Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was diagnosed with viral pneumonia last week, and is recovering and working from home. He canceled all his scheduled meetings for this week, including all official engagements. Members of the Texas Senate are fully prepared to address any issues Gov. Abbott may include in a 4th Special Session, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Sen. Charles Schwertner, will preside in Patrick's absence.
The Texas General Land Office posted the State of Texas 2021 Winter Storms Action Plan for $43,632,000 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds earlier today for public comment. These funds were allocated to Texas by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) for disaster recovery for areas affected by the 2021 Winter Storms from Feb. 11-21, 2021.
Unlike the liberal Jew, the left-wing American Jew – the professor, the columnist, the teacher – is a Destructive Fool. But the liberal Jew is inexcusably naive about the Left, nearly all of whose positions have nothing in common with liberalism. Left-wing American Jews are now saying they feel betrayed by the Left – its a Left that remains anti-Israel even after the greatest single-day massacre since the Holocaust.
Extremists in America have flocked to one party – the Democrats – and they are tearing it apart. If the election were held today, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley would beat Joe Biden like a drum. The only thing that remains to be seen is, what price will Joe and members of his own party pay for their racism and open hatred of Israel. Turns out antisemitism isn’t rare at all... Joe Biden has a touch of it himself.
As Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists continue to wage an unprovoked and barbaric war against our friend and ally Israel, it's more vital than ever the United States demonstrates strength towards Iran — not weakness. Congress overwhelmingly passed my resolution last week (H.Res.559,) to make it clear – the official policy of the United States is that a nuclear Iran is unequivocally unacceptable. Here are my full remarks.
"The strength and hope displayed as I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Herzog, survivors of the October 7th attack and families of kidnapped Israelis was truly inspiring. Texas will continue to help support Israel safeguard their freedom against brutal terrorist organizations like Hamas," said Gov. Greg Abbott, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials in Jerusalem.
To kick off its "Season of Thanks," Harmony Public Schools began November with a special surprise for its roughly 5,000 staff members across Texas. Last Wednesday, the Texas-born, Texas-wide public charter school system announced a 5% "Season of Thanks" Appreciation Bonus will be paid to teachers the week before Thanksgiving, with all Harmony teachers receiving a minimum of $2,700, and many receiving more.
Senator Ted Cruz & Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska,) along with several of their Republican colleagues sent a letter to the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) about its proposed changes to regulations to re-classify “mining” projects for coverage under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. President Donald Trump had added mining industries to the list to boost the economy and bring supply chains home.
Leftwing reformers are holding out the latest nationwide surges in shoplifting as a "non-problem," and have refused to prosecute or even denounce smash-and-grabs and other brazen thefts. This policy choice – championed by prosecutors aligned with George Soros – fails to appreciate the serious role organized retail theft plays. One operation targeted two closely associated retail theft rings working in Texas.
Well, the fight between the out-of-district "Monied Elites" and the voters of East Texas' House District 2 is heating up. I've learned that Sen. Ted Cruz has now been given some shocking information from some upset Texas Congressmen who are concerned he may have been misled in giving his endorsement. And then there's the question about a Ken Paxton staffer criticizing his fellow Republicans while on the state payroll.
“Texas is the proud home to more veterans than any other state – and by translating their Military Leadership Skills into business success, veterans are among the 3.1 million Texas Small Business owners who grow jobs and help drive the mighty Texas economy,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, announcing that the next 2023 Governor’s Small Business Summit – this one designed to honor Veteran Small Business Owners – will be held in San Antonio on Thursday, November 9th.
"Reducing crime in our communities starts with backing law enforcement with the resources they need, and am pleased San Antonio will receive the maximum grant amount to hire additional Police Officers," said Cong. Tony Gonzales, as he and Cong. Henry Cuellar announced the City of San Antonio will receive $6,250,000 in funding from the the Dept. of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office.
“Texas students don’t need to be brainwashed in the classroom that oil and gas is evil – our schools should be preparing them for the real world. The last thing Texas needs is a woke environmental agenda pushed by Joe Biden and Al Gore teaching our kids to hate fossil fuels,” Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian told the State Board of Education, advocating for more STEM skills that are needed for today's high-paying jobs.
There is something surreal, even sick, about the current Gazan war. -- Throughout European and American cities and campuses, tens of thousands of Middle Eastern immigrants and students and radical leftists chant nonstop, "Free Palestine from the River to the Sea."
“For the first time in 31 months following the end of the pandemic restrictions, monthly state sales tax collections failed to grow on an annual basis,” said Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Thursday, noting that State Sales Tax Revenues totaled $3.81 billion for the month of October, down 0.3% from October 2022. At 57% of all tax collections, Sales Taxes represent the largest source of funding for the State Budget.
“It only took 19 al Qaeda operatives to kill nearly 3,000 Americans on Sept. 11th. Many, many times that number of terrorists have surely crossed our Southern Border since Joe Biden took office," said Sen. Tom Cotton, after newly released figures showed a dramatic increase in the number of individuals on the FBI's "Terrorist Watch List" were being arrested as they tried to enter the country illegally.
"Unfortunately, never has freedom in Israel been more threatened than it is right now – and the people of Israel are vigorously fighting to defend it," said Texas Governor Greg Abbott earlier this morning, as he arrived in Israel to reaffirm Texas’ enduring and unwavering support of the State of Israel, the Israeli people, and Israel’s right to self-defense amid acts of war by the brutal terrorist organization Hamas.
"Today a substantial bipartisan majority of senators voted to support this common-sense legislation, and I will continue to work in a bipartisan fashion to address the crisis that Lone Star State farmers and ranchers face – which is driven in part by Mexico’s noncompliance," said Sen. Ted Cruz, a member of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee earlier today after a majority voted to support his Texas water rights amendment.
