TWC awarded South Texas College a $204,058 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant to help the school purchase and install equipment. South Texas College will initially provide 130 students with training for careers as Architectural and Civil Drafters, with additional students to be trained in the future.
Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, pro-choice activists and their media allies have been on a campaign to influence public opinion that the decision was a mistake.
Attorney General Paxton filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court opposing the Department of Justice’s request to stay a district court order vacating the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) September 2021 Immigration Prioritization Memorandum.
The world is more dangerous than ever, and I am dead set on fulfilling my highest Constitutional duty to provide for America’s common defense. I strongly support this bipartisan legislation, which authorizes our national defense, to fully fund our military and keep our nation safe.
The findings in their investigative report are beyond disturbing and raise serious concerns about the response that day. There are critical changes needed as a result of the Texas House’s findings.
This fiscal year the oil production tax is estimated to have grown by 91.8 percent, while the natural gas production tax is estimated to have grown by an eye-popping 266.8 percent. Further, Texas oil and natural gas activity has been a significant factor in the 23.6 percent increase in sales tax collections.
The shameful video of Uvalde cops cowering in the hallway while some freakish mutant murdered little kids brings to mind an important point. It's not a point about the cowardice of badly-led police officers – that point has been made.
"Because of President Biden's open border policies, deadly fentanyl is flooding America – with enough lethal doses seized to kill almost every man, woman & child in the nation," said Gov. Abbott earlier today from the Dept. of Public Safety's (DPS) Region II Headquarters in Houston, highlighting Texas' efforts to try and stop the growing fentanyl crisis ravaging Texas and the nation.
This package includes four amendments authored by Congressman Gonzales from Texas' 23 Congressional District, which is home to critical military installations – including Joint Base San Antonio, Laughlin Air Force Base, and Fort Bliss.
"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.
