Texas is experiencing booming economic and population growth. Every day, families, entrepreneurs, and businesses are choosing Texas over states like California, New York and New Jersey because the Lone Star State has built a reputation for economic opportunity, financial freedom, and a regulatory environment that encourages innovation. This success reflects a consistent approach that favors competition over control, and markets over mandates.
Republicans chose US Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead them against a Democratic-controlled Congress that will take power in January for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency. Jordan's election as House minority leader elevates a combative Trump ally to the forefront of the party’s fight to defend the US president’s agenda in the lower chamber
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will receive $281 million in federal funding for the second year of Rural Texas Strong, a five-year initiative to improve rural healthcare throughout the state. Rural Texas Strong, the CMS-approved state plan, is 100% federally funded and features six initiatives to help rural communities improve access to healthcare.
When speaking of Democratic Party politicians, the answer to the question in the title is very easy—they are just pure evil. Some of them, yes, do fall into the other categories as well, but the people who advocate and urge evil (more on that in a moment) are evil. And every Democrat politician supports incredibly, vile, evil things. But when we are talking about the various people who vote for the Democrats, the motives and rationales are not always so uncomplicated.
Election defeats are painful, and this past one was particularly brutal for Republicans. But defeats can also be clarifying. And the message voters sent Republicans in 2026 was not particularly complicated. I’ve been around Republican politics for a long time, from local campaigns to presidential campaigns, from serving as executive director of the Republican Party of Texas to working at the RNC. I’ve seen good cycles, bad cycles, landslides and losses.
Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard was sold as a way to lower Texans’ electric bills. Critics, a good number of them Republicans, said all along it would do the opposite, and Tuesday’s results gave them a fresh argument. Paxton sued in November 2024 and has been attorney general since 2015. Nobody can say how much the lawsuit mattered at the ballot box. The Texas Tribune reported that his favorability stayed deeply underwater.
On a night with little good news for Republicans, last week’s election results in Florida were among the few bright spots. Republicans kept the governorship and all three Cabinet offices, while Sen. Ashley Moody defeated Democrat challenger Angie Nixon to keep her Senate seat. Moody beat Nixon 50.9 percent to 48 percent in a race that was called at 8:33 PM ET, just 33 minutes after the final polls in Florida closed.
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines today reported that the Austin Independent School District (AISD) is attempting to avoid scrutiny of how it spends local and state tax dollars by discontinuing cooperation in a performance review conducted by his office. Site visits conducted by Comptroller staff have been successfully completed in the other three districts; however, the Austin school district is now refusing to meet with agency auditors, according to their lawyer.
Liberal politicians and pundits realize that the losses by the Republicans may only represent a fleeting, and indeed predictable, shift in power. While played up by the media, the results this month are consistent with prior administrations. For example, the GOP’s loss of roughly 46 seats is modest compared with other presidents such as Roosevelt (79), Obama (69), Truman (68), and Clinton (54). Thus far, Trump is just making the top ten. Presidents like Obama, who experienced massive losses, came back to win second terms.
For decades, Dyess Air Force Base has played a critical role in America's long-range bomber operations. Now, with the groundbreaking for a $78 million B-21 mission planning facility, Dyess will continue to bolster our military readiness and capabilities. Texas and Texans will continue to lead in advancing the safety and security of Americans, and I look forward to working with our military bases across Texas to keep our country safe.
Democrats won the elections Tuesday on affordability and promising lower gas prices. OK, let's do it. Right now. Trump should give an Oval Office address this week to the nation, telling Americans I hear you loud and clear on affordability. He should declare an immediate emergency suspension of the federal gas tax and renewable fuel requirements until gas prices fall below $3.50 a gallon. He should extend the suspension of the Jones Act shipping regulations he has ordered.
Law professor Jonathan Turley posted on X on Friday, “Democrat Richard Ojeda, who was just elected to Congress, has declared that he would be 'happy to go to jail' if he has a chance to physically assault the incoming Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.” While I’d love to see the Secret Service, under whose protection Miller lives because of violent leftists threatening to murder him and his family in the name of “tolerance,” break Ojeda’s jaw as they threw him to the floor, I somehow suspect the unfortunate-looking Democrat is all talk, as most Democrats are.
The RRC will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. on November 20, 2026, to receive comments on proposed amendments to its existing rules governing Surface Equipment Removal Requirements and Inactive Wells, and Certificate of Compliance and Transportation Authority; Operator Reports. The proposed amendments are intended to implement Senate Bill 1150. Participants attending in person will be asked to provide comments first, followed by those attending remotely.
The 2026 Democratic midterm victories connected changes in congressional and state political control with economic dissatisfaction surrounding the Iran War and American foreign-policy commitments. Republican losses reflected the combined effects of declining younger-voter turnout, disputes over military priorities, and Democratic campaigns emphasizing affordability, housing, employment, and opposition to prolonged foreign conflicts.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to mobilize additional state emergency response resources in anticipation of rain and flooding expected to impact the state this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, multiple rounds of thunderstorms in South and West Texas are anticipated to begin later tonight and last through the early part of next week.
Under the Presidential Disaster Declaration (DR-4935-TX) dated Sept. 1, 2026, workers and self-employed individuals in the designated counties whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a direct result of the July storms and flooding may be eligible for DUA benefits: Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Crockett, Dimmit, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Medina, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala counties.
Before Musk's recent political reversal (he voted for both Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020), he was beloved by the Left as the first successful upstart challenger to the century-long dominance of the Big Three fossil-fuel automakers. Liberals once loved his revolutionary, electrically powered Teslas and drove them proudly as a green virtue signal. Before Musk's recent political reversal (he voted for both Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020), he was beloved by the Left as the first successful upstart challenger to the century-long dominance of the Big Three fossil-fuel automakers. Liberals once loved his revolutionary, electrically powered Teslas and drove them proudly as a green virtue signal.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the launch of the Great American Christmas Market, a two-day holiday celebration on the National Mall that will bring together farmers, ranchers, artisans, and producers from across the country to showcase the very best of American agriculture and craftsmanship. Visitors will experience the warmth and wonder of the holiday season while shopping for unique gifts and season.al favorites
