This week, Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) and I launched a new caucus, the Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus. We will be dedicated to eliminating the rampant waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government working alongside President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. The DOGE Caucus will work alongside Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to reclaim our country and ensure fiscal responsibility in our government.

Earlier this week, Governor Abbott issued executive orders to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the CCP, harden state government from being accessed by hostile foreign nations that attempt to infiltrate Texas, and protect Texas’ critical infrastructure from threats posed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the CCP. The FBI Houston also put out a warning to Texans this week that the PRC may be targeting and harassing Chinese dissidents who speak out against the CCP in Texas.

Representative Brian Harrison and a coalition of current and incoming members of the Texas House of Representatives sent a letter to the University of Texas System (UT System) Board of Regents demanding answers, on behalf of Texas taxpayers, for the System’s unilateral, and possibly unconstitutional, decision to bypass the legislature and provide “free” tuition UT System wide to undergraduate students whose families earn up to $100,000.

During fiscal 2024, which ended on Aug. 31, Hegar’s office awarded $125.7 million to 502 grant recipients, comprising qualified counties and prosecutor offices. The Comptroller’s office awarded an additional $98.4 million to 396 grant recipients in fiscal 2025. Hegar encourages eligible law enforcement and prosecutor offices whose fiscal years begins Jan. 1 to apply for funding by the Jan. 31, 2025, deadline.

Governor Greg Abbott showcased Texas’ booming energy industry and the unique business opportunities that continue to attract companies from around the world to the state during a fireside chat at the Texas Oil & Gas Association’s (TXOGA) 2024 Lone Star Energy Forum in Frisco. During the fireside discussion moderated by Chevron Mid-Continent Business Unit Vice President Ryder Booth, Governor Abbott highlighted Texas’ successful economic policies that allow businesses of all sizes to thrive

After the legislature voted last year to bring the program to all families in the state, demand was so significant that more than 55,000 families had to be waitlisted for the program after funding ran out. In response to this high demand, lawmakers in the Tarheel state voted for expansion, but Governor Cooper vetoed the bill. The legislature voted to override Cooper's veto - thus freeing up nearly $500 million in funding that will clear the waitlist.

Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. Secretary of State, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott headlined the Texas Oil & Gas Association’s (TXOGA) Lone Star Energy Forum in Frisco, Texas, recently, and showcased the global leadership of the Texas Oil & Natural Gas Industry that is directly contributing to a cleaner, stronger, better energy future for our State, Nation and World. "Oil & gas powers the Texas economy, and is one of the reasons we're the 8th Largest Economy in the entire world," said Abbott.

Folks, it’s no secret – this country desperately needs bold leadership to restore fiscal sanity in our nation’s capital and pull us back from the brink of a debt crisis. That’s why I’m thrilled the American people once again put their trust in Donald Trump to return to the Oval Office. His bold decision to appoint two of the brightest minds in the business world – Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy – to lead the newly established Dept. of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is exactly the kind of innovative, no-nonsense approach we need.

“The FBI reported that the Chinese Government has actively targeted Local & State Officials as part of their strategy to undermine the National Security of the United States. Hardening our State Government is critical to protect Texans from hostile foreign actors who attempt to undermine the safety &security of Texas – and our #1 priority is to protect Texans, including from espionage threats from the Chinese Communist Party and its proxies,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, directing all State Agencies and Public Institutions of Higher Education to harden the state's systems.

“As Texas Land Commissioner – and steward of over 13 million acres – it’s been my promise to all Texans to use every Texas General Land Office tool at my disposal to gain complete control of our Southern Border. This is why I'm offering President-elect Trump over 1,400 acres of State Land in Starr County on the Southern Border to aid his effort in carry out their deportation plans while putting the safety and well-being of all Americans first,” said Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham.

“Oil & Natural Gas Employment Data for the year confirm Governor Abbott’s statement at TXOGA’s just-completed Annual Lone Star Energy Forum," said Texas Oil & Gas Association President Todd Staples, as new data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) showed industry employment grew by 1,400 in October when compared to the previous month of September. The jobs pay among the highest wages in Texas, with employers paying an average salary of approximately $124,000 in 2023.

“Today I am announcing a new research program priority, structured like CPRIT (the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas,) and funded for a decade. It will be the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas, or DPRIT. DPRIT will be laser-focused on Dementia, just as CPRIT is laser-focused on Cancer. Like CPRIT, this investment will draw leading researchers and companies to Texas, and require them to be based in Texas, leading to their further investment in our state," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

"Ensuring the safety, welfare, and well-being of Texans is a top priority. Texas will not tolerate the harassment or coercion of the more than 250,000 individuals of Chinese descent who legally call Texas home," said Gov. Greg Abbott of the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People's Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Governor directed the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to target and arrest any criminals executing CCP influence operations.

Sen. Ted Cruz, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, has been named by the National Immigration Center for Enforcement (NICE) as a 2024 Congressional Champion of Interior Enforcement for his leadership to secure the southern border. Sen. Cruz earned this recognition for authoring the Justice for Jocelyn Act, one of NICE’s top-priority bills, aimed at enhancing the detention and tracking of illegal aliens entering the United States.

Founded in 1973, the Republican Study Committee is the largest Caucus of House Conservatives on Capitol Hill. The organization works to enact strong conservative policies that provide for and protect the American people. "This organization has been led by incredible mentors of mine, including Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Congressman Jim Jordan, Senator-Elect Jim Banks, and current Chairman Kevin Hern," said Cong. Pfluger upon being elected to the leadership post.

Texas’ labor market achieved a new record high in October for number of people in the civilian labor force. After adding 47,300 people over the month, the seasonally adjusted civilian labor force reached the new record high of 15,497,100. This marks the tenth consecutive month of growth for Texas’ civilian labor force. Over the year, Texas’ civilian labor force has added 360,800 people.

“Texas is the No. 1 state for semiconductor manufacturing, leading the nation as the top exporter of semiconductors and other electronic components for the last 13 years,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, announcing the first Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $4,120,000 to Intelligent Epitaxy Technology, Inc. (“IntelliEPI”) for their new 30,000-square-foot wafer production facility in Allen, Texas. The plant is expected to involve over $41 million in capital investment, and nearly triple the company’s annual production.

“President of the United States is the most important job in the world. The President leads the free world, and America just gave President Trump a mandate to lead the United States to a brighter future. Politically motivated prosecutions aimed at 'self-promotion' are at no time appropriate.… Now yours must end,” said 23 State Attorneys General, calling on the State of New York's AG Leti­tia James, Ful­ton Coun­ty, Georgia's DA Fani Willis, and the Biden Dept. of Justices's Jack Smith to end their unfounded prosecutions.

U.S. News & World Report has named all of Harmony Charter School's elementary schools in Central Texas/the Austin Metroplex as "Top Schools in America" in its highly-anticipated Annual Rankings of U.S. Public Schools. The rankings look at factors such as college readiness (30%), both math and reading proficiency (20%) and performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), and college curriculum breadth (10%). And, Harmony is still accepting applications for both students and teachers. Elementary in

“Nine million veterans rely on the VA to protect their Medical Records. Given the high-stakes political climate, this breach raises the possibility that VA personnel accessed these records for political purposes. Regardless of their motives, the employees’ flagrant violation of veterans’ medical privacy calls into question whether veterans can trust the VA to protect their confidential information, ” said Sen. Ted Cruz and his fellow Senators, raising their concerns to the Sect. of the Dept. Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough.