"Today marks one month since I directed the Texas Dept. of Public Safety to provide assistance to the Austin Police Department to help reduce crime & improve safety in the city – and I commend the Texas DPS's world-class Special Agents who seized 500,000+ lethal doses of fentanyl – enough to kill over half of all Texans living in Austin due to President Biden's border crisis," said Gov. Abbott.
When they're elected to be our Texas Representatives in Austin, legislators are charged with protecting the weakest & most vulnerable among us – and legalized gambling is proven statistically to harm the Poor & Young Adults the most. Make no mistake, the gambling industry is funded by those who can least afford to lose their money, and who are most likely to become addicted.
“The City of Amarillo should never have gone behind their voters back's to finance a project that they'd overwhelmingly voted down. It’s an appalling – an Elected City Council & Mayor thwarting the will of the voters!” said Sen. Paul Bettencourt, as his bill protecting the will of the voters by prohibiting a taxing entity from issuing public debt to finance a voter rejected project within five years of rejection moved out of the Senate.
According to the reports, upstream (exploration and production) jobs increased over the year by 20,000—or 11.2%. Since an industry low point because of COVID in September 2020, upstream employment has grown by a factor of 26 to 4 and has had an average growth of 1,390 jobs per month. Texas oil and gas companies pay some of the highest job wages in the state with an average salary of about $115,000.
Here at the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB), we constantly strive to not only uplift the service of our Veterans and Military Members, but also recognize the sacrifices of the families of our nation’s heroes. In honor of the bravery and strength of military families, the VLB observes April as the Month of the Military Child and April 5th as Gold Star Spouses Day.
The voting machine company Dominion had alleged some of Fox's hosts had either promulgated, or allowed their guests to push, a false narrative that the corporation's voting machines were "fixed" and misreported the vote count in some precincts of the 2020 presidential election.
"Texas is attractive to CEOs and their businesses because we offer the freedom and opportunity that cannot be found elsewhere," said Governor Greg Abbott earlier today, celebrating Texas being named the "Best State for Business" by the nation's leading CEOs for a record-shattering 19th year in a row in the annual survey conducted by Chief Executive Magazine.
Let's talk about this just-yesterday uncovered "collusion" between a supposedly "Free Press" and Joe Biden. It happened in the light-of-day – during a White House Press Conference in the Rose Garden, no less – and is a fraud on the American people that's designed to give them the false impression Mr. Biden can withstand legitimate media questions without first having knowledge of precisely what questions will be asked.
Since August 2021, I've pushed President Biden and State Dept. Secretary Antony Blinken for the release of the "Afghanistan After-Action Review," which provides insight into the failed withdrawal that led to the deaths of 13 American service men & women and left 100s of Americans behind under Taliban rule. The American people and our Gold Star Families deserve accountability.
Though Tucker may have been tossed off his perch at Fox (or jumped – we will eventually get the details on how this all went down), he will land on his feet and crush the libs beneath his preppy Topsiders. The answer to the question “What will Tucker do now” is the same answer as the answer to the question about what the 800-pound gorilla will do: “Anything he wants.”
“Professors didn't believe we'd push back – but they were wrong. The Texas Senate's now passed the strongest pushback on woke policies in higher education nationwide. Students should be taught how to think critically, not what to think,” said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, after the Senate passed a series of bills designed to reverse inroads teaching & indoctrinating students at the state's Colleges & Universities.
After a series of sporting events in Connecticut highlighted the most recent instances of biological boys winning a large number of Track & Field Competitions competing against biological girls – clearly limiting the athletic experience for women – its past time to enforce the protections specifically created for girls participating in sports by prohibiting discrimination against them on the basis of sex under Title IX.
“Job growth in Texas’ oil and natural gas industry – even in the midst of turbulent economic times – is a continued testament to the demand for the irreplaceable products that help power our lives,” said Todd Staples, President of the Texas Oil & Gas Association, after the latest Texas Workforce Commission and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures showed Oil & Natural Gas related employment in Texas added 1,500 jobs in March.
Because of President Biden's "open border" policies, the crisis at our border is completely out of control: Border Patrol has encountered 5 million migrants since Mr. Biden took office, 100,000 Americans have died from fentanyl flowing across the border, 98 suspected terrorists and 12,000 criminals attempted to enter the U.S. just last year, and over 850 migrants died trying to cross — the most on record.
Economist Steve Moore at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity estimates that a 1% drop in annual GDP growth, due to more & bigger government, has lopped off about $15,000 in Median Family Income. If we'd continued the 3.1% growth, the average American would have some 22% in higher income, Moore says. And now Mr. Biden and his party want a blank check on the earning power of the American people?
Last week marked 100 days of a Republican-controlled House of Representatives. In just 100 days, Republicans have safeguarded traditional American values, championed pro-growth policies, exercised our much-needed oversight authorities on the Biden White House, and worked to ensure the next generations of Americans inherit the same freedoms & opportunities we did. And, we’re just getting started!
"This new facility will be a Texas-sized investment in the future of Southeast Texas,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, celebrating Texas’ ongoing effort to increase reliable power generation at a groundbreaking ceremony for Entergy Texas’ Orange County Advanced Power Station. The new 1,215 megawatt facility will create 7,000 new jobs, power more than 230,000 homes in 27 counties, and help power further economic growth.
“130,000 truancy cases in Houston means there's likely a million truancy cases in Texas. This is a Lost Generation of truant students, and it has to stop,” said State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, after his bill creating improved school attendance guidelines passed the Senate. He noted that the Robb Elementary School shooter had 100s of unexcused absences prior to his being involuntary withdrawn from school.
