“Enough is enough. It’s time to stop the petty tyrants imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates on families across the country," said Sen. Cruz while describing how his effort would modify the short-term $1.6 trillion Continuing Resolution (CR) being voted on this week to fund the Federal Government through March 11th, 2022.

​​​​​​​"I hear daily from property owners who've suffered damages due to the Border Crisis," said Cong. Gonazales, whose Congressional District consists of 820 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border, and over 40% of the total U.S. Southern Border where Farmers & Ranchers have experienced cut water lines, stolen property, broken fences and other damages as a result of illegal immigrants passing through the area.

“It’s never too late to start planning for a child’s college education," said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, encouraging Texas families & individuals to remember the upcoming deadline to prepay and lock in tuition rates at two- and four-year Texas public universities by enrolling their children in the tax-advantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund.

"This project brings 142 new jobs at completion, an estimated 585 direct construction and related workers’ jobs during construction, with $877 million in direct revenues for construction related companies," said Newton County Judge Kenneth Weeks of the biorefinery that will convert one million tons of wood waste into 34 million gallons of premium clean burning fuel annually.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21), and Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4) led a cohort of 42 other Republican Members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden.

It is clear that President Biden’s current energy strategy is hurting American energy production – and yet its the federal government’s responsibility to take action to address the ongoing crisis. In these times of international uncertainty, it is clearly in the interest of our own National Security to do everything we can to re-achieve energy independence. 

"The trucking industry is absolutely essential to a functional supply chain, and its critical that our state’s leadership recognizes that importance. Thankfully, Governor Abbott has long been an advocate for the trucking industry," said Texas Trucking Association President & CEO John D. Esparza.

This is the Governor’s fourth Report to the People since taking office in 2015. It is released in interim years when the Texas Legislature does not meet and no formal State of the State address is given.

The president has no authority to overrule Congress, which has sole authority to set the minimum wage and which already rejected a minimum wage increase.

"It’s not just the spending. It’s the labor shortage, and it’s the inflation that goes with it that is so damaging,” says Cong. Brady. 

Susan B. Anthony List’s Candidate Fund PAC announced its endorsement of Monica De La Cruz (R) for Congress in Texas’ 15th District.

"I will continue pursuing every legal avenue to protect the Permian Basin, which is crucial to America’s energy security, and to keep all Texans safe from nuclear waste," said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, after Congress voted decades ago to have the Federal Government dispose of America’s growing stockpile of "Spent Nuclear Fuel" in a Yucca Mountain, Nevada deep geologic repository.

​​​​​​​“This report 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's announcement that the recently released "Field Guide to the Taxes of Texas" is available and provides an easy to read overview of Texas' major state taxes.

“More bad news for the working families of America. Months after President Biden claimed inflation had peaked, it’s now the highest it's been in 40 years... and working families paid an additional $5,000 in higher prices and taxes – a huge pay cut under the Biden Administration," said Texas Cong. Kevin Brady, after both grocery and restaurant food prices had their largest increase since August 1981.

“Cassy's a strong advocate of commonsense policies. In contrast to the growing extremism of Democrats who stand in lock step with the Biden-Pelosi agenda of abortion on demand through birth – paid for by taxpayers – Cassy's in touch with South Texas values and will be a champion for the most vulnerable,” said Marilyn Musgrave, SBA List’s Vice President of Government Affairs.

“Protecting natural gas customers in Texas has been a priority for myself and this agency since Winter Storm Uri,” said Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick, after the three RRC commissioners approved a Financing Order today that will prevent huge spikes in gas bills for more than 4 million residential, and 260,000 commercial customers, because of Winter Storm Uri.

"The launch of our 2nd Operation Lone Star jail booking facility builds upon the unprecedented actions taken by Texas to respond to the Biden Administration's open border policies," said Governor Greg Abbott. "This new facility in Jim Hogg County is the second jail booking facility of its kind in Texas, with the first being launched in Val Verde County in July 2021."

With more than $375.3 billion in exports during 2021 – exceeding both 2019 and 2020 totals – Texas exports again accounted for more than California and New York combined according to new U.S. Census Bureau release.

‘We are committed to using the full range of options and leverage available to United States Senators," said U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a letter to President Biden co-signed by 32 Senators rebuking his negotiations with Iran for a new nuclear arms deal.

“The on-the-ground violence and lawlessness at Arizona’s Border – caused by Cartels & Gangs – is extensive, well-documented, and persistent. It can satisfy the definition of ‘actually invaded’ and ‘invasion’ under the U.S. Constitution,” said Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, declaring that the surge of illegal immigrants crossing the Arizona-Mexico Border allows states to exercise certain rights under the U.S. Constitution.