President Biden has repeatedly misled the American people – the border is neither closed nor is it secure. Recently-departed Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott has publicly said that the U.S. Border Patrol is seeing known or suspected terrorists cross the borders “at a level we have never seen before." The facts don't lie.

While the Railroad Commission of Texas continues implementing legislation to help fortify the state’s energy supply for weather emergencies, the agency is taking steps to get ahead of the game.

The beauty of the “Let’s Go, Brandon” meme sweeping the nation is not only how it captures the utter contempt that America has for our president – who's currently polling about as well as Michael Moore would among Golden Corral managers – but how it captures what is either unbelievable cluelessness among the media, or unbelievable mendacity.

"This crisis has taken a serious toll on Texas' border communities, its first responders & the local non-profit sector. Local Officials and Texas citizens are fatigued and running out of resources to respond to the ongoing border crisis," said Gov. Greg Abbott in a letter to President Joe Biden, formally requesting an appeal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) denial of an emergency disaster declaration help for the crisis at the Texas-Mexico Border.

"We remain deeply concerned about the limitations Mexico has imposed on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s ability to conduct Joint Law Enforcement Activities, and the implications for shared security efforts," said Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Michael McCaul (R-TX,) speaking ahead of the planned U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue meeting that begins on Oct. 8th in Mexico City. 

We've launched the Service Industry Recovery program, which uses federal COVID-relief funds to provide an extra focus on workers in the service industry.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement following the Public Utility Commission of Texas’ vote on Docket 52322, that finances $2.1B for retail electric companies

In the years running up to the 2020 Election, I posited that the Democrat Party was doing all it could to keep their mob angry, but only to a certain point. ​​​​​​​Now their objective has changed… slightly. Democrats appear to be doing all they can to provoke violence against their own. Anything – absolutely anything – for the cause.

"The Biden Administration's open border policies have led to complete chaos at the southern border, and pose a threat to the safety of Texans and all Americans. Texas has stepped up to keep our communities safe and mitigate this crisis ourselves, and our efforts have been made stronger by the support and assistance of governors from across the nation," said Gov. Greg Abbott, standing with nine other state governors in Mission, Texas to discuss the ongoing Border Crisis.

"We must pass Prop A to bring our staffing level up, reduce 911 response times, and reduce violent crime across our city," said Austin City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, standing with former Mayors Lee Leffingwell (2009-2015,) Lee Cooke (1988-1991) and Ron Mullen (1983-1985,) all City of Austin residents and former City Council members who joined the leaders of Save Austin Now to announce their endorsement of Prop A on the Nov. 2nd Ballot.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) met with Panama’s Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes this week to discuss how the United States and Panama can work together to combat the ongoing migrant crisis.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is highlighting the impact of supply chains on the Texas economy as he restarts his Good for Texas Tour.

Only a little more than half of the current world's 7 billion people are citizens of fully consensual governments. That lucky 50 percent alone enjoys constitutionally protected freedoms. Most are also Western. Or at least they reside in nations that have become "Westernized."

It’s not at all evident right now what "consensus" might look like when it comes to the Democrat Party's current D.C. melt-down between its liberal & radical left factions. But given the rhetoric on "The Hill" these days, we may soon find out that the Democrat's typically more disciplined and team-oriented players have just been slower to break down than expected.

"The State of Texas has made tremendous progress in upholding the integrity of our elections. By increasing penalties for illegal voting, we will send an even clearer message that voter fraud will not be tolerated in Texas," said Gov. Abbott, submitting a message to the Secretary of the Senate identifying legislation to increase penalties for illegal voting as an additional agenda item for the Special Session that began on Monday, September 20th.

"President Biden and his administration must stop ignoring what’s happening at our border and address this crisis,” said Oklahoma Cong. Stephanie Bice, visiting the South Texas Boarder City of Del Rio as part of a tour organized by Texas Cong. Tony Gonzales who represents the city in Congress. They met with Del Rio Sector Border Patrol, toured the now well-known International Bridge there, and held a roundtable with the Texas Department of Public Service and the National Guard.

​​​​​​​"Among more specialized retailers, the fastest growth in receipts was from clothing stores, electronics and appliance stores, as has been the case in recent months," said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, announcing that State Sales Tax Revenue in September totaled $3.15 billion, a 22.3% increase over September 2020.

Former State Representative Aaron Peña has filed paperwork to begin his candidacy to be a Justice on the 13th Court of Appeals. ​​​​​​​"My background in the community, in the courtroom, as a former legislator, and on the legal teams of two Texas state agencies gives me the necessary insight & understanding to serve on the Court of Appeals,” said the Edinburg native.