Democrats are really mad that they're losing the messaging battle over the Debt Ceiling negotiations. Even CNN has a poll finding 60% of Americans agree with the Republican position in these talks. So this week I did some messaging back to the Democrats’ dishonest rhetoric on the debt ceiling. They’ve been unwilling to negotiate on their unsustainable spending, while spreading lies about the Republican plan to fix this crisis.

If your “identity” is based on who you sleep with, you suck at life. If you’re a pin-cushion for perverts to shock straight people, you're a pathetic creature. Have some dignity. Florida is removing children’s books with graphic depictions of sex – particularly between men and boys – from public school libraries (though adults can buy them anywhere). It’s just like the Holocaust… or so we’re told.

At a time when U.S. power consumption is expected to increase by around 20% before 2030, Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule to eliminate nearly all the country’s natural gas & coal-fired power plant’s carbon emissions over the next 20 years. This bureaucratic, unlawful overreach will be catastrophic to Texas, to the nation – and if it's allowed to go into effect I intend to take Mr. Biden to court.

The Texas Workforce Commission's grant awarding "Jobs & Education for Texans" (JET) program will be providing more than $1.2 million to five San Antonio-area schools to assist them in jump-starting Career & Technical education (CTE) Training Programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to train more than 1,600 students for high-demand, critical-field occupations.

"It’s up to County Judge Hidalgo to realize that both her appointed Election Administrators – one who already resigned in 2022, and the other who had a history of poor performance in Washington, D.C. – repeatedly failed Harris County. The Legislature’s support (of my bills) is because Harris County is not too big to fail, but because its too big to ignore. It can NOT be tolerated in the Nation’s 3rd Largest County,” said State Sen. Paul Bettencourt.

The Left is waging a full-fledged Revolution against the citizens of United States and is systematically destroying America. Special-counsel John Durham issued his final report, it details a multitude of wrongdoing within the FBI, the CIA and the U.S. Dept. of Justice – and confirms our nation's own investigatory intelligence agencies interfered in the 2016 and 2020 Presidential Elections. They lied under oath. They misled Congress.

Governor Greg Abbott highlighted how President Biden's refusal to secure the border is a National Security threat, noting that 16 individuals on the FBI's Terrorist Watch List were arrested just last month. He ​​​​​also recognized Idaho & Florida for having sent assistance to Texas, and urged the others to help provide more personnel to support "Operation Lone Star" following Mr. Biden's ending of the Title 42 restrictions earlier this month.

“Across Texas and the nation, Law Enforcement Officers dutifully – and heroically – act to protect our communities. Too often, rather than gratitude, they face violence and harm. This cannot be tolerated. Criminals who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement should be met with the full force of the law," said Sen. Ted Cruz, who joined Sen. John Cornyn and 37 other Senate Republicans to introduce the "Back the Blue Act."

Energy-efficient products displaying the ENERGY STAR® logo can be purchased tax free this coming weekend, including air conditioners priced under $6,000, refrigerators of $2,000 or less, ceiling fans, fluorescent light bulbs, integral LED bulbs, dishwashers, dehumidifiers, washers and dryers – even lawn & garden products that help conserve water. Here's your complete list.

Thieves go into drugstores carrying calculators to make sure that the value of the items they're stealing don't exceed what their state's laws define as a misdemeanor – $1,000 or less in New York and most states. Shoplifters will actually put items back on the shelf to avoid felony jail time. "We have individuals that've been arrested over 30 times just this year," but they're still on the streets.

In order to bring members of Congress together to foster discussions and propose solutions related to School Safety & Security, Congressmen Tony Gonzales & Jared Moskowitz announced the formation of the "Congressional Bi-partisan School Safety & Security Caucus" that will be hosting a School Security Roundtable with educators, security, and mental health experts this week.

​​​​​​​“Texas is again No. 1 for job creation, adding more jobs over the last 12 months than any other state. That means more paychecks and more possibilities for Texas families," said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, celebrating the strength of Texas' economy after April's jobs data showed Texas again surpassed all previous records for Total Jobs, Total Texans Employed, and Total Texans in the Labor Force.

Since the COVID-low point in September of 2020, the number of months showing an increase in the upstream Oil & Natural Gas Industries Employment in Texas have outnumbered months of decrease by a 27 to 4 margin. And, that employment growth in Texas saw continued growth during April, edging up by 700 jobs and bringing the job count to within striking distance of a three-year high.

The Texas Climate Jobs Project recently issued a report claiming that the EPA's proposed "methane mitigation" regulations could create between 19,000 and 35,000 in Texas. "For my entire life, liberals have believed that breaking things will grow the economy. It's foolish to believe that any government law, any rule or regulation has created more jobs than it's killed," said Commissioner Christian.

Currently, there is no school choice in the Lone Star State for low-income parents. Gov. Greg Abbott and a broad coalition of parent groups are pushing for the state House to clear a historic education savings account bill that has already passed the State Senate, and the opponents fail to acknowledge the bill they oppose actually directs more money per student for rural schools – and higher pay for teachers.

“I’m here in Brownsville today to thank the hardworking men & women who are defending our border for their bravery and courage,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, as he visited Texas National Guard Soldiers & Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers at the Southern Border while providing an update on Texas' response to the ongoing Border Crisis during a Press Conference there.

Extreme budget cuts, rogue legal reforms, and media bias against law enforcement have resulted in significant recruitment and retention challenges for state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide. These factors are not only preventing law enforcement from carrying out their duties to protect Americans, but they are also impeding police agencies across the homeland from having the resources to train their officers properly.

Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief that is in support of a U.S. Army veteran seeking full access to the educational benefits earned from his patriotic service to the country and multiple tours of duty. The petitioner in the case is a veteran who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, was injured in the line of duty, and received a number of commendations for his service, including a Bronze Star.