The Wall Street Journal is calling it the real-life Emerald City. Bellevue, Washington may be the fastest growing city in a Blue State – and if trends continue, it may be home to more tech jobs than neighboring Seattle.  When Seattle & Portland went woke, Bellevue went smart – and like a magnet, pulled jobs out of both cities at a breathtaking pace. What was once a cow town 50 years ago, is now a thriving metropolis.

“Since October 7th, our Israeli allies have fought with incredible bravery and commitment to destroy Iran's genocidal terror groups and infrastructure across the Middle East, which threaten their existence and our own national security. President Trump provided Israel with unprecedented support in their campaign, and in recent weeks he established the contours of a peace plan that will now — thankfully — bring an end to the war and the release of the hostages Hamas seized."

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23), Chairman of the Republican Congressional Hispanic Conference, has initiated and led a letter to the U.S. Department of Education requesting that the agency reverse a decision to cease $350 million in grant funding for Hispanic Serving-Institutions (HSIs) that encompass colleges and universities with at least a 25% enrollment rate of Hispanic students. 

“With a second case nearing the Texas-Mexico border, time is of the essence. The time is now for our state and federal partners to get on board with the deployment of pesticide bait. When utilized right, alongside TDA Swormlure, this is a proven method for eradication. This isn’t just a livestock issue, it’s about protecting Texas jobs, rural communities, and our agricultural lifeblood."

“The Left’s progressive base & allies in the media have conjured up an ignorant illusion that they can force Republicans to accept their demands in exchange for keeping the lights on, but that could not be further from the truth,” said Sen. Cornyn after Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, once again voted against a government funding bill passed by the House, ensuring that the Federal Government will remain shut down.

If anything good has come out of the Schumer Government Shutdown, it's the revelation that Obamacare is, was, and always will be a financial sham. That's ironic, because Obama and his supporters say the health law was his "greatest achievement." The "Affordable Care Act" was supposed to expand health coverage and lower costs – but its doing just the opposite. Obamacare was always a racket, and The Left's known it all along.

Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas DPS to toughen enforcement action against vape and smoke shops that are not in compliance with state laws and regulations. Last month, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order, directing the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, and DPS to take immediate action to protect Texas children from hemp-derived products.

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced the formal name for Texas’ School Choice Program — Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) — and the selection of Odyssey as the Certified Educational Assistance Organization that will help launch the program. The announcement marks two major steps toward rolling out the largest school choice initiative in the nation, set to begin in the 2026-27 school year.

​​​​​​​As the founder of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, I've long fought for these precious children in Washington — and that's exactly what they're getting from President Donald Trump. Last week the president announced he's doubling the amount of Pediatric Cancer funding for research using artificial intelligence — which could lead to historic breakthroughs, and eventually cures for this heartbreaking disease.

At 12:01 a.m. last Wednesday, Senate Democrats forced a Government Shutdown. Two weeks ago, House Republicans passed a clean, non-partisan Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open. Simply put, we did our job. Senate Democrats refused to do theirs. Why? Because Chuck Schumer and his Democrat Caucus want to load up a simple 24-page bill with a mountain of radical, America-last policies.

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that 99.28% of all respondents questioned through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2025 National Cemetery Administration State and Tribal Veterans Cemeteries Satisfaction Survey were satisfied with their overall experience at all four of the VLB's Texas State Veterans Cemeteries.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he deployed additional Texas emergency management personnel to Arizona to support ongoing flood recovery efforts following a request from Arizona’s Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. At the Governor’s direction, the Texas Division of Emergency Management has deployed logistics, planning, and disaster finance personnel to assist the State of Arizona’s Emergency Operations Center and field operations in support of flood response and recovery.

A great but unheralded feature of the One Big Beautiful Bill called for the sale of 600 to 800 megahertz of bandwidth to the private sector to enable the U.S. to expand 5G and 6G technology – ensuring American dominance in Internet, Artificial Intelligence, and Satellite Technologies. President Trump gets this, and has said he supports freeing up "plenty of SPECTRUM" to assure America's "status as the Worldwide Leader in WiFi, 5G and 6G."

Under the Constitution, money cannot be withdrawn from the U.S. Treasury unless appropriated by Congress. With funding for the Federal Government expiring on October 1st, the House had done our job by passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open at the current levels of spending until all 12 Appropriations Bills could be passed by both the House and the Senate. Senate cooperation, however, is required.

Governor Greg Abbott announced earlier today that Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) Grants totaling over $8.5 million were awarded to 35 organizations in Central Texas as part of the Texas Veterans Commission’s "Grants Across Texas" presentations. Administered by Texas Veterans Commission, the funding will provide services to more than 4,440 area veterans and their families across the 30 Counties listed herein.

Since the Federal Government has shut down – meaning funding has lapsed for many federal government operations – I understand there are questions about what is impacted during this time. I’m here to answer them. Below is a list of Federal Agencies and how their services will be impacted by the shutdown. Please keep in mind the agencies responsible for administering them may see reduced workforces impacting operations.

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today unveiled a new interactive data dashboard designed to put the latest economic and demographic information directly into the hands of Texans. The announcement came during a regional event hosted by the Tyler Chamber of Commerce, where Hancock kicked off the Good for Texas Tour: TexStats Dashboard Edition. The new TexStats Regional Data Dashboard consolidates a wide range of state, county and regional data into a single, user-friendly site.

Governor Greg Abbott today officially launched the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO), housed within the Office of the Governor, and opened the TREO website and Regulation Evaluation Portal. On the website, Texans can find the "Regulation Evaluation" Portal to submit feedback and make recommendations on potential government overregulation that TREO needs to investigate. 

Hoping to follow in the footsteps of State Senator Brandon Creighton, who resigned his position today to become Chancellor of Texas Tech University, Brett Ligon – the longest serving District Attorney in Montgomery County history – kicked off his campaign today for Senate Dist. 4. “Texas Tech is getting one of the brightest stars as their new Chancellor, and I'm proud to call Brandon my friend," Ligon said.

Texas state sales tax revenue totaled $3.97 billion in September, an increase of 3.2% when compared to September 2024," said Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock earlier today. Accounting for 58% of all state tax collections, Sales Tax is the largest source of state funding for the Texas State Budget. “Remittances from the sectors influenced mainly by business spending were mixed last month,” said Hancock.