The Legislature set a target of 1,000 orphaned wells to be plugged in fiscal year 2023, and the RRC plugged a total 1,750 wells – including 730 orphaned wells using federal grants. The Texas RRC’s Oil & Gas Division worked tirelessly to exceed the target in its award winning Well Plugging Program for the 7th year in a row.

The letter, which follows up on multiple letters led by Sen. Cruz on this topic, highlights the project’s ballooning costs over the last decade from $13 billion (2012 estimate) to $37 billion (2022 estimate). In addition, Senators are seeking answers on the redirection of money from federal grant programs intended to help smaller communities to the Gateway Program, which has received the largest federal transportation grant in history.

Hypocrisy is always in abundance with politicians in the D.C. swamp, yet Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) battle to ban e-cigarette takes hypocrisy to a new level. In the name of protecting children, he has targeted a vaping product called Elf Bar for a possible government ban.

“On Saturday the world witnessed the largest mass murder of Jews on any day since the Holocaust. Iran-controlled Hamas terrorists used Nazi tactics: house-to-house murders of entire families, the murdering of babies in front of their parents, marching victims through the streets. The United States must be unambiguous about our commitment."

“The State of Texas condemns these heinous acts of violence by ruthless terrorists against Israel – and its people – and we stand ready to offer complete support to the Israeli and Jewish communities. Working with local partners across Texas, we're actively increasing security at Jewish and Israel-related locations such as synagogues and schools,” said Gov. Greg Abbott.

In a complete reversal from Joe Biden's campaign promise that "there will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration," the Secretary of Homeland Security announced last week that the Biden White House would construct some 20 more miles of the border wall in South Texas. I was just in Eagle Pass, and the border is in absolute chaos.

Chaos is obviously OK with the inhabitants of the Democrat-run big cities. I know that because they keep electing people who make their cities worse. I’m supposed to be outraged and upset by this, but my caring bandwidth is limited – I can only care about so much, and what I can't care about is the plight that Democrat Blue Voters have placed themselves in.

Approximately 9 million illegal immigrants – including  gotaways & apprehensions – have unlawfully entered the United States under Joe Biden. The majority of those have been released into the interior of our country – and reportedly, many have settled in my Texas Congressional District in a community called “Colony Ridge” that's located within Liberty County just northeast of Houston.

Senator Ted Cruz, along with Sens. Mike Braun (R-IN), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and 17 other Senators sent a bi-partisan letter to the U.S. Archives & Records Administration seeking answers to the backlog of Veterans’ Service Record requests – often required to access critical government benefits and services – to ensure requests are expeditiously processed so veterans receive their hard-earned benefits.

“Today’s grant presentation is the Texas Veterans Commission’s final stop on the 'Big Check Tour' that's provided over $36 million in state grants to veterans. From pro bono legal services, to clinical counseling, these grants will help ensure Texas' veterans and their families have the resources and support they deserve,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, announcing a total of 19 grants across 35 counties.

Something is happening in the United States. Apparently Joe Biden and the Democrats see some unstated advantage in destroying U.S. Immigration Law and welcoming in would-be new constituents – 8+million illegal immigrants have entered the U.S. by the deliberate erasure of the Southern Border. And the more the millions arrive, the more Biden and his Homeland Security director flat-out lie that "the border is secure."

Under a new Mexican government initiative, the Mexican government has begun busing immigrants from its southern Mexico-Guatemala Border north toward the United States to ease the demands and pressure now overwhelming Mexican public services. Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that 6,000 people were making their way into Mexico from Guatemala each day.

In his opening statement at today’s full Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “CHIPS and Science Implementation and Oversight,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed the importance of a strong U.S. chip manufacturing industry and highlighted how Texas’s business-friendly climate has helped make the Lone Star State the center of semiconductor manufacturing.

“This appears to be another symptom of our nation’s failure to secure our borders. My Texas colleagues and I are incredibly concerned with the reports we’re seeing about Colony Ridge, and believe the state should thoroughly investigate this issue to address illegal immigration and prevent future situations like Colony Ridge,” said Texas Cong. Brian Babin, Co-Chair of the House Border Security Caucus.

According to the National Weather Service, a slow-moving cold front is expected to bring severe storms to Texas through the end of the week. Threats include heavy rainfall, flash flooding, large hail, strong winds and tornadoes. “Texas is readying emergency response resources to assist local officials ahead of the severe weather that's expected to impact their communities," said Gov. Greg Abbott.

“For well over a year now, consensus economic forecasts have indicated a recession this year or next,” said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. “Despite sharply higher interest rates, household budgets stressed by inflation, and adverse economic conditions, the national economy has continued to grow. Meanwhile, the Texas economy has outperformed and this estimate does not assume a recession in Texas.”

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich had some pretty strong words after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker by his own party members. He called the eight Republicans behind the effort "traitors," and said all of them "should be primaried" and "be driven out of public life. We ought to be focusing on Biden, we ought to be focusing on the economy, we ought to be focusing on the border."

Senators Ted Cruz & Roger Wicker (R-MS,) the Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee – along with 27 of their fellow Senate colleagues – are calling on President Biden's Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to take immediate action after newly released reports revealed that top Biden White House officials had been operatives in, and were linked to, an Iranian Spy Ring.