Former President Trump announced Sunday that he would not be participating in the Republican primary debate, opting instead to do a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, set to air Wednesday evening as his rivals were duking it out on stage in Milwaukee. The 46-minute conversation has amassed more than 172 million views so far – with about 75 million views coming in just the first 20 minutes.
“Americans are demanding a secure border. I am a NO on any 'Continuing Resolution' that only kicks the can down the road. Lock Congress in a room until we pass a conservative budget void of excess financial waste,” said South Texas Cong. Tony Gonzales, who stepped to the front of the line this week voicing his opposition. Texas' 23rd District includes a whopping 42% of the entire U.S.-Mexico Border.
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent letters to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan and the head of the European Union’s San Francisco office, demanding answers regarding the degree of coordination between the FTC and the EU to enforce the EU’s Digital Services Act (“DSA”) and Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) on U.S. soil.
"The Texas House & Senate worked together, I was able to sign Property Tax Cuts of $18 billion into law – and this is a game changer, not just for homeowners but for businesses across our great state,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, as he received the "2023 Economic Trailblazer Award" from the Texas Association of Business (TAB) for his ongoing efforts on behalf of Texas' citizens.
The National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act would help provide emotional support, information, suicide crisis intervention, mental health, and substance use disorder support services, as well as agricultural-related referral services. Unfortunately, the current rate of suicide among farmers is three and a half times higher than the general population.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., and the School Land Board (SLB) awarded six carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) leases that will generate over $130 million in signing bonus payments for the Permanent School Fund (PSF), a constitutionally created fund that helps support public education. Over the course of the 30-year term of these CCS leases, the PSF is estimated to receive over $10 billion.
New York City holds out activist Greta Thunberg as a climate hero and role model, telling kids to "get involved in the global student climate action movement" and "get to know community leaders and register to vote." Everything short of pre-enrolling kindergarteners in the Democratic Party. Parents should be outraged. -- Climate change is the Left's religion. The messaging is as heavy-handed as catechism in a religious school.
"There's a reason the U.N. named the U.S.-Mexico Border the deadliest land border in the world. President Biden is responsible for that deadly border, and we're not going to stand idly by – these Governors are deploying Military & Law Enforcement Officers to help," said Gov. Greg Abbott. "This country needs to realize – our President breaks the law and ignores the law. Thank Gov. Abbott for all he's done to fight this fight," said one Governor.
"The deletion of documents responsive to a Congressional inquiry underscores the OIG’s conclusion in 2022 that 'the FTC has not prioritized records management, nor embedded it as a value in the agency’s culture.' Moreover, it suggests the agency is not committed to complying with the law," said Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, and House Oversight Chair James Comer earlier this week while seeking explanation of why records were improperly destroyed .
According to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops' 2022-23 statistics, 200,000 students are now enrolled in Florida Scholarship Programs that are income-based – or special needs based – including around 41,500 in Catholic Schools around the state. In the Archdiocese of Miami, the number is around 12,000 students in 59 Catholic Schools. And a Rule of Thumb: children get a better education at half the cost in Catholic Schools.
Natural gas is the world's Wonder Fuel: It's cheap, abundant, made in America, reliable, AND clean burning. So why are Joe Biden, his White House and environmental groups against it? There's really no good answer – but what makes The Left's war against natural gas inexplicable is, the single biggest factor in reducing carbon emissions has been the increased reliance on natural gas for electric power generation as we move away from coal.
As statewide economic growth continued in July, Texas now has more jobs, more people employed, and more people willing and able to work than ever before. Total employment increased by 26,300 over the month to reach a 22nd consecutive high of 13,969,100 jobs – after 29 consecutive months of growth. State employment has increased by 441,700 positions since July 2022, leading the nation in number of jobs added.
After a career spanning an impressive 25 years with the department, Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon announced earlier today he is set to retire on August 31st. As he steps down, Chacon's Chief of Staff Robin Henderson has been chosen to serve as Interim Chief until a nationwide search for a replacement is concluded. Chief Chacon's tenure was marked by both challenges and achievements, and Henderson brings a wealth of experience.
“Texas again outpaces the nation in annual jobs growth – thanks to strong business investments and the best workforce in America,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, celebrating the unrivaled strength of Texas’ jobs economy following the release of July's employment data showing that the Lone Star State is again leading the nation for jobs added over the last 12 months. Texas also reached a new record high for total jobs – for the 22nd month in a row.
The United States is witnessing a devastating epidemic unfold – and it's silently claiming the lives of 1,000s of innocent children. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that's 50-to-100 times more potent than morphine, and up to 50 times more powerful than heroin. It has embedded itself in our communities, and has taken a devastating and deathly toll on our young. I call out the media for not having covered this tragedy the way it should.
All Americans can agree that we need clean air & water, but Democrat's and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ exclusively anti-fossil fuels positions oversimplify a complex issue and threatens the supply of energy for Americans. We must embrace all of America's energy resources to simultaneously lower harmful emissions, strengthen U.S. security and economic prowess, lift impoverished communities, and bolster democratic values.
The city of Chicago might as well not exist to Democrats on the national stage. Yes, that party has ruled the city with an iron fist since 1931, and the dead there has a remarkable turnout rate for elections, but in Washington, DC, the city doesn’t exist. Joe Biden and the swamp gang don’t mention it because they’d have to acknowledge the piles of dead bodies the city racks up annually.
“As one of fastest growing areas in the entire state – and home to our most important port, Laredo – the Rio Grande Valley is where the economic future lies. Thanks in part to the hardworking Texans here , our state now ranks as the 8th-largest economy in the world. When we come together, we are extraordinarily more powerful and effective than we are individually,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, applauding South Texas’ economic ingenuity at the Rio Grande Valley Economic Summit.
