Ted Cruz (R-Texas) hosted a roundtable featuring leaders from the advanced aviation industry regarding the effort to bring a new federal research and testing center to Texas. As one of the authors of the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, Sen. Cruz championed a provision authorizing the creation of a new federal research and testing center for emerging aviation technologies like drones, electric air taxis, and supersonic and hypersonic aircraft.

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) recognizes the state’s workforce for making Texas the best place to live and work. The Lone Star State enjoys a prestigious reputation due to the skill and dedication of its workforce and the vast opportunities for its businesses. In recognition of Labor Day, TWC spotlights these qualities by celebrating yet another year of record-breaking growth for the Texas labor force.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won a nationwide stay that blocks the Biden Administration from forcing federally-funded healthcare providers to conduct “gender transition” surgeries. Previously, Texas won a stay of agency action that blocked the rule from enforcement in the plaintiff States, Texas and Montana. Applying the same logic, Texas then argued for nationwide relief, and the court has expanded the relief to the entire country.

​​​​​​​"This program will provide the experience and training for skills like cyber security, robotics, and pneumatics – and will help develop skills like communication, collaboration, and leadership,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today during a press announcement at the Port of Corpus Christi, celebrating the new Texas A&M Coastal Bend Occupational Advanced Skills Training (COAST) Program that will continue to support the state’s long-standing efforts to bring high-quality training programs to Texas.

Under the Presidential Disaster Declaration (DR-4798-TX) dated July 9, 2024, workers and self-employed individuals in Austin, Bowie, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Orange, Polk,  San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Walker, Waller, and Wharton Counties who have been unable to work due to damage sustained from Hurricane Beryl may be eligible for DUA benefits.

The investigation comes as multiple airports across the nation have been housing illegal aliens – and the Biden-Harris White House has been flying 435,000 unvetted aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua & Venezuela directly into the U.S. One of those illegal immigrants was later arrested in Massachusetts for aggravated rape. In addition, the Dept. of Homeland Security recently revealed that an ISIS-affiliated group smuggled 400 illegal aliens into the country – at least 50 of whom are still missing.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced a record $148 billion in total investment for Texas’ transportation infrastructure. The investment includes the unanimous adoption of the more than $104 billion, 10-year transportation plan by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to improve safety, address congestion and connectivity, and preserve roadways for Texas drivers. It also includes over $43 billion for development and routine maintenance.

“Simply put, our state, which is generally well regarded for its low cost of living, is facing the pressures of a decline in housing affordability as our population and demand for housing continue to rise. Since 2008, Texas has been the No. 1 state for new building permits for privately owned housing units. However, the state’s population, particularly in the major metropolitan areas, is growing at a quicker pace than housing is being built.”

When asked about ten different aspects of Democrat Kamala Harris’s political record – on issues as varied as eliminating private health insurance, to Decriminalizing Illegal Immigration and abolishing the Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency, to her backing of "the Green New Deal" – between 71% and 86% of “Registered Democrats" and "Independents" surveyed said they either had not heard of Harris’s positions, or were unsure. A full 70% of Democrat Voters said they have no clue what Harris’s political positions may be on the election's key issues.

“Governors, Residents & Citizens across America have seen every state become a border state. It’s not just in Texas or Arizona – it happens in Georgia, Pennsylvania & Wisconsin in regard to fentanyl, to people losing their lives because criminals have been allowed in by Kamala Harris,” said Gov. Abbott, announcing "Operation Lone Star" surpassed 46,000 Criminal Arrests and 40,000 Felony Charges.

Sen. Cruz has championed the creation of a new Federal Research & Testing Center for emerging aviation technologies like drones, electric air taxis, and supersonic and hypersonic aircraft. The center would partner with local industry, academia & others to unleash innovative technologies in Texas’ thriving aviation sector, driven by the Dallas Fort-Worth metroplex.

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick had some direct and harsh comments following Secretary of State Jane Nelson’s election audit report, revealing serious issues with Harris County elections in 2021-2022, and the Harris County Commissioners Court's attempt to bypass Sen. Paul Bettencourt's (R-Houston,) key election reforms (Senate Bills 1750 & 1933) in a meeting on Tuesday.   

The Texas Nuclear Alliance is excited to announce the slate of sponsors for the upcoming Texas Nuclear Summit 2024: Powering Texas Forward, which will be held on November 18, 2024 in Austin, TX. This inaugural event will bring together the most influential voices in energy, policy, and technology to address the future of nuclear energy in Texas. Don't miss your chance to be part of the conversation that will shape Texas' energy future.

Of the over 6,500 noncitizens removed from the voter rolls, approximately 1,930 have a voter history. The Secretary of State’s office is in the process of sending all 1,930 records to the Attorney General’s Office for investigation and potential legal action. To better crackdown on illegal voting, Governor Abbott signed House Bill 1243 into law last year, increasing the penalty for illegal voting, including voting by noncitizens, to a second-degree felony.

Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that 818,000 of the jobs the Harris-Biden Administration claimed to have “created” don’t exist. This is the largest downward revision in 15 years and just the latest sign that Kamalanomics continues to fail the American people. 

While the feds like to dress up their land acquisitions as conservation and habitat protection, it’s clear this move is about more government control, and it comes at a high cost for Texas farmers and threatens our agriculture industry, our freedoms, and way of life. We must fight to keep every acre of farm and ranch land in the hands of Americans, not the government, starting right here in Texas.

Texas’ energy exports and production of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) have achieved new record highs, according to the most recent monthly energy economic analysis by Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) Chief Economist Dean Foreman, Ph.D. These achievements underscore Texas’ dominant position in the U.S. energy market and ongoing contributions to national energy security.

“Through the Partnership as well as other industry-led collaborative efforts such as the Texas Methane & Flaring Commission and the Texas Seismicity & Water Partnership, the Texas oil and natural gas industry is protecting and improving the environment while producing the oil and natural gas that generates over 43 percent of the electricity in the U.S. and 51 percent in Texas, according to 2023 data from the Energy Information Administration, in addition to serving as the building blocks for 96 percent of our everyday essentials."

Harmony Public Schools campuses across Texas began the 2024-25 school year last week, and in doing so set a new record for enrollment for the free, statewide public charter school. Roughly 45,000 students enrolled at Harmony for the first day of school, an increase from roughly 42,000 one year ago. The record-breaking increase is attributed to a number of factors, including the opening of new campuses in Fort Worth, Midland, Katy and Beaumont; as well as an enhanced focus on family engagement and retention; and continued academic success.

In the global competition for power, China is our greatest adversary. That's why combating the Chinese Communist Party's malign agenda is one of my top priorities in Congress. And as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I recently wrapped up a bipartisan trip I led to the Philippines and Australia — two of our most important allies in the fight against Communist China.