Texas offers three tax-advantaged 529 plans: the Texas College Savings Plan® (TCSP) and the LoneStar 529 Plan® (LS529), both college savings plans, and the Texas Tuition Promise Fund® (TTPF), a prepaid tuition plan. The plans are known as 529 plans because they are authorized by Internal Revenue Code Section 529.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health & Human Services Commission has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a second round of federal P-EBT food benefits for families with children who have lost access to free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID-19. ​​​​​​​The application will be open from June 2 to August 13, and are processed when received.

“This overwhelming vote in the Texas Senate – which includes more than 10 Senate Democrat votes to ban camping statewide – sends a strong message to Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Greg Casar and the rest of city hall that their efforts to allow unregulated public camping anywhere and regulated camping in city parks is extreme and will not be allowed in Texas.

“The decrease in the unemployment rate in Texas shows continued strength of our economy,” said Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Bryan Daniel, announcing that Texas' seasonally adjusted 6.7% unemployment rate in April was down 0.2% from March 2021.

"Instead of completing the wall at our Southern Border, which would protect innocent children from being exploited by Human Traffickers & Drug Cartels, Democrats would rather spend $2 billion on a wall around this Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. to keep my constituents out," said Texas Cong. Lance Gooden on the House Floor during this week's partisan, rancorous debate.

Congressional backers of the "Endless Frontiers Act" are optimistic a final bill could pass the Senate before June, representing the culmination of a two-month effort by a handful of Senate Committees to draw up bi-partisan legislation aimed at out-competing China. Texas' Senator, Ted Cruz, applauded the committee’s vote for the following reasons.

“My Congressional District represents 820 miles of U.S.-Mexico Border, which is 40% of our Southern Border. I will tell you the Biden Border Crisis is as bad as it’s ever been, and it is only getting worse,” said Texas Cong. Tony Gonzales from Texas's 23rd District, highlighted the humanitarian crisis and influx of unaccompanied minors at the Southern Border on the House floor on Wednesday.

“There's a groundswell of pro-life activity happening in State Legislatures across the nation, as lawmakers challenge the extreme status quo permitted by Roe vs. Wade – which now often includes abortion on-demand up until the moment of birth," said ​​​​​​​the Susan B. Anthony List's Policy Director, Sue Liebel, as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the "Heartbeat Bill" into law.

In light of a recent wave of criminal elements attempting to fraudulently obtain Unemployment Insurance Benefits from Texans, the Texas Workforce Commission is encouraging all Texans to protect themselves against identity theft.

House Ways & Means Committee Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady, along with House Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, led Ways and Means Members and Republican Members of the freshman and sophomore classes in Tax Camp. 

The Biden Administration’s "energy policy" is hurting American workers, will make our nation more reliant on overseas energy, and does not hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable – the solar and wind technology manufactured and exported from China is made with 80% slave labor.

"With over 20 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine administered to date, and over 50% of eligible Texans vaccinated with at least one dose, the Lone Star State has achieved an incredible milestone in our fight against this virus. The COVID-19 vaccine will always remain voluntary, and never forced in Texas, " said Governor Greg Abbott, after COVID-19 vaccine doses hit a milestone.

"As we celebrate Police Week today, we all take a pause from our busy days to say thank you to the men & women of Law Enforcement, to the heroic men & women who every day put on a uniform, wear a badge, wear a gun, and head out into the world to keep us safe. Every day you risk your lives protecting our families, our homes, and our children," said Sen. Cruz.

Texas' Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has completely rebuilt more than 3,000 homes for Texas families through the Homeowner Assistance Program. GLO is also helping renters in 48 eligible counties impacted by Hurricane Harvey to rehabilitate and reconstruct multifamily units damaged or destroyed by the hurricane.

​​​​​​​"We may not be perfect, but we have shown how a diverse county can unite for one another," said State Rep. Jacey Jetton while attending the "Together We Are United" Rally in Sugar Land, Texas, and the "Unity Against Hate" Rally in Richmond to speak about the importance of condemning hate and intentionally loving everyone in the diverse state of Texas. 

The 15 Military Installations & the Army Futures Command that are all located in Texas are not only critical to the nation’s defense, they also add over $123 billion to the state’s economy and support more than 633,000 jobs across the state. Today's "Texas Military Value Task Force 2021 Report" identifies future opportunities to grow & increase the military value of those installations.

"Chinese Communist Party-linked outlets are openly trying to purchase radio stations, inside the U.S., with the aim of controlling what Americans see, hear, and ultimately think," said Sen. Ted Cruz applauding the adoption of his amendment to the Endless Frontiers Act to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from exploiting loopholes to propagandize to American citizens.

"This legislation will ensure that students get a quality education, and don’t have to stay at a school that's failing (its state-ordered) improvement requests," said Sen. Paul Bettencourt, after House Public Education Committee Chairman Harold Dutton voted Bettencourt's SB 1365 out of committee and on to the floor of the House by a 7-5-1 vote.

After a bill authored by Ft. Worth State Rep. Charlie Geren was signed by Gov. Abbott, Texas businesses that had come of their COVID-related relief loans forgiven by the federal government will not have to report those loan proceeds as income on their 2021 State Franchise Tax Reports.

Texas politicians have every right to be upset at other state legislatures when they play politics with their state's pension funds – at the possible expense of a key industry in Texas like oil & gas. But, the answer isn’t for Texas to respond by putting its own restrictions on other pension managers and potentially reduce the growth of the pension funds in The Lone Star State.