Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted the new Texas Jobs Council, emphasizing its role in strengthening the state's workforce pipeline during a visit to South Plains College's (SPC) automotive technology and welding facilities. SPC is where students prepare for high-demand jobs critical to Texas’ unprecedented economic growth. During his remarks, Governor Abbott touted Texas' expanding workforce, which is growing at a faster pace than any other state.

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is now accepting applications for its Workforce Diploma Pilot Program. This funding opportunity is intended to support programs that help adult learners in Texas obtain a high-school diploma, earn industry-recognized credentials, and develop employability skills. The Workforce Diploma Pilot Program is designed to create new career pathways for adult learners.

What do you know! The Democratic governors of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine & Massachusetts are delaying or dropping their unattainable and expensive Green Energy Goals. The new trendy alternative to wind & solar is Nuclear Power - which we are in favor of as long as it doesn’t require taxpayer subsidies. What the northeast REALLY needs is clean, cheap and abundant Natural Gas. And all they need to get that is pipelines - which the Left opposes.

Students from Harmony School of Endeavor delivered an outstanding performance at the World Scholar’s Cup Regional Competition this past weekend, earning multiple top honors and qualifying both teams for the Global Round in their first appearance at the International Academic Event. Students earned a combined total of 18 medals, including 9 Gold, 8 Silver, and 1 Bronze across team and individual events.

This Partial DHS Shutdown has gone on far too long – and Democrats have prioritized politics over paying our dedicated personnel at TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and across the entire Dept. of Homeland Security. For nearly two months, over 35,000 employees have gone without a paycheck, while our National Security is put at risk and America's travelers have been impacted by endless security lines.

Texas Land Commissioner & Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham is pleased to announce that Watkins-Logan Texas State Veterans Home (TSVH) in Tyler is currently accepting resident applications. This TSVH, built in 2012, has a unique design with 10 individual cottages featuring 10 private rooms each, accommodating 100 Veterans total. The Veterans home in Tyler is named after Travis Earl Watkins & James Marion Logan.

“Undocumented immigrants” are in the country illegally. That is a crime. There is no dignity in allowing those who break our immigration laws to remain. There is no dignity in disregarding the borders, language, and culture of our country so that a couple of well-connected corporations get cheap workers for cheaper goods and services to priced-out customers. For the record, there’s no such thing as cheap labor. We are paying for illegals’ wear and tear on our infrastructure, their children’s education, and their healthcare in our hospitals. 

Taxpayers do not voluntarily send their money to government — taxes are compulsory. When those funds are then used to influence legislation, citizens are effectively compelled to support political activity they may oppose. This raises a basic free speech concern: Compelled speech is fundamentally different from voluntary political participation. Individuals should never be forced to subsidize advocacy that runs counter to their beliefs or interests.

Eight blue states already have or are considering raising income or wealth taxes. HOTLINE readers asked us which ones. Here’s a list: Washington, Rhode Island, New York, California, Virginia, Michigan, New Jersey and Maryland. We expect some to pass and others to be defeated. Most of the proposals come from liberals who campaigned as pro-business moderates.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $700,000 has been extended to The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) for a training cleanroom project on their campus in Dallas. The project includes equipment to teach participants about basic cleanroom operations, safety, and processing, offering hands-on experience that will support the growth of a vital semiconductor workforce for the region.

“School choice is about freedom. It's about the freedom of parents being able to choose the best education pathway for their child. We passed school choice. I consider this to be a victory dinner for everybody in this room, people outside of this room, and for the warriors who helped get school choice across the finish line. More importantly, it is a victory dinner for all the parents out there." 

Thanks to Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, starting next year, every taxpayer will be able to donate up to $1700 to a scholarship granting organization and claim a dollar-for-dollar credit on their federal taxes. But the scholarships can only be issued to students in states where the governor opts in. They are so attached at the hip to the teacher unions that they reject the free dollars. So far, the only exception is Colorado Governor Jared Polis. Amazing.

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock reminds business owners that April 15 is the deadline to file property tax renditions with their county appraisal districts. Different deadlines apply for certain regulated property. A rendition allows property owners to record their opinion of their property’s value and ensures the appraisal district notifies property owners before changing a recorded value.

 Texas Land Commissioner & Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham has announced that the VLB's Veterans-Only Land Sale is now open for bidding. The sale includes three available tracts totaling 10.82 acres, and bidding closes on Thursday, April 16th at 5:00 p.m. A Veteran or Military Member whose bid is accepted may apply for a VLB Land Loan at a 7.25% interest rate, with a 30-year term and a minimum 5% down payment.

On April 3, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) celebrated a major milestone – marking 135 years of service as the state’s oldest regulatory agency. Since its founding in 1891, the Commission has guided Texas through many significant periods of change, from its initial role regulating a rapidly expanding Railroad System, to the oil boom of the early 20th Century, and, more recently, the shale boom of the 2000s.

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., issued a statewide CALL OUT for Veterans to contact the Texas General Land Office(GLO) to share their unique stories of service with the VLB through the GLO's Voices of Veterans Oral History Program. The GLO's Voices of Veterans Program records the stories of Texas Veterans through their time in service and after returning home from combat.

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced that more than 274,000 students applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) during the program’s first year. The Comptroller’s office is currently working to verify students’ information before notifying families regarding awards later this month and distributing funds to student accounts in July. 

Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the strength and resilience of the Texas economy as the state gained 40,100 nonfarm jobs over the month of January and hit a new historic high of 14,379,500 total jobs. Last week, Governor Abbott participated in a fireside chat at the Forward Fort Worth mobility innovation summit where he touted Texas’ pro-business mindset that attracts job-creating corporate relocation and expansion projects across industries,

Last week, NASA’s Artemis II launch sent a message to the world that the United States will lead this era of space exploration. As Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, I’ve worked to advance the success of the Artemis II program by advancing the NASA reauthorization bill last month, empowering NASA to help return American astronauts to the Moon and carry out the President’s National Space Policy.

This past week, I witnessed the launch of Artemis II, a mission that will carry humans farther into deep space than ever before. Sunday, we celebrated the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is no coincidence that this extraordinary moment of exploration unfolded during Holy Week. NASA has centered this mission around a powerful motto, “for all humanity,” a phrase that echoes something far greater than any achievement here on earth.