"Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug crisis our state — and our nation — has ever encountered," said Governor Greg Abbott today, announceing that Texas' "One Pill Kills" multimedia awareness campaign garnered over 1.5 billion impressions since September 2023 through advertising on social media, podcasts, digital displays, billboards, and other media — nearly double the projected amount. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will continue this successful campaign through August 2025.  

On Tuesday evening, I had the honor of participating in the dedication of a new plaque at the Limestone County Courthouse. This plaque features the text of Col. William B. Travis’s renowned “Victory or Death” letter penned during the Siege of the Alamo in 1836 and was generously provided by the Alamo Letter Society. I read aloud a copy of the letter delivered to the dedication ceremony by horseback.

Harmony Public Schools is thrilled to announce that all three of its high schools have been named to the 2024 AP School Honor Roll! Schools can earn the Honor Roll recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing their college-going culture, providing opportunities for students to earn college credit, and maximizing college readiness. The AP School Honor Roll offers four levels of distinction: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.

In case you missed it, last week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Hormel Institute regarding its partnership with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and financial resources secured for the Hormel Institute by Governor Tim Walz. The WIV has been credibly implicated as the point of origin of COVID-19 and conducts its activities under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party.

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce a signed agreement between the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and ExxonMobil to lease approximately 271,068 acres of submerged state land located offshore in Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston Counties. This agreement is not only the most extensive Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) transportation and storage lease in state history; it’s also the largest lease in the United States.

“Deloitte, the contractor hired to administer the Texas Energy Fund, allowed for a falsified application to move forward in the process. When questioned at today's hearing, Deloitte had no believable explanation for the many troubling details they failed to uncover during their vetting process. These details could have been revealed to them by a quick Google search. Their senior partner did not even know the value of their contract with the state of Texas for this project."

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement commemorating the one-year anniversary of October 7th, the worst one-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. He also released a video calling for the United States to stand unequivocally with Israel as it eradicates the genocidal terrorist groups threatening its existence, for as long as it takes.

"No country faces the daily onslaught of missiles fired on it like Israel does. No country faces daily terrorist attacks like Israel does," said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, delivering his remarks last night at the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas' October 7th commemoration ceremony honoring more than 1,200 victims whose lives were tragically taken by Hamas last October 7th. View Gov. Abbott's full remarks at the ceremony here.  

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major win protecting the rights of Texas hospitals and doctors to refuse to provide abortions that are prohibited by State law. The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) declined to hear arguments in a case seeking to overturn an injunction preventing the Biden-Harris Administration from enforcing unlawful abortion guidance. As a result, an injunction will remain in place.

Just watched "Meet The Press" – which likely means I hate myself. That said, I can see why their ratings are down, as host Kristen Welker seems obsessed with something no one outside the green rooms of cable news give a damn about: January 6th. The left is so committed to the lie that the Capitol Hill riot was “the greatest assault on our democracy since the Civil War,” but no one with an IQ larger than their shoe size buys it.

Just days after Hamas massacred 1,200 people in Israel on October 7th, 2023, the Biden-Harris White House let the United Nation’s Missile & Long-Range Drone Embargo on Iran expire. That decision allowed Iran to freely supply missiles and drones to their proxies – to U.S. adversaries – without international restrictions. Since then, Iran has directly attacked Israel twice, and Israel continues to fight Iranian proxies in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen & Iraq. 

Before securing this victory for the Lone Star State, Sen. Cruz teamed up with Sen. John Cornyn to send a letter to President Biden yesterday urging him to approve the Bridge 4/5 presidential permit application submitted by Southwebb Bridge Company in Webb County, Texas to bolster trade with Mexico, improve supply chain resiliency, and create good paying jobs in Texas.

Since the launch of Texaas' Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 521,100 Illegal Immigrant Apprehensions and more than 47,400 Criminal Arrests – with more than 41,000 felony charges. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 544 million lethal doses of fentanyl – enough to kill every man, woman, and child in the U.S. and Mexico combined during the border mission.

“Blocking our ability to investigate certain election crimes would have been a serious disruption to the electoral landscape – with only a month left before Election Day,” said Attorney General Ken Paxton, as he appealed to the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals a request which has now granted a temporary stay until October 10th. A.G. Paxton has been investigating illegal ballot harvesting under Senate Bill 1, a Texas election integrity law. 

While raising concerns about “the number of improperly vetted aliens who've illegally crossed the border increasing the likelihood of domestic attacks” after they have been released without identification into neighborhoods across the country, Sen. Ted Cruz ramped up his demand for answers from President Biden's Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas about how many Illegal Border Crossers have been flown into the nation on taxpayers’ dime – posing election year concerns for citizen's safety, and national security.

Governor Greg Abbott today touted Texas’ robust job training programs that provide opportunities for Texans to go into high-demand, good-paying jobs and the impact on the state’s manufacturing industry during a tour with manufacturing students and a press conference at Texas State Technical College (TSTC) in Waco. The Governor also celebrated National Manufacturing Day and praised the might of the “Made in Texas” brand

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) announced over $12 million in federal funding for border security through Operation Stonegarden. This federal grant program provides funding to local and state law enforcement agencies to partner with Border Patrol against human and drug smuggling. Congressman Gonzales has fiercely advocated for Operation Stonegarden funding through his position on the House Appropriations Committee.

"With more than 1.6 million people visiting the Alamo annually, I'm dedicated to working with the City of San Antonio and the Alamo Trust to ensure visitors from all around the world – and for future generations to come – will forever be able to experience and learn about the sacrifices made for liberty at this Sacred Site," said Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, as she, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and numerous others spoke this morning at the Construction Kickoff of the Alamo Visitor Center & Museum in San Antonio, Texas.

“The aftermath of Hurricane Helene left dangerous flood waters and debris that can be life-threatening to people and animals. Our hearts grieve for all Americans who were lost, and Texas will continue to do all we can to help our fellow Americans in this time of need,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, today announcing he has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy state emergency response resources to support the state's recovery efforts following a request from North Carolina Emergency Management.

“This Kelly-Cruz bipartisan legislation is a major win for Texas, and it will speed up the building of new semiconductor projects nationwide while unlocking tens of thousands of good-paying jobs in Texas," said Ted Cruz, the Senate Commerce Committee's Ranking Member, of the bipartisan legislation he authored with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) to expedite semiconductor manufacturing construction. The bill removes burdensome hurdles to achieving environmental reviews and dramatically speeds up construction timelines for current and future projects not only in Texas, but across the country.