“As a dentist, I know firsthand how expensive graduate school is, as well as how burdensome hefty student loans are. This bill will help remove those barriers, bring quality doctors and dentists to patients in Texas and underserved areas across America – all while protecting medical students,” said Cong. Brian Babin (TX-36,) as he looks to address growing doctor shortages and make medical education more affordable.

Last week I gaveled in the first full hearing of the House Committee on Small Business titled “From Nothing to Something: The Story of the American Dream.” During this hearing, we heard from entrepreneurs from around the country about the increasing challenges their businesses face every day – including a 17-year-old with cerebral palsy who is the owner/operator of Crippling Hot Sauce.

After Nike and Cracker Barrel shut down their operations in Portland, Oregon last year and decided to call it quits due to the growing and out of control crime levels there, Walmart Stores has become the latest to shut its stores in the city. "Theft is an issue. It’s higher than what it's historically been,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told CNBC. “If that’s not corrected over time, prices will be higher and stores will close."

In a packed school gym with more than 450 parents, students, teachers, and parent empowerment advocates, Texas Governor Greg Abbott outlined his plan to expand the right of all Texas parents to choose the best education option for their child. "From the Rio Grande Valley all the way to the Panhandle, Texans – urban, suburban & rural – want to empower parents," said Abbott.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.68 billion in February, 14.2 percent more than in February 2022. The majority of February sales tax revenue is based on sales made in January and remitted to the agency in February.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers.

30-plus partner organizations are participating in Austin and via a robust digital presence (#TXEnergyDay2023). Texas Energy Day @ the Capitol has been held every other year during the Texas Legislative Session since 2017.

According to Kennedy, Americans are "governed by deeply weird, nauseously woke people who hate George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head; who hyperventilate on their yoga mats if you use the wrong pronoun; who think kids should be able to change their gender at recess; who carry around Ziploc bags of kale to give them energy; who think they are better than us."

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers about allegations that the FBI was secretly surveilling recent meetings of the pro-life group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU).

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas won Site Selection Magazine's Governor's Cup for a record-shattering 11th consecutive year and 19th win overall—records unmatched by any other state.

Attorney General Paxton sent a West Virginia-led comment letter to Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, urging the agency to drop a new rule that directly targets the oil and natural gas industry with crippling regulations.  

At their Feb. 28 open meeting, RRC Commissioners unanimously voted to refer two actions by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to the Texas Attorney General to challenge their validity.

Wokesters had long suppressed that reality, demonizing any who rejected its orthodox lies and spoke a larger truth: A dystopic China is not our global partner in greening the planet. Criticizing Stalinist China is not "racist." China is not building a progressive society that is a model for others.

U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23), member of the House Homeland Security Committee, delivered remarks and lines of questioning in a full committee hearing examining Secretary Mayorkas’ handling of the border crisis.

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today reintroduced Eric’s Law, a bill that aims to deliver justice to victims and their families in federal death penalty cases.

Governor Greg Abbott today directed directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to mobilize state firefighting resources to support local officials in their response to wildfires impacting the Panhandle, the South Plains, West, and Northwest Texas.

I am encouraged that Judge Lina Hidalgo and county officials have stopped attempting to litigate the math and instead will focus their efforts on finding a local resolution with the Harris County constables whose budgets were cut.

President Joe Biden's diplomats are negotiating a treaty with the World Health Organization to promote so-called global health equity. The premise is that in a pandemic or other worldwide disease emergency, Americans should not get better or faster health care than inhabitants of third-world countries. If Biden rams this through, Americans will suffer and die needlessly.