Sen. Adam Hinojosa, a newly-elected Republican who represents Texas' Rio Grande Valley based District 27, announced the successful passage of his first legislative measure, Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 (SCR 13), out of the Texas Senate. Elected in 2024, Hinojosa is the first Republican to represent Dist. 27 since Reconstruction, and his SCR 13 seeks to ensure Mexico fulfills its US-Mexico Water Treaty obligations, which has a potential economic impact exceeding $993 million for the region.
Gov. Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health & Human Services Commission is awarding $239 million in Construction Grants to expand and improve access to inpatient mental health care in rural Texas. The grants – which will support up to 332 beds in hospitals across four communities – will help treat and stabilize patients with acute psychiatric illnesses without the need to travel to a major city. The executed grant contracts are in various phases of design and document development.
The home is named after the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-African American flying group in the United States Armed Forces. Serving in World War II and completing over 15,000 missions across North Africa & Europe, these brave men received over 150 Distinguished Flying Cross Awards, 60 Purple Hearts, and the Congressional Gold Medal. The home will serve 120 Veterans, spouses, and Gold Star Parents – including Veterans with a 70% or higher service-connected disability who can live in the home for free.
Dyson began publicly to express doubts about the global warming or "climate change" alarmism promoted by the likes of former Vice President Al Gore, whom Dyson disparaged as "an opportunist" engaging in "lousy science." Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a brilliant technologist, whose achievements include co-founding the electronic payment firm PayPal; starting the rocket and spacecraft company SpaceX; becoming one of the first major investors in Tesla; starting an artificial intelligence company; and founding Starlink, a satellite internet service.
"The job of the state is to empower parents,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, pledging that Texas will be put on a pathway to become the No. 1 State in the nation for educating students through a Universal School Choice Program that's moving through the Texas Legisislature. Additionally, Abbott thanked the Texas House of Representatives for standing up for Texas families and for having enough votes to pass their school choice bill, House Bill 3, as the Texas Senate has already passed their version in Senate Bill 2.
“We have to stay ahead of the curve at all times, and that sentiment was understood by every person in the room today," said Texas Border Cong. Tony Gonzales, gathering Local, State & Federal Law Enforcement Officials together in San Antonio today to focus on coordinated efforts to counter gang activity and deter human or drug trafficking across our borders. “We've got to get back to... In the United States we have laws, and if you break those laws, guess what – you need to be deported.”
Comptroller Glenn Hegar today is celebrating 19 local governments that have achieved the highest levels of transparency in the agency's Transparency Stars program, which is marking its 10th year. The program has recognized more than 225 local governmental entities by awarding nearly 500 Transparency Star awards in the six categories. Nineteen local governments have earned five or six Transparency Stars and achieved Trailblazer status.
Our immigration system is broken; you hear it being said all the time by politicians and media types, but what they never say is how or why. Their only response to anything related to immigration is “We need comprehensive reform,” which always includes “a pathway to citizenship,” which is code for voting. We see it. But the truth of the matter is that the system isn’t broken; the people running it are.
“Texas is America’s jobs engine, adding more new jobs in the last year than any other state,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, celebrating Texas leading the nation in job creation over the last month – and over the past year – following the release of the latest employment data by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Lone Star State has now surpassed all previous records for Total Texas Jobs, the Number of Texans Working, and the size of the Texas Labor Force.
"Just last Thursday, Washington, D.C. enacted a law allowing taxpayer-funded 'reparations.' Democrats prioritize woke virtue signaling over fiscal responsibility, and expect the rest of America to foot the bill. Not on our watch! With our National Debt surpassing $34 trillion, taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to fund leftist social experiments," said Texas Cong. Brian Babin, introducing the "No Bailouts for Reparations Act" to prohibit the United States government from providing bailouts or financial assistance to State or Local Governments that enact such programs.
New data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) indicate that upstream oil and natural gas employment grew by 2,500 in January 2025 compared to December 2024. This is growth on top of TWC’s just-released upward revisions for 2024. For example, December 2024 employment is now estimated at 200,900 – whereas the original estimate was 195,500. Since the COVID-low point of September of 2020, the industry has added 46,400 Texas jobs, averaging growth of 892 jobs per month.
“Last year Joe Biden’s EPA said the quiet part out loud – the industry is already mitigating emissions" by up to 87% from 2019-2023 in many areas. "That reveals that the true motive behind the tax all along was to squeeze the life out of the oil and gas industry," said Texas Railroad Comm. Wayne Christian, after President Trump signed legislation to repeal Biden’s controversial Natural Gas Tax, which increased costs to producers – as well as to American consumers at the pump and on their electricity bills.
Another day, another Unelected Activist Judge playing Constitutional Hopscotch with America’s safety. This time Judge James Boasberg – an Obama appointee (because, of course, he is) – has decided that foreign gang members – yes, actual criminals with suspected ties to violent Venezuelan Crime Syndicates – deserve a golden parachute back into the U.S. after President Trump's rightfully ordered them deported. The Constitution, Federal Law, and basic Common Sense are all on his side. Let’s get specific.
House Republicans remain committed to a secure border, a strong military, and a government that works for the American people — not against them. While Republicans are working to govern responsibly, Democrats are playing political games. In December, not a single House Democrat voted AGAINST the Continuing Resolution Funding Bill (CR,) but last week all but one voted against it. Why? They'd rather shut down the government than allow Republicans to deliver results for hardworking Americans.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas has begun the process to close the Operation Lone Star jail booking facility in Jim Hogg County thanks to President Donald Trump’s decisive and swift leadership on the border crisis that has led to historically low illegal immigration. The state has offered the use of the facility to the Trump Administration in support of their robust border security operations.
Last week President Trump signed my legislation to unleash America's energy potential and repeal Joe Biden's burdensome regulations – particularly on one of the cleanest fuels available, natural gas. And as Democrats almost caused a government shut down to spite President Trump & the American people, Congressional Republicans began to restore America by codifying his actions into law to ensure our victories cannot and will not be undone by future liberal administrations.
“We are moving rapidly to ensure all these bills – which reflect the will of the conservative majority of Texans – have ample time to pass the Texas House, and arrive at Gov. Abbott’s desk to be signed into law. This session has started out with a hopeful working relationship with Speaker Burrows, and working together with the Texas House, this could be the best session ever for all Texans – especially for conservatives," said the Lt. Governor while listing a total of 15 more "Priority Bills."
The mainstream media has become so biased in recent years that President Donald Trump popularized the phrase “fake news” and Elon Musk, posts rants about them almost daily on his X platform. Both have sued the media for libel or defamation. But little has changed; outside of some pushback at a few publications like The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times due to their publishers, the mainstream media is doubling down with the slant and partisan bias against Trump and conservatives, further decimating their shrinking numbers.
