Governor Greg Abbott has announced that his 2025 "State of the State Address" will be given on Sunday, February 2nd at 5:00 p.m. CST, and that the Nexstar Media Group's television stations across Texas will carry a live telecast. During the address, Gov. Abbott said he will outline his priorities for the 89th Legislature – as well as numerous bold actions the Texas Legislature must take to build an even stronger Texas and "accomplish what seems impossible."
In the days leading up to President Donald Trump's visit to Appalachian North Carolina, Monica Glowinski said her biggest prayer for the people of Buncombe County, which was devastated by the wrath of Hurricane Helene, was that Trump would not let their plight be forgotten. Glowinski, who has been driving six hours each way from her home in Columbia, South Carolina, for four months straight with supplies such as food, water and diapers to those affected in Swannanoa, North Carolina.
Donald Trump is officially our Commander-in-Chief and JD Vance is our 50th Vice President. With this new chapter, the era of America’s decline is behind us, and I am filled with optimism for the future. With a Republican majority in both the House and Senate, alongside Republican leadership in the White House, we have a unique opportunity to guide our nation back onto the right path.
I was honored to attend the 60th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony of the United States of America. The ceremony was marked by hope, as we look forward to the renewal of America under President Trump and Vice President Vance. President Trump delivered an inspirational message to the American people during his inaugural address in which he promised that he will make America respected again, prosperous again, and proud again. President Trump doubled down on the promises he made to the American people that will put America first.
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley to coordinate with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump Administration to secure the border. Departing from military bases in Fort Worth and Houston this morning, the Texas Tactical Border Force will surge over 400 additional soldiers, as well as C-130s and Chinook helicopters, to join thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers already deployed on the border to collaborate with U.S. Border Patrol agents on the border.
The Protecting Military Installations and Rangers Act would expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to include real estate investments in the U.S. by entities linked to China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea, if the investments are located within 100 miles of a military installation or 50 miles of a military training route, special use airspace, controlled firing area, or military operations area.
You’d think adults could conduct themselves like, well, adults. Yet, when those adults are liberal Democrats, you’d be better off dealing with a teenage girl (no offense to teenage girls). They have no ability to think rationally, believe incredibly stupid and obviously false things, engage in double standards, cry like they just got dumped for the first time, and pursue petty vengeance against anyone who disagrees with them like a jilted lover.
"Jobs are growing here, businesses are growing here, the future is growing here," said Gov. Greg Abbott, celebrating Texas as America’s job creator and announcing yet another record-breaking high for total jobs in the Lone Star State, a new record high for the number of Texans working, as well as for the size of the Texas labor force based on December 2024 Employment Data. Texas has now added more than 2.5 million jobs under Gov. Abbott’s leadership.
The Texas labor market achieved a new record-high level for jobs and the civilian labor force in December. The state added 37,500 positions over the month, reaching a total of 14,318,700 nonfarm jobs. Texas added 284,200 jobs from December 2023 to December 2024, bringing the annual nonfarm growth rate to 2.0 percent, which outpaced the U.S. growth rate by 0.6 percentage points.
Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Mike Carey introduced a joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Internal Revenue Service’s "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales" rule. That rule defined decentralized financial (DeFi) participants as “brokers," and would undermine America’s digital asset industry by forcing DeFi participants to comply with burdensome information reporting requirements.
“While nothing can restore the damage done, this settlement helps provide Texans with valuable resources to prevent more opioid abuse, and it was an honor to help lead these negotiations. I will never stop ensuring that justice is secured for those affected,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announcing that a bipartisan coalition has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the pharmaceutical industry — the nation’s largest settlement to date.
During a National Prayer Service for the newly sworn-in President Trump, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington D.C. hijacked the sermon and rebuked Mr. Trump — as he sat right in front of her — for supposedly portraying illegal aliens and transgender children "in the harshest of lights." When Snoop Dogg performed for the Trump Inauguration, Ann Navarro of "The View" — in racist fashion — called the African-American rapper "a trained seal."
In one of his most significant orders and actions, President Trump immediately announced he is ready to designate drug gangs and cartels for what they are: Terrorists! I’ve been fighting for this since my first day in Congress by introducing the "Security First Act," which would require the Sect. of State to consider designating Mexican Drug Cartels and TdA as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).
TAB President & CEO Glenn Hamer earlier today, announcing that its board of the Texas Association of Business (TAB, the Texas State Chamber,) had formally approved the organization’s 89th Legislative Session Policy Priorities. These priorities will serve as a guide for policymakers in Austin to invest in initiatives that encourage economic growth and protect the pro-Texas, pro-jobs philosophy that has built the best business environment in the nation and the 8th largest economy in the world.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.-01) introduced the Student Empowerment Act today to enhance 529 College Savings Plans to help public, private, religious, and homeschool students and families. Sen. Cruz was joined by Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), John Curtis (R-Utah), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in introducing the legislation. Rep. Hern introduced the companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today awards totaling $701.9 million for the second round of the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas Program (BOOT II), aimed at bridging the digital divide and enhancing broadband access for unserved and underserved communities across the state. This initiative was established to connect more than 95,000 unserved locations to high-speed, reliable internet.
Good riddance to the World Health Organization -- more aptly called the Woke Health Oligarchy. On his first day, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from WHO, a necessary step in putting the health of Americans first. Immediately the left-wing media sounded the alarm, quoting globalist-minded scientists at American universities and think tanks falsely claiming that Trump's move will isolate the U.S. from worldwide efforts to detect and limit deadly diseases.
“Today, Senate Finance Chair Joan Huffman filed SB 1, the Texas Senate’s introduced state budget for the 2026-2027 biennium. My budget team and I have worked alongside Chair Huffman and the Senate Finance Committee to ensure the Senate’s state budget reflects the conservative priorities of Texans. I thank Chair Huffman for her tireless work over the interim to produce this budget. She has been a great partner throughout this process, which began in late August."
