Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted Texas institutions that were selected to receive significant funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) New World Screwworm (NWS) Grand Challenge. The USDA announced approximately $105 million for 40 innovative projects nationwide, with multiple awards going to Texas universities and research institutions to strengthen NWS detection, control, and eradication capabilities.
Apollo Global Management, the private equity giant which manages $1 trillion in assets, has announced it will locate a second headquarters in Austin, Texas, scaling back the importance of its New York City base. Earlier this year, the company stated: "New York does not have a monopoly on talent, and we expect most of our future growth will take place in our second HQ." Apollo is far from alone in joining the company cattle drive to Texas.
College sports should open doors for student-athletes, not become an unregulated bidding war. This week, I sat down with coaches, student-athletes, and university leaders to discuss the Protect College Sports Act and how we can restore clear rules, preserve NIL, and keep college sports tied to education and opportunity. The Protect College Sports Act is about restoring order to a system that is collapsing due to too few rules and too much litigation.
Oil and gas regulator Wayne Christian today announced the next phase of the Delivering Oil and Gas Efficiently (DOGE) Task Force following a year of stakeholder engagement, review and modernization efforts at the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). The initiative aims to streamline internal processes, strengthen communication and bolster the RRC’s responsive, pro-business approach.
The morons and the moron-wranglers are very, very upset about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire. In their ideology, success is self-evidently bad. He’s very successful, so therefore, he’s very bad. Remember that socialists are collectivists. It must be about the many, never the one, because they want to be the voice of the many, and an uppity one is an obstacle to their domination. That’s why they hate individual success. Of all the obnoxious lies Barack Obama told, perhaps the most poisonous was his “You didn’t build that!” lie.
Despite the best of intentions, most state-level AI regulations almost always have the same effect: erecting overzealous, arbitrary hurdles to Small & Medium-sized Businesses that are trying to unlock access to new markets in order to grow their business by using AI to scale and compete at the next level. Understanding the consequences of having 50 (or more) different State-Level Laws to navigate, the Trump White House took a bold step of important action.
Last week — after more than four months of Democrats' obstruction — Republicans proudly passed nearly $70 billion in funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection. These agencies play crucial roles in defending our homeland during mass gatherings. ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations department, for example, received $108.5 million in this package to help combat child trafficking, which is all too common at large-scale sporting events.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) introduced the Continuity of Military Parents' Academic Schooling and State Standards (COMPASS) Act. This legislation allows military families to continue following the homeschooling laws of the servicemember’s legal home state during Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves, rather than immediately shifting to the laws of the new duty station state, reducing the burdens on those families and enhancing homeschooling options.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he issued a disaster declaration for 101 Texas counties as severe storms continue to threaten the state. Governor Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate additional state emergency response resources and implement 24-hour operations at the Texas State Emergency Operations Center as storm risks persist. Last week, the Governor directed TDEM to activate state emergency response resources ahead of the flood threat.
Guess what folks: Your Gas & Electric Bills alike have risen more than anything recently because — ironically — the world's largest producer of Natural Gas since 2011 has been hobbled by its own paperwork. If you're guessing that that largest producer would, in fact, be the United States, you're right. BUT, guess whose Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — or FERC as its known in D.C. and to industry followers — voted unanimously, 5-0, to streamline the bureaucracy that has been bottlenecking Natural Gas Infrastructure for years, and hamstringing common-sense energy projects with bureaucratic rules?
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) will use its decades of experience to tackle a series of difficult and complex orphaned wells in the coastal waters of Baffin Bay. The six orphaned wells located in the Cayo del Grullo region of the bay, roughly 40 miles south of Corpus Christi, will be plugged by the Commission’s award-winning State Managed Plugging Program (SMP). As of June 10, 2026, SMP has plugged 1,688 wells in fiscal year 2026, adding to the more than 47,000 wells the SMP has plugged across the state since 1984.
“Today marks a defining moment — SpaceX's listing on Nasdaq AND Nasdaq Texas cements the state's standing as a World-Class Hub for transformative companies. For SpaceX, for American innovation, and for Texas, the company's home state, this marquee dual listing is a powerful demonstration of what becomes possible when global liquidity and local alignment converge,” said Rachel Racz, Nasdaq's SVP & Head of Listings for Texas as part of its historic initial public offering trading under its stock symbol SPCX.
Through the Secure America Act, Republicans are delivering strong border security measures to keep communities safe through the remainder of President Trump's term. This bill invests $70 billion in the Border Patrol agents and ICE officers taking down cartels, stopping human traffickers, and keeping bad actors off America’s streets. The Democrats chose open borders, so Republicans are using reconciliation, the most powerful tool available to circumvent obstruction, to finish the job without them.
During our visit, we discussed how investments in critical infrastructure, including Project 11 and the expansion of the Houston Ship Channel, are increasing export capacity, improving safety, and ensuring our region remains the gateway through which American energy reaches the world. I have been proud to work alongside local leaders, industry partners, and federal agencies to secure the authorizations and funding necessary to advance this transformational project.
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is delighted to recognize and praise all of the amazing women who have proudly served our country on Women Veterans Recognition Day, a day to acknowledge and commemorate the signing of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, allowing women the right to serve as regular members of the military.
The foundation of every strong nation is trust in its institutions and its laws. Trust that the government derives its authority from the consent of the governed. Once that trust begins to erode, everything else eventually follows. Every American, regardless of political affiliation, should be able to cast a legal ballot and know it will be counted accurately. Likewise, every American should know safeguards exist to prevent fraud, abuse, and foreign interference. Secure elections protect every voter, every elected official, and ultimately our constitutional republic.
"Texas is blessed with teachers who have educated and inspired students for generations. These funds ensure the best teachers are recognized for their efforts to improve the lives of their students," said Gov. Greg Abbott, noting that Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) funds have been awarded to over 65,000 Texas teachers across more than 800 school systems. Administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), total TIA awards now exceed $1.8 billion since inception.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., sent a letter to United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Texas Governor Greg Abbott offering access to appropriate General Land Office (GLO) managed lands to support the State and United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) response to the active, escalating threat of the New World Screwworm. Currently, there are five active cases of the New World Screwworm in Texas.
