Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to halt all permits sought by data centers until the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) completes its audit. Because the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), ERCOT, and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) require that information to make informed decisions, no state agency shall move forward with regulatory approvals related to data center development until it is acquired.
During a G20 meeting in Houston, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated, “We would consider an export ban if we thought that actually might lower prices, but that's not the case.” U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright echoed concerns regarding a diesel export ban on September 17 in an interview with the Daily Caller, where he confirmed that a diesel export ban would force a reduction in refining, due to a lack of domestic pipeline capacity and storage, and result in an increase in fuel prices.
See National "Public" Radio White House reporter Tamara Keith, who told a CNN interviewer about her job: "I'm doing it on behalf of the American people. I'm not doing it for me. Um, and by kicking people out, he's kicking the American people out of the room. He's kicking the American people out of the people's house." This ignores the many millions of people who voted for Trump — and against all the elitist media noise.
Oil and gas regulator Wayne Christian today urged Texas oil and gas operators to report petroleum product and property theft, citing testimony before the Texas Senate Committee on Natural Resources from RRC staff, industry leaders and law enforcement officials serving on the State Task Force on Petroleum Theft (STOPTheft). The testimony underscored the need for more data to combat the growing economic impact of theft and reinforced the importance of continued coordination through STOPTheft.
Governor Greg Abbott, Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick today joined together to bring greater transparency and accountability to rogue local prosecutors who refuse to enforce Texas law. Responding to a clear pattern of certain local prosecutors releasing repeat offenders back into the community and putting innocent Texans at risk, state leaders are prioritizing greater oversight and efforts to strengthen public safety and keep criminals off the streets.
The money comes from the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security program created in 2025 to repay states that covered border security costs the federal government did not. Texas sought reimbursement for costs it has carried since 2021 under Operation Lone Star, including deploying Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety personnel, erecting border barrier construction, and funding related operations. The funds have not yet been transferred to the state.
One does not have to be an elected official to understand how public policy affects Texans. My own public service has centered on a simple principle: government should be careful with taxpayer dollars while making sure essential services reach the people who need them most. The 340B drug discount program’s purpose is straightforward: allow providers serving low-income, uninsured, underinsured, and medically vulnerable patients to reach more people and provide more comprehensive services.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent audit directive temporarily pausing certain grid connections while state agencies complete a comprehensive review is a prudent approach. Transparency matters. Texans deserve confidence that our electric grid, water resources, and local infrastructure can support these investments before projects move forward. It’s the start of something we sorely need: a Texas plan for data centers. Instead of asking how to stop them, let’s ask how to make them better.
TREY’S Law, bipartisan legislation led by Sens. Ted Cruz and Kirsten Gillibrand addresses the misuse of non-disclosure agreements in civil cases involving child sexual abuse and trafficking. TREY’S Law unanimously passed the Senate in May 2026. Companion legislation is being led in the House of Representatives by U.S. Reps. Brandon Gill (R-Texas-26) and Julie Johnson (D-Texas-32). The bill is named in honor of Trey Carlock who was silenced by an NDA after enduring a retraumatizing civil litigation process against Kanakuk Ministries. He ultimately died by suicide at age 28.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has approved a historic $7.5 billion reimbursement to Texas for border security costs. Operation Lone Star deployed thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers and Department of Public Safety troopers, built border barriers, and used technology to stop illegal crossings and interdict drugs. Under Operation Lone Star, illegal border crossings were reduced by more than 80%.
Last month, while visiting NASA Johnson Space Center, President Trump signed an executive order announcing the launch of the United States Space Academy. For more than six decades, Texas has been where America’s human spaceflight dreams become reality. As Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I have had the honor of overseeing NASA in Congress, and I look forward to showing why Texas is the right home for the U.S. Space Academy.
Remember the multitude of indictments against Trump a few years ago when they wanted to put him in jail for dozens of years? As a reminder, New York’s flamboyant Attorney General Letitia James accused Trump of fraud for overvaluing property, and New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron infamously found Trump guilty because the market value of Mar-a-Lago was "between $18 and $27.6 million." That was far lower than Trump's estimate of $426 million to $612 million. Trump was said to have falsely claimed “an overvaluation of at least 2,300%."
There has never been a sovereign Palestinian state. Not once, not ever, not under any government, any constitution, any flag flying over internationally recognized borders. The land in question passed from the Ottoman Empire to the British Mandate to a 1947 partition plan the surrounding Arab nations rejected outright, choosing war instead. From 1948 to 1967, the West Bank sat under Jordanian control and Gaza under Egyptian control — not under Palestinian self-governance.
Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major legal victory in the fight to hold TikTok accountable for harming children. This makes Texas the first state in the nation to hold TikTok liable for misleading parents about the safety of its platform and for exposing children to inappropriate content. In January 2025, AG Ken Paxton sued TikTok, for deceptively marketing its app as safe for minors, despite regularly showing inappropriate and explicit material to children.
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the strength of the Texas economy with the release of August labor market data showing Texas led all states with a gain of 159,400 nonfarm jobs over the last 12 months. Texas also added jobs at a faster annual rate than the nation, growing at 1.1% from August 2025 to August 2026. Industry sectors show the fastest growth rates in Texas from August 2025 to August 2026 include Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality, and Construction.
Biotech is where medical discovery becomes real-world care: new cancer treatments, therapies for rare diseases, better diagnostics, and manufacturing that brings lifesaving products to patients. It is also a major opportunity to create high-skilled, good-paying jobs and keep Texas competitive in the industries that will shape a better tomorrow. Texas has the foundation to lead. We are home to institutions such as MD Anderson and the Texas Medical Center, as well as growing innovation centers like Pegasus Park.
The programs running nearly every office and agency in this state come out of a market that quit competing a long time ago. Software prices climbed more than 17 percent last year, the largest increase on record for the industry. Compare that to health insurance, an industry everybody loves to hate right now: premiums are rising at their fastest clip in over a decade, and at 9 percent, they still aren't in the same neighborhood. A gap that size doesn't happen by accident.
Under President Biden, Washington spent four years making affordable electricity more difficult to produce, and the result was higher prices for consumers. Just days ago, though, the Trump administration took a major step in reversing that trend by scrapping a Biden-era power-plant rule that was forcing inexpensive plants to shut down. The Biden rule was sold as climate policy, but its real function was to shutter coal plants and discourage new natural-gas plants.
