Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced that the General Land Office (GLO) has submitted comments to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service regarding the listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as an "Endangered Species." The classification could have a crippling impact on the nation's Oil & Gas Industry, as well as negatively affect the education of Texas’ schoolchildren.

I know, I know – you can’t imagine that your decision to take out your political opponents by throwing them in jail will bite you in the Asa... This is now a country where we lock up political opponents. I just want to get that out there, and I want you to understand what has changed. And it’s inevitable that very soon, you’re going to realize that YOU are some people’s political opponents too.

“The whole determination here is how the Bidens handle this,” Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy told Fox Business’s Larry Kudlow. "The thing that holds up whether to do an impeachment or not is: Provide us the documents we’re asking for. But if they fight not to provide the American public with what they deserve to know, we'll move forward with an impeachment inquiry when we come back into session," which happens on Tuesday, Sept. 5th.

He left the Texas Association of Realtors at the top of his game. Few had better political skills – or deeper roots in Texas Republican Politics. And despite the passions of modern day politics, Mark Lehman was always a focused advocate and champion for Texas – all while managing 10s of 1,000s of small business owners. It's over-used in this business to say “he was one of a kind,” but in the case of Mark, the man was truly unique.

150 Texas public schools have been awarded the "Purple Star Campus Designation" for the 2023-2024 school year. Established by Governor Abbott in 2019, the Purple Star Campus Designation program recognizes Texas public schools for their exceptional commitment to supporting and meeting the unique needs of military-connected students and their families.

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, in coordination with the Texas Department of Transportation, convened a meeting of the Border Trade Advisory Committee (BTAC) in McAllen this morning. BTAC is composed of public and private sector stakeholders from throughout the Texas-Mexico border region who work collaboratively to address cross-border infrastructure challenges and facilitate safe, secure and efficient international commerce

On August 23rd, eight Republican candidates for the 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination took the debate stage to discuss various issues, policies, and cultural positions in trying to appeal to voters in the audience and at home. Vivek Ramaswamy stole the night, as his Trumpian positions on topics like foreign policy, economics, culture, and anti-establishment sentiment related to voters like no other candidate during the debate.

Harmony School of Innovation science and STEM teacher Mr. Larry McKenzie has something in his fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms that most of us had in college -- a worn-out copy of The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. While in the age of Chromebooks, it is important to prepare students with technological knowledge, McKenzie believes that using an actual dictionary is also a life skill to teach and a great way for students to learn.

If a cognitively and criminally challenged Biden cannot finish his term, we will finally learn the full story of 15 years of Biden family corruption. -- The Bidens will lose the only impediment -- Joe Biden's political machinations -- left in the way of an honest, full-blown felony investigation into what is likely the most corrupt presidential family in American history.

​​​Polling data shows young people are now increasingly less willing to identify as Democrats than they were four years ago – with a growing share of Gen Z and Millennials identifying as Independents. “In the simplest terms, when the Democrat Party nominee for president garners 60% of the youth vote, they win. Otherwise, it’s ugly for them,” says John Della Volpe, a pollster at Harvard's Institute of Politics – and one of Biden’s 2020 pollsters.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced nine Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $2.8 million to five Southeast Texas schools to support career and technical education (CTE) training programs. Presented by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), the grants will help the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train more than 890 students for high-demand occupations.

Last week we wrapped up our August 2023 Town Hall Tour with the final stop at Grayson College. Let me first say that it was an absolute pleasure to speak with the folks who I represent along the way. I know for a fact that folks across the country are saying the same thing you are: Congress must demand accountability from the Biden family, and Joe Biden's White House.

Former President Trump announced Sunday that he would not be participating in the Republican primary debate, opting instead to do a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, set to air Wednesday evening as his rivals were duking it out on stage in Milwaukee. The 46-minute conversation has amassed more than 172 million views so far – with about 75 million views coming in just the first 20 minutes.

“Americans are demanding a secure border. I am a NO on any 'Continuing Resolution' that only kicks the can down the road. Lock Congress in a room until we pass a conservative budget void of excess financial waste,” said South Texas Cong. Tony Gonzales, who stepped to the front of the line this week voicing his opposition. Texas' 23rd District includes a whopping 42% of the entire U.S.-Mexico Border.

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent letters to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan and the head of the European Union’s San Francisco office, demanding answers regarding the degree of coordination between the FTC and the EU to enforce the EU’s Digital Services Act (“DSA”) and Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) on U.S. soil.

"The Texas House & Senate worked together, I was able to sign Property Tax Cuts of $18 billion into law – and this is a game changer, not just for homeowners but for businesses across our great state,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, as he received the "2023 Economic Trailblazer Award" from the Texas Association of Business (TAB) for his ongoing efforts on behalf of Texas' citizens.

The National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act would help provide emotional support, information, suicide crisis intervention, mental health, and substance use disorder support services, as well as agricultural-related referral services. Unfortunately, the current rate of suicide among farmers is three and a half times higher than the general population.

​​​​​​​Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., and the School Land Board (SLB) awarded six carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) leases that will generate over $130 million in signing bonus payments for the Permanent School Fund (PSF), a constitutionally created fund that helps support public education. Over the course of the 30-year term of these CCS leases, the PSF is estimated to receive over $10 billion.