"We've got te must continue to maintain our effort to secure the border – where the federal government has failed – and I still have concerns about a national recession, but the Texas economy will always lead the nation with our conservative approach to spending and putting taxpayers first," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, noting that the Comptroller expects over a billion dollars to be added to the "Rainy Day Fund leaving us an estimated ending balance of $13.7 billion in August of 2023.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today revised the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE) upward, increasing his November estimate of General Revenue-related (GR-R) funds available for certification by $13.75 billion.

There have always been those with issues in need of help. While people have been cruel enough to ignore them, we’ve never been dumb enough to empower them. At least not until now. Yes... the Democrat Party is ruled by people who are in desperate need of professional help.

“At a time of skyrocketing inflation and record gas prices, it's inexplicable that President Biden would allow oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be exported to China. It's a threat to our National Security – he's drained SPRO to its lowest level since 1986 – and the Chinese Communists are stockpiling it for their own strategic use. The Biden White House is aiding their effort,” said Sen. Cruz.

"This is another horrible dose of bad news. Inflation is raging for Main Street businesses, and that means higher prices ahead for consumers with no relief anytime soon," said Texas Cong. Kevin Brady after it was announced that a key measure of inflation, Wholesale Prices, jumped nationwide by 11.3% in June from the previous year according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Labor.

“To ban a substance that's been used for decades – based on data that's both underdeveloped & obsolete – reflects a rush to judgment that we fear will have long-term consequences, not just on the economy but on the safety of Americans,” read the letter Texas Att. Gen. Ken Paxton led with a 12-state coalition challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest regulatory plan.

The $208,741 grant will help the school purchase and install medical equipment to initially train 250 students for careers in nursing and emergency medicine.

As Americans continue to celebrate the historic slate of recent Supreme Court decisions – including on Roe v. Wade and major 2nd Amendment, School Choice & Free Speech Rights victories – one other case has gotten undeservedly lost in the mix. Whether in the plaza, in the pews, or at the 50-yard line, Religious Freedom's a cornerstone of American life – and will continue to be for generations to come now.

As inflation and the latest Consumer Price Index jumped by a 40 year record 9.1% during the past 12 months – and as the last half of the mid-term election year approaches – the federal government also announced American's wages have dropped 4.8% since Joe Biden took office. "Raising taxes while we face a recession is crazy – and will drive prices even higher," said House Ways & Means Committee member Kevin Brady.

"The sheer number of people coming across the border are keeping Border Patrol from their primary job. The crisis isn't getting better because the Biden White House simply isn't enforcing the law," said Sen. John Cornyn, announcing that he and Sen. Ted Cruz will be leading colleagues James Lankford (OK,) Joni Ernst (IA,) John Barrasso (WY,) and Ron Johnson (WI) on a Rio Grande Valley Tour this weekend to survey the current damage.

Texas' Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a Montana-led coalition supporting the rehearing of 350 Montana vs. U.S. Dept. of Interior & Signal Peak, LLC – which has delayed expansion of Montana's Bull Mountain Coal Mine since 2013. Despite research showing the project would not cause adverse environmental impacts, a San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court panel disagreed.

The Biden White House since the get-go has been a Gumbo of Incompetence & Senility that makes the Titanic look like a smashing success. And, Americans clearly recognize his failings – to the point that even 64% of Democrats now say he shouldn't run for re-election. But Republican need to smear his massive failures over every Democrat in the land. The whole party – the whole movement – is responsible.

"Small businesses – many of which are Restaurants & Bars – are the heartbeat of our state and our mighty economy," said Gov. Greg Abbott, commending the hard work and commitment of some of the state's most important small businesses and employees driving Texas' economic engine. Abbott highlighted their importance at the Texas Restaurant Association's Texas Restaurant Show in Dallas.

As of this month, my office has surpassed 1,100 Constituent Cases solved and some $1.2 million returned to the citizens of the district. My team works full-time on Constituent Services, recovering lost Social Security Checks, restoring your benefits, and providing assistance for veterans or cutting through bureaucratic red tape. But, its way past time for President Biden to come to the table to secure our U.S.-Mexican Border.​​​​​

The Daily Telegraph recently described Germany as "the sick man of Europe." Things are getting so desperate that the Germans are now considering rationing gas for their major industries to keep the lights on.

In a shocking new poll of Democrat voters, the latest New York Times-Siena College Poll says President Biden faces an alarming level of doubt from within his own party. A resounding 64% of "Democrat Voters" now say they'd prefer another standard-bearer in 2024, while a scant 26% say they'd support his re-election as widespread concern of escalating inflation and gas prices have turned the nation's mood decidedly dark.

Sen. Ted Cruz requested earlier this week that Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, call Att. Gen. Merrick Garland before the committee during this week's "A Post-Roe America: The Legal Consequences Of" hearing so Garland and Joe Biden's Dept. of Justice can be questioned as to why they're failing to enforce Federal Law that bans intimidation of Supreme Court Justices.

“At many facilities, hormones are provided on demand to children who say they're transgender – without any psychological assessment. Alabama’s legislation is a common sense response to this troubling surge in unnecessary intervention,” said Texas Att. Gen. Paxton, joining onto an Arkansas-led brief to prohibit the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgery to medical “transitions.”