Texas Senator Ted Cruz, along with Senators Katie Britt, Rick Scott & Tommy Tuberville, are calling on President Biden to impose targeted sanctions against the country of Nicaragua following the Ortega-Murillo regime’s repeated and escalating violations of Religious Freedom. The regime recently arrested 13 pastors and issued arrest warrants for three Americans from the evangelical group Mountain Gateway, who were targeted despite having prior approval and support from the Nicaraguan government.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced the commencement of the 51st "National Agriculture Week," which is being observed from March 17th to March 24th. National Agriculture Week encourages Americans to understand and value the essential role that farmers, ranchers & ag professionals play in feeding, fueling, and clothing our nation. This year, Commissioner Miller is challenging Texans to engage in educational activities that deepen our appreciation for Texas agriculture.
"From signing our new Statement of Mutual Cooperation, to meeting with Prime Minister Sunak, to holding productive meetings with business leaders, our trip has promoted sustainable economic growth, cutting-edge innovation, and job creation in both Texas and the United Kingdom. There's never been a better time to do business with Texas, and continuing to work with the United Kingdom as we build a brighter economic future for generations to come,” said Governor Greg Abbott.
However much you hate the media, it’s not enough these days – and we're only getting started. No matter how much you bring yourself to hate them, it'll never be as much as they hate you. The despicable creatures divide Americans by skin color, by sexual orientation, income – literally any way that's possible. And they whine about how it’s Republicans who "divide" us. Democrats don’t let reality stand in their way – when you have zero chance of being called out for your hypocrisy, why not be a hypocrite?
"Heinous crimes committed by the Tren de Aragua – like the rapes of multiple children and the murders of retired police officer José Luis Sánchez Valera and nursing student Laken Riley – must stop," said Cong. Tony Gonzales, as he joined with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio & Rep. María Elvira Salazar in demanding that President Biden formally designate the vicious "Tren de Aragua" Venezuelan prison gang as a Transnational Criminal Organization.
Governor Greg Abbott, DPS, and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 504,900 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 40,600 criminal arrests, with more than 36,300 felony charges. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 469 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 4 to the State Action Plan for $4.3 billion in Community Development Block Grants Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) for a federally required 30-day public comment period. Per federal requirements, the GLO must respond to public comments before the amendment can be sent to the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development for final approval.
In 2nd grade, could you imagine finding your name in the index of a nationally published poetry anthology? And if you were a 2nd-grade teacher, how thrilled would you be to have 18 students' poems included? Let me introduce you to Smaya Reddy Devidi, a 2nd grader at Harmony Science Academy in Cedar Park – located just north of Austin – and her teacher Mrs. Manisha Winchell.
Objectivity about the 2024 Election requires that one assess what is going right & wrong for BOTH parties. And right now, there’s a lot going right for Republicans. First and foremost, there's the massive change at the Republican National Committee. Next, Donald Trump's in a position where its becoming likely he can win the presidency. And finally, things're going well in the effort to take back control of the U.S. Senate.
The United Kingdom leads all nations for the number of direct foreign investments in the Lone Star State, and Texas is the #1 State for exports to the United Kingdom. In the last decade, U.K. companies invested $8.6 billion through 326 projects in Texas, creating over 18,200 Texas jobs. "This will make it cheaper and easier for our businesses to thrive in each other's markets, and I thank Gov. Abbott and his team for helping to make it happen," said the U.K.'s Secretary of Business & Trade, Kemi Badenoch.
“It is unbelievable these basic facts have to be explained, but apparently Democrats have forgotten them. Like any country – let alone any ally – Israel has a right to choose its own government, and its top priority should be defending its citizens," said Sen. Ted Cruz earlier today, after Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer delivered a brazen floor speech Thursday morning in which he called for elections to be held in Israel in order to form a new government.
“We are especially concerned by the willful failure of 'Sanctuary Cities' to hold Criminal Non-Citizens in custody after Federal Law Enforcement Agencies have issued arrests. This has led to the release of violent offenders into American communities, and poses a real & direct threat to public safety. We're asking you to take aggressive action to end the abuse of our nation’s laws, and discourage sanctuary cities from providing safe harbor to violent criminals,” said Gonzales and 22 of his fellow Congressmen.
The program, created by Hegar in 2016, was designed to help entities realize greater transparency and increase taxpayer confidence in local governance. The Comptroller’s office awards stars to local entities in the areas of Traditional Finances, Contracts and Procurement, Economic Development, Public Pensions, Debt Obligations, and Open Government and Compliance.
Just as Midwestern Voters soured on liberals in the 1980s and started supporting Ronald Reagan's Blue-Collar Republican message, so too are settled-in Mexicans seeming to sour on today's leftist-liberal excesses – and moving over to the GOP. In California's recent primary, Democrats cast 59% of the total votes, and Republicans cast 39% – down from Biden's 63%-34% primary margin over Trump in 2020. That suggests gains for Republicans in the Hispanic & Asian Communities.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request for disaster declarations in Texas communities affected by wildfires in the Panhandle. Texas counties included in the declarations are Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, and Wheeler.
George Floyd's death during a police chokehold on May 25, 2020, ignited nationwide protests to reform police procedures. Fast-forward to Feb. 22, 2024, when Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was bludgeoned to death allegedly at the hands of an illegal migrant, Jose Ibarra, a member of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Democrats are accusing Republicans of trying to "score cheap political" points by demanding that migrants be vetted before being allowed in the U.S.
“While I commend Customs & Border Protection for their tireless efforts to police the border, this idea for DHS to spend 10s of millions of dollars or more to build a 'Joint Processing Center' – to accommodate 500 non-citizens in processing, is an expensive Band-Aid on a gunshot wound,” said Texas Land Comm. Dawn Buckingham Tuesday, in a letter first obtained by the Washington Examiner.
“District Attorneys who choose not to prosecute criminals appropriately have created unthinkable damage across Texas," said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announcing his proposal of a new rule to enhance the reporting requirements for Texas' District & County Attorneys who preside over counties with a population of more 250,000.
