Since October 7, we have been lectured nonstop about the supposedly singular sins of Israel. The campuses, the left-wing media, and the new Democratic Socialist officials, both federal and state, following the cue of student activists and professors from the Middle East, have painted Israel and their Jewish supporters as Nazis, fascists, and among the worst murderers in today's bloody world.
Texas Oil & Gas regulator Wayne Christian penned an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner, saying, "As leaders, we should welcome scrutiny and ensure our natural resources are protected,” said Christian. “That is unequivocal, but at what point does responsible oversight become fear-driven obstructionism? The reality is simple: artificial intelligence is here. The question is not whether AI will exist, but who will control it."
As Chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism & Intelligence, I participated in a full committee hearing this week to recognize and thank the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who continued to serve unpaid during the Democrat-caused longest government shutdown in history. I encourage everyone to especially thank our TSA agents serving across Texas, and our district in San Angelo, Midland, and Killeen.
The UK is in a deep economic slump, so now the elites in Europe and London are blaming Brexit and the British voters. But that's a laughable misreading of history. When the Brits wisely ditched the EU, the hope was that the UK would adopt the U.S. Economic Freedom Model and elect power-to-the-people leaders like Donald Trump while cleaning its hands of the socialists in Germany and France and the heavy-handed bureaucrats in Brussels. Funny how that "Socialism" stuff works.
President Biden's administration projected weakness on the world stage — beginning with the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan — which emboldened our adversaries around the globe. As I always say, weakness invites aggression, while strength and deterrence lead to peace. This week, I joined the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss how our nation can bolster deterrence and ultimately peace around the world.
Senators Ted Cruz & Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and 23 others are requesting that President Trump and his administration work with the United Nations to dismantle the United Nations Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The USAID's Inspector General (OIG) has identified multiple UNRWA employees who participated in the October 7th terrorist attack, as well as 14 others affiliated with Hamas.
“We are empowering Texas employers with the tools they need to support working families, which is critical for our state’s economy,” said TWC Chairman Joe Esparza, announcing the effort to share best practices and help businesses adopt policies to improve morale, reduce absences, and increase productivity. The new webpage comes after passage of Texas Senate Bill 1265, and explains available state & federal tax credits, and dependent care savings accounts.
Once again, the U.S. Senate is on vacation. This group barely works, and when they are in session, they accomplish practically nothing. Since the start of President Trump’s second term, Congress has passed only one major piece of legislation – and while the “One Big Beautiful Bill” was a notable accomplishment, it should not have been the only legislative victory for Republicans in Congress. President Trump and MAGA supporters will never allow the GOP to return to the days of losing and capitulation.
We’re headed into Memorial Day Weekend, and it seems particularly poignant that we have a president who's taking care of unfinished problems created and left by his predecessors. Speaking of that, the Democrat National Committee finally released its “2024 Autopsy Report” – and its a half-baked draft reckoning of the party’s 2024 Election Loss. A 192-page document, its actually riddled with errors and even misspelled names of its own party members. They paid good money for the report, and came up with two short words.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to request officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) join state and local partners in conducting preliminary damage assessments in Panhandle communities affected by recent wildfire activity and South Texas communities impacted by April severe storms.
Texas oil and gas regulator Wayne Christian today applauded the reported $4 billion federal oil and gas lease sale in Texas and New Mexico, the largest onshore federal oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. Christian emphasized that the record-setting sale reflects the results of the streamlined, cooperative federal regulatory environment under the Trump administration, which has facilitated increased leasing activity and market participation.
“Memorial Day Weekend carries profound meaning for the Families & Communities whose loved ones made the Ultimate Sacrifice. It's a true honor to ensure Texans have beautifully maintained State Veterans Cemeteries where they can hold close the memories of the brave souls we remember," said Land Commissioner & Veterans Land Board Chair Dawn Buckingham, announcing the headstones of servicemembers Killed or MIA will be illuminated at Texas' four VLB Cemeteries in Killeen, Abilene, Mission & Corpus Christi, and the grounds will be open 24 hours a day Friday through Monday for night viewing.
Texas reached a total of 14,394,300 nonfarm jobs in April. Over the year, the state added 82,400 jobs for an Annual Nonfarm Growth Rate of 0.6%, outpacing the national growth rate by 0.4 percentage points. Texas’ overall civilian labor force registered at 15,894,800 people. The Professional & Business Services Industry had the largest private sector over-the-month, and the Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had the lowest unemployment rate, followed by the Abilene, Bryan-College Station, and the San Angelo MSAs.
One of the most destructive tactics in American political history is Democrat's use of race as a weapon to avoid serious debate. And while the growing number of millions of minorities today realize citizens are not racial property owned by one political party, Democrats continue to use Race-Baiting to try and divide Americans into permanent identity groups. It may help them raise money, excite activists, and dominate cable news, but the damage to the country is severe – and full of bad motives.
The bill is also cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
At the early stages of the Shale Oil & Gas Revolution a decade ago, many of us were sharply criticized for saying that a revolutionary new technology called "fracking" was the energy policy equivalent to curing cancer. Back then, critics warned that fracking would cause earthquakes, toxic drinking water, and floods from rising oceans. But now a blockbuster University of California at Berkeley – hardly a a right-wing source – has released a paper saying how much fracking and horizontal drilling has saved U.S. natural gas consumers.
According to the National Weather Service, a storm system moving through the state is expected to bring daily risks of severe thunderstorms through the later part of this week across large portions of the state. Threats include large hail, damaging wind gusts, possible tornadoes, heavy rainfall, and possible tornadoes. Flash flooding concerns caused by repeated rounds of heavy rainfall remains a threat through the weekend.
Jim Wright, Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), was elected to serve as the Second Vice Chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) during the organization’s annual business meeting in Oklahoma City on May 20. The IOGCC is a multi-state government entity comprised of the governors of oil and gas producing states, including 31 member states and seven affiliate states, along with affiliates from select federal agencies and seven Canadian provinces.
