"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.

Today begins the Texas Workforce Commission’s 12th annual "Hiring Red, White & You!" statewide hiring event, which provides veterans, transitioning military members and military spouses opportunities to connect with employers from across Texas.  Since 2012 the free hiring event has served more than 20,000 employers, and connected more than 114,000 job seekers to meaningful job opportunities.

There’s a big culture war battle being waged in my town – Germantown, Tennessee. The school board is considering a change to the calendar that would rename Good Friday and Easter Monday. "You can’t just make up new names for people’s religious holidays. Who do they think they are?" asked one Radio-KWAM listener in Memphis. Will San Francisco values encroach on the Bible Belt?

“Working with Speaker Phelan and his House leadership team, the Speaker and I reached an agreement on school choice for Texas families – and I'm now expanding the agenda for Special Session #3,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, issuing a proclamation to add the items of school finance, teacher pay raises, school safety, and special education to the Special Session's agenda.

“I trust people much more than the ruling class,“ Congressman and former Texas Legislator Pat Fallon once told me. But if you're trying to decide who to vote for, how do you vet candidates in terms of background and suitability for office? It’s hard to do – and today's voters often find ourselves listening to the messaging that's purchased by out of area elite donors. Such is the case in the Special Election race for House District 2 in East Texas.

“As a young student studying history, I never understood how the world could remain silent during the rounding up of Jews in Europe. We all know what happened next. Because I believe it was the right thing to do, I announced last week that my campaign would purchase $3 million in Israeli Bonds to help our friends and show my strong of support of Israel. The positive response was overwhelming," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

"The Biden White House has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the Gaza Strip – despite knowing this would benefit Hamas terrorists – and allowed roughly $100 billion to flow to the Iranian regime. They knew the Ayatollah would pass this along to Hamas," said Sen. Ted Cruz earlier today, introducing the "Hamas Sanctions Act" as the first piece of legislation needed to comprehensively target the internationally recognized terrorist group.

"It's been an incredible privilege to work with employers, local communities, and partners across Texas to develop workforce solutions that ensure the state's economy stays on top," said the Commissioner responsible for representing Texas employers at the Texas Workforce Commission, Aaron Demerson, as he was recently  appointed to serve as the new President & CEO of Texas Economic Development Corporation. 

So, our nation has a major wake-up call in front of us. And for those who think restoring awareness about Good & Evil is not a viable political platform, we have history to prove otherwise. "We must never forget – no government schemes are going to perfect man. There is Sin & Evil in the world, and we're enjoined to oppose it with all our might." President Ronald Reagan spoke these words in March 1983 during a speech in which he called the Soviet Union an "Evil Empire."

“The federal government’s outrageous escalation in response to our lawsuit demonstrates Biden’s disturbing contempt for the State of Texas, for the citizens of the United States, and for our country’s entire foundation of the rule of law," said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, securing an emergency restraining order after Federal Agents were documented destroying barrier fencing and waving aliens through to facilitate the surge on the Texas-Mexico Border.

As a result of a marathon floor session last Wednesday, the Texas House approved three monumental border security bills – and legislation banning COVID-19 vaccine requirements by private employers. They also designated drug cartels as terrorist organizations and increased penalties on fentanyl smuggling coming across the border.  Here's what's next for those bills

During his first speech as Speaker of the House, Cong. Mike Johnson laid out seven "Core Principles" to guide the House of Representatives and set a clear agenda for helping the American people. Also, as I reflect on the tragedy unfolding in Israel, its clear our own Southern Border is far from secure and poses real threats and significant danger to the United States. House Republicans will act on this problem as well.