The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has announced the kickoff of this year’s Summer Earn & Learn (SEAL) Program to assist students with disabilities aged 14-22 earn a paycheck while acquiring skills and professional experience through work-based learning. In the summer of 2022, the SEAL Program hosted 2,516 students across the state, at 1,263 employer sites. Here are three unique success stories.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz praised the Committee’s passage of his bipartisan legislation to help combat the rise in illicit use of the dangerous animal tranquilizer xylazine, or tranq. The Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Research Act, which Sen. Cruz introduced with Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to take steps to enhance understanding of tranq and other novel synthetic drugs. . . .

"It is beneath contempt for a President to threaten a worker’s ability to feed their family in order to achieve compliance with his mandates,” said Attorney General Paxton. Despite knowing the federal government lacked the authority to take such drastic measures, Joe Biden ignored the constitutional limits of his power, and worked to coerce over 80 million American workers into taking COVID-19 vaccines with unlawful mandates.

Each year, the nation sets aside time for of "National Police Week" to show special appreciation for Law Enforcement Personnel at all levels of government. We pay tribute to the brave men and women devoted to keeping our communities and families safe, and we remember the sacrifice of the heroes who have given all in the line of duty. We stand with Law Enforcement Officers and oppose efforts to "defund the police."

Street takeovers have recently become common occurrences in Texas. Houston arrests have been made almost weekly in 2023 for street and parking lot takeovers. In 2022, the Harris County D.A. handled 1,000 street racing cases. More recently, on February 18th Austin suffered seven street takeover events in one night. "Our message is clear: If you participate in these criminal acts, we’re going to throw the full weight of the law at you."

"In the two years that President Biden has been in office, there've been over 5 million encounters at the Southern Border, and at least 1.4 million gotaways. That totals nearly 6.5 million people. To put it in perspective… that’s bigger than the population sizes of thirty-three U.S. states. Republicans will not ignore this crisis. We will restore the security of our border," says West Texas Cong. August Pfluger.

“There is a full-on invasion unfolding... the worst illegal immigration in history – 6.5 million people crossing illegally," said Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, as he and Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ted Budd (R-NC) and John Hoeven (R-ND) toured the U.S.-Mexico Border in Brownsville, Texas as Title 42 ended. They toured Camp Monument, where they met with members of both the U.S. Customs & Border Patrol, and Texas National Guard.

It’s past time to stand up for America. ​​​​​​​The alarms are going off, Mr. Biden's asleep, and 5+ million Southern Border illegal crossings are devastating local communities and state resources. House Republicans passed legislation to fix Biden’s broken border policies, restart construction of the border wall, increase hiring of Border Patrol Agents, and end "Catch & Release." America and Texans are tired of shouldering the burden.

This latest version does little to provide meaningful school choice, and legislators deserve to know that it would be vetoed if it reached my desk. Instead, the original House version of the Senate bill provides a more meaningful starting point to begin House-Senate negotiations.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): Israel has taken necessary action against terrorist leaders in the Gaza Strip to protect its citizens and maintain national security. Such Iran-controlled terrorists pose a direct threat not only to Israel but also to the safety and security of the American people.

"Representing more than 40% of our nation's Southern Border, I know firsthand the struggles that Border Communities, Border Patrol Agents & Law Enforcement Officers face each and every day. The "Secure the Border Act" is a step in the right direction and cracks down on false asylum claims while preserving people's rights who're legitimately fleeing persecution to have their day in court.," said Texas border-area Cong. Gonzales following H.R. 2's passage.

The State of Texas is ready to provide all available resources and support for Texans in Hidalgo County as they rebuild and recover from severe storm damage last month,” said Governor Abbott. “This disaster declaration will help those impacted to move forward, recover from property damage, and continue to rebuild from severe storm damage.

Lax – or no border enforcement – means an uptick in drug trafficking & smuggling, and the entry of dangerous individuals with criminal backgrounds. The tragedy in Cleveland, Texas, where a Mexican national with a criminal record and multiple illegal re-entries shot five neighbors "execution style," underscores both the risks of Joe Biden's lack of leadership – and the need to stand for the interests of Texas and its people.

“Our border remains under assault. The resources of U.S. Customs & Border Protection remain under tremendous strain. The 13,000 encounters that're now being experienced every day would be the equivalent of throwing gasoline on an already raging fire,” said the letter that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz signed on to urging President Biden to reverse his decision to end Title 42 on Thursday at 11:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.

H.R. 2, the "Secure the Border Act of 2023," will be considered and debated on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives under a "Closed Rule" which waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, provides that the bill shall be considered as read, and that for consideration of H.R. 1163, the "Protecting Taxpayers & Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act," all points of order against consideration are waived. 

With President Joe Biden ending Title 42 this Thursday, Governor Greg Abbott is enhancing Texas’ unprecedented border security efforts with the tactical deployment of 100s of Texas National Guard soldiers to join the 1,000s already deployed there as part of "Operation Lone Star," serving on the new Border Force for targeted responses as the nation braces for an expected spike in illegal immigration.

Republicans have a plan — the Secure the Border Act of 2023 — to resume border wall construction, upgrade technology, and provide the funding necessary to hire and retain quality Border Patrol Agents. President Biden & Set. Mayorkas' policies have created a national security and humanitarian crisis at our Southern Border. And with Title 42 expiring in just six days, the chaos is only going to get worse.

As the COVID-19 emergency declarations come to a rightful end, Title 42, a public health order that allowed for immigrants to be sent back to their country of origin, is now set to expire next week. Instead of reimplementing policies that work, Biden is pouring United States resources into "regional processing hubs.”

Last week, U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member and Chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, respectively, introduced two bi-partisan national weather bills aimed at modernizing the nation’s weather communication and radio service to help Texans and all Americans stay safe during weather disasters.

In a case with wide-ranging consequences for the State of Texas, Attorney General Paxton successfully stopped the Biden Administration’s judge-shopping efforts and secured the stay of an Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) action that would have imperiled the State’s ability to properly manage its environment.