting these key stakeholders to build regional partnerships, align priorities, and push forward projects that will drive lasting progress for the Coastal Bend.
"As we continue to peel back the labyrinth of Federal Bureaucracy that's paralyzed the basic functions of our Federal Government, we must turn to the Dept. of Interior," said Cong. Byron Donalds (R-FL). "Currently, it's taking over a year and a half to approve basic State Wildlife Protection Plans to ensure non-game species don't become threatened or endangered. This is unacceptable. We are making our government efficient again – whether bureaucrats in Washington like it or not," Donalds said.
During his last “State of the Union” speech on February 4th, 2020, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was so out-of-control that she tore up her copy of his speech for everyone to see. This act of defiance was highly inappropriate and unprecedented – House Leaders had never acted in such a despicable way, yet today Pelosi’s childish tantrum typifies how Democrats feel about President Trump. Their mean and childish case of Trump Derangement Syndrome benefits not a single American... And they're getting worse.
Following his first full month back in the White House, President Trump will address a Joint Session of Congress tonight at 8:00pm CST. His administration has taken a tremendous amount of bold actions in a short period of time to carry out its 'America First' vision – and as a result, during the month of February we saw record low number of illegal border crossings. This is in stark contrast to the height of the Biden Border Crisis – when it was sometimes as high as 300,000 illegal crossings in just one month.
In coordination with the Office of Small Business Assistance in the Governor’s Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office, the Governor's Small Business Freedom Council gathered feedback from 46 Texas state agencies and nearly 700 Texas small businesses owners. The resulting report provides recommendations to the Texas Legislature to remove obstacles for small businesses, strengthen the state’s economy, and ensure that Texas remains the nation’s economic leader.
Last Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled "Examining Policies to Counter China." To maintain the United States' position as the global financial leader, we must continue to champion free markets and capitalism, fostering an economic system that prioritizes innovation. While technological innovation is key to countering China’s influence, we must also protect our communities from threats like fentanyl trafficking, a crisis that is being fueled in part by China.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.8 billion in February, 4.3% more than in February 2024. Total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in February 2025 was up 4% compared with the same period a year ago. Sales tax is the largest source of state funding for the state budget, accounting for 58% of all tax collections.
One of the more baffling lawsuits in the final days of the Biden Administration was the complaint against Zelle, the popular money transfer network. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau argued that – despite Zelle's service being free – the network's users were being ripped off. Now that the Trump White House has all but closed the CFPB down, the lingering lawsuit is the first of many that should be tossed out. The very people CFPB purports to be protecting, would be the victims here.
Last week, every single Democrat voted against cutting waste and preventing tax hikes on hardworking Families & Small Businesses when we passed a fiscally responsible Budget Resolution in the House that sets the stage for Extending the Trump Tax Cuts, Securing our Border, Unleashing American Energy, and Reining in Reckless Spending. This is the first step in undoing the damage of the past four years and restoring a pro-America Agenda – but don’t be misled by the liberal media’s fear tactics.
Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 531,500 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 51,000 criminal arrests, with more than 43,700 felony charges. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 625 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.
As your Texas General Land Office Commissioner, I have directed the GLO to continue to use every tool at our disposal to help the Trump Administration secure our border – and in the past week I've joined the broadcasts of NewsNation and NewsMax to discuss putting a stop to the violence at the border. I’ve been very vocal in my support of – and resolved in my commitment to assist – President Trump’s mission to deport the dangerous criminal illegal immigrants on American soil.
Everything about President Donald Trump & Vice President JD Vance kicking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s sorry, begging, petulant, pompous, entitled ass out of the White House last Friday is the perfect encapsulation of an "America First" foreign policy in practice – not just theory. This is exactly what I voted for, and I couldn’t be more proud of our leaders for practicing what they preach – consequences and optics be damned. If anyone can succeed, Americans are believing Donald Trump can.
