"Many of my constituents and other Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders around the country have expressed concerns for the safety of their families and their businesses," said Rep. Jetton, who represents parts of Ft. Bend County outside Houston, the most diverse county in America.
“Texas employers continue working around the clock to open their businesses while safely serving all Texans in their communities,” said Aaron Demerson, the Texas Workforce's Commissioner who represents Texas' Employers, as the state's unemployment rate increased from 6.8% in January 2020 to 6.9% in February 2021.
Governor Greg Abbott announced the "Save Our Seniors Program" in February to ensure more that seniors across Texas are vaccinated throughout the state. To date, with the confirmation of 25 new participating counties in the fourth week, a total of 88 Counties are participated in the program.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Republican Leader of the House Committee on Ways and Means, comments on the Senate confirmation of Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative.
“As legislators address crucial issues this Legislative Session, this guide will provide lawmakers, business & community leaders and the general public with an easy-to-understand reference explaining Texas’ major taxes and associated revenues,” said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, releasing an updated "Field Guide to the Taxes of Texas" overview of Texas’ state taxes.
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) leaders are urging members of the Legislature to support Senate Bill 6 – the Pandemic Liability Protection Act – by state Sen. Kelly Hancock, which was considered in the Texas Senate's Business & Commerce Committee on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced that Republicans would not be participating in Democrats' partisan "Members' Day" hearing that allows for no meaningful dialogue between both parties on a crucial issue like infrastructure.
“Businesses and healthcare providers that operated safely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic shouldn’t have their livelihoods destroyed by frivolous lawsuits, which is why I made Civil Liability Protections an emergency item this Legislative Session,” said Gov. Gregg Abbott, talking about the importance of fostering a strong business climate in Texas.
" As Texas' previous Secretary of State, I know firsthand the importance of Border Security. We're seeing the biggest migrant surge at our southern border in 20 years as the Biden Administration continues to encourage illegal border crossings and illegal behavior," said Cong. Roger Williams
This weekend I traveled to El Paso, Texas, where in that sector alone, Border Patrol is seeing a 230% spike in border encounters from last year. DHS Secretary Mayorkas predicts the U.S. is on track to see the highest surge of migrants in 20 years.
Day after day, the desperate Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border produced by President Biden’s reckless political decisions spirals out of control. Gov. Abbott's even said the White House is denying State Officials access to “critical” health data related to the rapidly growing number of unaccompanied minors now being sheltered in Texas.
In the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri, the Railroad Commission has worked diligently with the Texas Legislature, other state agencies, and industry stakeholders to provide meaningful solutions to the challenges that our state faced during the storm.
"The continued expansion of our Save Our Seniors initiative is protecting elderly Texans from COVID-19 and ramping up our vaccination efforts across the state," said Governor Greg Abbott, who launched the program in Corpus Christi in February to ensure more seniors are vaccinated throughout Texas.
CPS Energy filed a lawsuit this week, against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to protect their customers from ERCOT’s pricing during Winter Storm Uri. ERCOT found that CPS Energy was responsible for nearly $20 billion in charges for 5 days of energy.
"The Biden Administration’s reckless open border policies have created a humanitarian crisis for unaccompanied minors coming across the border. As the Governor of Texas, my responsibility is the Health & Safety of our citizens, and the Administration's lack of planning has created a public health and safety emergency in our state," said Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Gov. Abbott made correcting the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' (ERCOT) pricing errors an emergency item and asked us to move quickly. We did.
These bills would require cities to have police forces that are proportionate to their populations and ensure a new police academy cadet class is conducted should the current police force have more than 50 vacancies.
Congressman Brady joined Houston’s Morning News on KTRH to discuss the Democrats' socialist agenda, partisan stimulus bill, and more.
“We are glad to hear that the Biden Administration is finally stepping up and holding a mass vaccination clinic next week for Border Patrol Agents," said Gov. Greg Abbott and National Border Patrol Council 's President Brandon Judd earlier today. Vaccinations begin next week in Texas' Rio Grande Valley.
Less than a dime of every dollar goes to Covid vaccines and defeating the virus in Democrats’ $1.9 trillion bill, and it doesn’t do anything to stimulate the economy, according to Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX).