Texas’ labor market achieved a new record high in October for number of people in the civilian labor force. After adding 47,300 people over the month, the seasonally adjusted civilian labor force reached the new record high of 15,497,100. This marks the tenth consecutive month of growth for Texas’ civilian labor force. Over the year, Texas’ civilian labor force has added 360,800 people.
“Texas is the No. 1 state for semiconductor manufacturing, leading the nation as the top exporter of semiconductors and other electronic components for the last 13 years,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, announcing the first Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $4,120,000 to Intelligent Epitaxy Technology, Inc. (“IntelliEPI”) for their new 30,000-square-foot wafer production facility in Allen, Texas. The plant is expected to involve over $41 million in capital investment, and nearly triple the company’s annual production.
“President of the United States is the most important job in the world. The President leads the free world, and America just gave President Trump a mandate to lead the United States to a brighter future. Politically motivated prosecutions aimed at 'self-promotion' are at no time appropriate.… Now yours must end,” said 23 State Attorneys General, calling on the State of New York's AG Letitia James, Fulton County, Georgia's DA Fani Willis, and the Biden Dept. of Justices's Jack Smith to end their unfounded prosecutions.
U.S. News & World Report has named all of Harmony Charter School's elementary schools in Central Texas/the Austin Metroplex as "Top Schools in America" in its highly-anticipated Annual Rankings of U.S. Public Schools. The rankings look at factors such as college readiness (30%), both math and reading proficiency (20%) and performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), and college curriculum breadth (10%). And, Harmony is still accepting applications for both students and teachers. Elementary in
Donald Trump will likely have to rely on drones, missiles, and air strikes – and not on major engagements – to deter our nation's enemies from aggression. He'll also have to the legion this are his domestic critics from claiming he has turned into some kind of "globalist interventionist." He is not, but from time to time such deterrence entails warning the reckless and adventurous around the globe that our allies have no better friend than the United State of America – and our adversaries have no worse an enemy.
“Nine million veterans rely on the VA to protect their Medical Records. Given the high-stakes political climate, this breach raises the possibility that VA personnel accessed these records for political purposes. Regardless of their motives, the employees’ flagrant violation of veterans’ medical privacy calls into question whether veterans can trust the VA to protect their confidential information, ” said Sen. Ted Cruz and his fellow Senators, raising their concerns to the Sect. of the Dept. Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough.
"Last year, I signed a law that prohibits increasing undergraduate tuition and fees for both the 2023-24 and the 2024-25 academic years. As this tuition freeze expires, let me be clear: I will not support any tuition increase at any public higher education institution in the upcoming biennium. When all Texans have access to quality and affordable education, they can earn better wages, meet workforce qualifications, and experience a higher quality of life."
"As an Agency, we will continue to lead the way in helping our Veterans find meaningful careers after their military service while being an advocate for other Texas businesses to do the same," said Texas Land Commissioner & Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham. "It's an honor to hire the men and women who have served our country proudly throughout the world, helping them continue their service," Buckingham said while encouraging Texas businesses to participate in the "We Hire Vets" Program.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today that – based on businesses sales made in the month of September – he will send the state's Cities, Counties, Transit Systems, and Special Purpose Districts $1.2 billion in Local Sales Tax Allocations for November, which represents an increase of 1.1% more than in November 2023.
President-elect Trump is rapidly assembling a team around him that will not only be fiercely loyal, but has demonstrated real-world experience and will push the “Trump Agenda” to the max. While all his picks have been exceptional, I want to focus on the two that have caused some on the far left to completely melt down as they speed-dial their therapists – and tearfully hug their emotional support rats. I'm talking about Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, and Cong. Matt Gaetz for Attorney General.
No matter how much money Kamala Harris and the Democrats spent on advertising, it turns out you can't convince American Voters – particularly women – that "the cost of living" and "the economy" are not that bad after a long bout of the highest rate of inflation in 40 years. According to exit polls, Donald Trump won: 45% of the overall Women's Vote; 53% of White Women voters; 38% of Latino Women; 37% of Women aged 18-29; 43% of Women aged 30 to 44; and 50% of Women from ages 45 to 64.
Republicans everywhere should pay attention to what defeated Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. Bob Casey is trying to pull off. His lawyers are in court arguing for: 1.) Ballots of NON-Registered “voters”; 2.) Un-Signed Mail-In Ballots; 3.) Mail-In Ballots without Dates; and 4.) Ballots cast in a County where the Voter does NOT Live, to be counted. While he has no chance, this is a warning of Democrat's future Game Plans. They want people who aren’t registered, who don’t have IDs, or who live Out of State to be counted.
“Every legislative session, the Texas Senate and Texas House take turns introducing the State Budget. This session, it's the Senate’s turn. Accordingly, Senate Bill 1 will be the State Budget, and to underscore its importance, Senate Bill 2 will be the Senate’s school choice legislation – 32 States, both Republican & Democrat, have enacted some form of School Choice, and there's absolutely no reason why Texas children and parents should be left behind," said Lt. Gov. Patrick of Texas' 1,200 School Districts, and 8,000+ campuses.
After Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security announced it would permit 1.3 million aliens – more than 200,000 of whom live in Texas – to apply for Permanent Residency without returning first to their home countries, on August 23rd Att. Gen. Paxton led a 16-State Coalition to sue DHS over a new policy granting so-called “parole in place” to 100s of 1,000s of illegal aliens which would allow them to gain permanent residency status, and eventual U.S. citizenship while remaining in the United States.
Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 525,800 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 48,500 criminal arrests, with more than 41,800 felony charges. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 552 million lethal doses of fentanyl. Texas has decreased illegal crossings into the state by over 86% due to our historic border security mission.
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is proud to celebrate Texas veterans for their service and dedication, especially on Veteran’s Day. TWC provides veterans with the tools for success through employment, education, and training opportunities. TWC launched the 13th annual Hiring Red, White & You! statewide hiring event on Nov. 1. This event connects veterans and their families with employers across Texas.
Based on the cheaters who have been caught and actually prosecuted around the country since 2020, it’s become clear they fit a pattern. Much of the cheating is organized by progressive "advocacy" nonprofits. Former Maricopa County (Phoenix) Elections worker, and Liberal Activist Walter Ringfield – who was caught on video stealing a key FOB earlier this year that would have reprogrammed all 140 County voting machine tabulators on Election Day – is a classic example. So what made the difference this year?
When Americans stand alone in their Polling Booths at schools, gyms, and community centers across the country, we exercise our God-Given Right to choose the men and women who will represent us in government – and lead our nation. Every American citizen has the incredible duty and responsibility of voting in elections, and it must not be taken for granted. As then-Gov. Ronald Reagan said in his 1st Inaugural Address in 1967, "It is not ours by inheritance, it must be fought for and defended by each generation.”
