Simply put, the administration was unprepared for the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and it cost the lives of 13 U.S. service members and injured countless others, while demonstrating American weakness on the world stage. I’m proud that my investigation has yielded hard evidence that will hold the Biden administration accountable to make sure that this never happens again.

Tren De Aragua – a gang originating in the Venezuelan Prison System – has caused widespread chaos throughout Central & South America, is growing its influence across the United States, and Joe Biden's crisis at our nation's own Southern Border has led to encounters with migrants with ties directly to Tren De Aragua. Cong. Gonzales questioned FBI Director Wray on the agency’s plan to combat the violent gang – and about a significant increase in oil theft in West Texas.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s speech to a joint session of Congress yesterday. PM Kishida highlighted the strategic significance of the U.S.-Japan alliance. This year marks the 60th anniversary of a defense training partnership between the two countries that brings Japanese Self-Defense Forces to Fort Bliss, Texas, to train on missile defense systems.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, sent a letter to TRS Board Chairman Jarvis Hollingsworth urging the TRS Board to lower insurance premiums for Medicare-eligible participants in TRS-Care Medicare Advantage and implement a one-time re-enrollment opportunity due to those premium decreases for retired educators who may have left the program.

The grant opportunity invites eligible Texas governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and business entities to apply to implement a statewide program that will distribute the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone where it is needed most. This important initiative allocates up to $25 million for naloxone distribution, training and targeted interventions. 

“The 57 interim charges I released today reflect issues that Texans have asked us to study. Our 31 senators submitted hundreds of ideas, with many senators sharing similar proposals. My staff and I worked diligently for weeks to review each request, and this is the first set of interim charges I am releasing in preparation for the 89th Legislature. We may release a second shorter list of additional charges before next session. The Senate’s work to study the list of charges will begin in the coming weeks and months."

In the three months following the savage Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel on October 7th, there was a 360% increase in antisemitic attacks in the U.S. compared to the year prior. But with Antisemitism on the rise in the U.S. for years,  "This reprehensible behavior has no place on American soil, and my colleagues and I refuse to tolerate it any longer – We will not stand idly by and watch our Jewish friends face relentless attacks on account of their faith." said Texas Cong. Randy Weber.

Enacted by Senate Bill 22 during the 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, the program provides for qualified counties (on behalf of sheriffs and constables) and prosecutor offices to apply for grants up to 30 days after the start of their fiscal year. But to jump-start the program in its 2024 inaugural year, the Comptroller’s office allowed all eligible counties to apply for grants from Jan. 1-31, regardless of their fiscal year start date. 

Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed the recent Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and expressed his strong view that efforts to rebuild this project shouldn’t be slowed by bureaucratic dithering or lengthy environmental reviews. Sen. Cruz also highlighted Chairwoman Homendy’s leadership overseeing investigations on several high-profile transportation incidents at the NTSB and discussed how Mr. Fuchs’s extensive knowledge of the rail network has served Americans well during his time with the STB.

Addressing a crowd of business and energy leaders, the Governor touted the critical role the two new peaker power stations will play in the Texas grid, adding a total of 380 megawatts of power and bringing over 300 good-paying jobs to Texans in the San Marcos area. The first of the two power plants is currently under construction and is expected to be operational in 2025. Governor Abbott also emphasized the need for more power sources across the state due to the record-breaking growth of the Texas economy.

“We commend the Committee for their leadership in convening this Monday’s hearing in Port Arthur, where witnesses described the negative impacts on local communities of the Biden Administration’s decision to halt approval of LNG projects as well as how the decision bolsters hostile nations and threatens U.S. and global security. "

“After tireless work by my office and many others, I’m thrilled we’re helping bring more jobs to Texas – and greater energy security to America and our allies – by securing this deepwater port license," said Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz, celebrating a major victory for Texas’s energy industry today after Joe Biden's Dept. of Maritime Administration finally granted a license to construct a deepwater port to Houston’s Enterprise Products’ Sea Port Oil Terminal.

Texas Land Commissioner, and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, has introduced the next series installment highlighting the VLB's "Voices of Veterans" oral history program. In the latest episode, we hear the story of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Rick Hatch. Rick “Gunny” Hatch joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in 1962 directly after graduating high school. Even though he initially wanted to remain close to home, he quickly discovered his love for the Marine Corps and went on active duty in 1963.

The launch of "Operation Lone Star" – the multi-agency Texas effort to secure the border, stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons & people, and prevent, detect and interdict trans-national criminal gang & terrorist activities – has now led to over 506,500 Illegal Immigrant Apprehensions, and more than 41,200 Criminal Arrests that includes over 36,700 Felony Charges. In the fight against fentanyl, Texas Law Enforcement has now seized over 471 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this mission.

“As one of the state-designated Natural Resources Trustees, the Texas General Land Office will work with our partners to ensure this settlement money is used to implement natural resource restoration and recreational projects for the community affected by this destructive fire,” said Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, adding, “Taking care of Texans and our beautiful state is my top priority." The settlement is to recover damages caused by the March 2019 fire.

“Monthly state sales tax collections solidly exceeded collections from last March,” said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, announcing a 5.8% increase over March 2023. “Collections from sectors that have been increasing, compared with a year ago, continued to show strength, and receipts from some sectors that had been lagging saw gains," Hegar said. Sales tax is the largest source of state funding for the Texas State Budget, accounting for 57% of all tax collections.

A “rush to legislate” is almost always a bad idea – and we can see the evidence of such efforts in too many areas of everyday life. It’s better to let new innovations and technologies play out, and only then regulate or legislate if discrete problems have become obvious. Otherwise, we run the risk of letting precaution get in the way of innovation. Perhaps the best example of this today is the concerns and fears about Artificial Intelligence, or AI.

We recently saw our brave Texas National Guardsmen overrun at the border by invading illegals. A few weeks ago, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) announced that 189,922 illegal immigrants were encountered at the Southern Border in February – the highest number ever during February. Joe Biden is allowing thugs, rapists, murderers, gang members, drug cartel & human traffickers to waltz into our communities. Here's a list of the most concerning that have come across the border in the last couple of weeks.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., after reoccurring issues with certain airplane parts provided to Boeing. Spirit AeroSystems, “one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes,” according to the company, produces the fuselages for Boeing’s 737 jets. On certain models of the 737, apparent manufacturing defects have led to numerous concerning or dangerous incidents, some of which occurred in-air.  

Hunter Biden and his legal team have yelled & bawled for months that he wanted a Public Hearing to "clear his name." But last week when the time came to appear at such a hearing, Hunter was nowhere to be found. Two of Hunter's former associates did testify though (one from prison!) and from their sworn testimony we learned: The Bidens didn't sell any legitimate Good or Service, just the Biden "Brand"; Hunter committed perjury during his deposition; and, Joe Biden was intimately involved.