“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).
Senator Brandon Creighton (R- Conroe) has filed several pieces of his priority legislation for Texas Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Texas added 30,800 total nonagricultural jobs over the month, marking the ninth consecutive month of job growth. Private sector employment moved in the same direction with an increase of 32,600 positions for the month.
“Border Security is the Federal Government’s responsibility, but the State of Texas will not allow the Biden Administration’s failures to endanger the lives of innocent Texans," said Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference in the border city of Mission, Texas, discussing Texas' response to the growing crisis at the Texas-Mexico border.
The lack of communication ahead of the storm contributed to Texans’ many challenges, and this system will provide a much needed warning ahead of impending disasters and extreme weather.
The high school equivalency subsidy program provides free subsidies for Texans at least 21 years of age to take a GED or HiSET exam. While existing adult education and literacy (AEL) programs support adult learners to prepare to take a high school equivalency test, they do not cover the costs of taking a test.
“The integrity of the voter roll is paramount to the entire electoral process and we must restore confidence in the voter roll for future elections for all Texans,” said Sen. Paul Bettencourt, who along with 5 joint-authors filed voter registration and election code violation bills to protect Texan's voter integrity.
February's tepid jobs report showing little change from the previous month is exactly why we should focus on jobs and vaccine distribution, says Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX). . .