In 1978, when I was 17 years old, I worked as an usher at concerts and sporting events earning the minimum wage of $2.25 an hour. I had to surrender about .15 cents of this meager wage to a union I was forced to join, and was infuriated over the requirement of confiscation by labor bosses I had never met.
CPS Energy filed a lawsuit this week, against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to protect their customers from ERCOT’s pricing during Winter Storm Uri. ERCOT found that CPS Energy was responsible for nearly $20 billion in charges for 5 days of energy.
"The Biden Administration’s reckless open border policies have created a humanitarian crisis for unaccompanied minors coming across the border. As the Governor of Texas, my responsibility is the Health & Safety of our citizens, and the Administration's lack of planning has created a public health and safety emergency in our state," said Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
"Given how poorly the Federal Government manages many other agencies, I have no confidence in their ability to oversee elections across the country," said Jetton of the U.S. House passed bill HR 1, which is awaiting U.S. Senate consideration and possible approval. If this bill passes, Jetton's legislation would automatically decouple federal races from all others in Texas.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Walensky urging the department to use updated Texas population data for the number of vaccine doses sent to the state in order to account for Texas’ population growth.
When a politician promises to "tell the truth," as President Biden did in his nationally televised address last Thursday, you can add that statement to familiar ones lacking the ring of sincerity. They include: "If you like your Doctor, you can keep your Doctor," and "I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky."
In the first 50 days the Democrats took extreme positions and steps to federalize our elections, defund the police, and create a crisis at our border.
Gov. Abbott made correcting the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' (ERCOT) pricing errors an emergency item and asked us to move quickly. We did.
These bills would require cities to have police forces that are proportionate to their populations and ensure a new police academy cadet class is conducted should the current police force have more than 50 vacancies.
Congressman Brady joined Houston’s Morning News on KTRH to discuss the Democrats' socialist agenda, partisan stimulus bill, and more.
Mexican drug kingpins have waited their entire lives for this fantasy. They must be singing, dancing and toasting champagne right now, because President Joe Biden is the greatest gift ever bestowed upon the Mexican cartels.
“We are glad to hear that the Biden Administration is finally stepping up and holding a mass vaccination clinic next week for Border Patrol Agents," said Gov. Greg Abbott and National Border Patrol Council 's President Brandon Judd earlier today. Vaccinations begin next week in Texas' Rio Grande Valley.
Less than a dime of every dollar goes to Covid vaccines and defeating the virus in Democrats’ $1.9 trillion bill, and it doesn’t do anything to stimulate the economy, according to Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX).
Senator Brandon Creighton (R- Conroe) has filed several pieces of his priority legislation for Texas Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Texas added 30,800 total nonagricultural jobs over the month, marking the ninth consecutive month of job growth. Private sector employment moved in the same direction with an increase of 32,600 positions for the month.
"BIDEN," say the young demonstrators' T-shirts, imitating his campaign logo, "PLEASE LET US IN!" The picture ran in The New York Times, but one wonders whether whoever paid for the tees got his money's worth, for President Joe Biden's administration seems determined to let in as many immigrants as want to come.
“Being civil” and “Striving for Unity” are really code-words for Conservative's to submit to Liberal's demands. The very same liberals preaching "unity" today — and their media outlet allies — were the worst purveyors of chaos the past four years, and they are trying to shut down conservative voices.
“Border Security is the Federal Government’s responsibility, but the State of Texas will not allow the Biden Administration’s failures to endanger the lives of innocent Texans," said Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference in the border city of Mission, Texas, discussing Texas' response to the growing crisis at the Texas-Mexico border.
