AG Ken Paxton applauded the Supreme Court of Texas for granting the state’s petition and directing the court of appeals to enjoin enforcement of Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s and Travis County Judge Andy Brown’s illegal local orders.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo. delivered a prayer on Sunday to open the 117th Congress. In his message, he referenced Hindu God Brahma and altered the traditional ending of “amen” by saying “Amen and awoman.”

The act will provide up to 11 additional benefit weeks to Texans on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC).

The following protocols will be in place when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gavels in the Texas Senate for the 87th Legislative Session on opening day, January 12, 2021. At a time when the U.S. Capitol and many state capitol buildings are closed to the public, these protocols are designed to ensure the Texas Capitol can be open to the public.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.86 billion in December.

Jim Wright was sworn-in as the 51st Railroad Commissioner of Texas today. The lifelong South Texan joins a three-member Commission in leading an agency that is more than a century old.

If the past year's taught us anything, it’s that when government dictates how the economy is run, Americans suffer. But thanks to the Democrat Party, this was the year that "Democrat-Socialism" went mainstream.

America has used oil & gas-based byproducts this year to control the COVID-19 CoronaVirus, mass produce Personal Protective Equipment and numerous other medical devices, and reach the temperatures necessary to store and transport vaccines shipped around the world. Why would North Face want to cut off their nose to spite their face in fighting this virus?

“My son, my family will not be involved in any business, any enterprise that is in conflict with, or appears to be in conflict,” says ol' Scranton Joe. Given the recent and well-documented revelations of son Hunter's and the Biden Family's corruption, is it any wonder President Trump is seriously considering appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate them?

Texas' 1st Lady Cecilia Abbott announced the "Governor's Response Against Child Exploitation" (GRACE) Initiative will be hosting a statewide "Week of Prayer to End Human Trafficking" January 11th-17th, 2021, in support of Human Trafficking Prevention Month and serve as a Call to Action for the faith-based community.

Having spent more than four years watching the left #Resist President Donald Trump and focus entirely on undoing and undermining the 2016 Election, it took me several days to understand the depth of my own feelings. As I thought about it, I realized my anger and fear were not narrowly focused on the votes.

TPWD has designated Lake Buchanan, located west of Burnet and north of Inks Lake in the Colorado River Basin, as “infested” with invasive zebra mussels. Infested status signifies that there is an established, reproducing population of zebra mussels in the lake.

Commissioner George P. Bush announced the 4th and 7th-Grade winners of the 2020 Save Texas History Essay Contest, sponsored by the Texas General Land Office’s Save Texas History Program. 

In his four years as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Pai’s free market, limited-government approach has driven a string of policy successes far too numerous for us to list in this TechByte.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he recently completed the transfer of $2.27 billion into the State Highway Fund (SHF) and the Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF; commonly known as the “Rainy Day Fund”). Each fund received more than $1.13 billion, or 50 percent of the total transfer.

Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) called for rural communities to receive equal access to the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.

Providing for our nation’s defense is Congress’ most important duty, and the NDAA has passed with bipartisan support for the past 59 years.

Governor Greg Abbott announced on December 1st that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will relocate its global headquarters to Spring, Texas from San Jose, California. The headquarters will be located in a new state-of-the-art campus that will open in early 2022, building upon the company's established presence in the state of Texas. 

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced today that he has appointed Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville, to serve as vice chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Sen. Lucio replaces Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen.

Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) recently acted to provide critical funding for our military and Texas first responders by voting in support of H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021.