“To put it into perspective, only five times since 1988 has the rate of growth in Texas’ All Funds tax collections exceeded the prior fiscal year by double digits — and those increases ranged from 10 to 13%. This year’s rate of growth was almost double the previous high in that time, said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar earlier today, releasing totals for Fiscal Year 2022's state revenues, while also announcing the monthly state revenues for August.

“Congrats to everyone who didn't have college debt before. Now you do!" Is there a more succinct way to show the blatant injustice of Joe Biden’s election year politics? If you or your kids went to college and didn’t take out loans, that doesn’t matter. You’re still on the hook for the new federal debt Biden created when he announced he's "forgiving" what amounts to $2,100 dollars of indebtedness for every one of us regular ol' Americans.

“Joe Biden may have declared war on American energy independence, but we’re fighting back and we’re winning in court,” said Texas' Attorney General Paxton after a Federal Judge in Louisiana sided with Texas and 12 other states in a Louisiana-led lawsuit, issuing a permanent injunction against the Biden White House’s illegal moratorium on Oil & Gas Leasing on Federal Public Lands and Offshore Waters. Here's the details.

Up to $90,000,000 is available in total OPSG funding for FY2022, including $39,875,000 for the state of Texas. OPSG funds are allocated based on the risk to the security of the border.

As a summer of dryness and lack of rain unfolded across Texas the past few months, there have been some entities encouraging the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) to immediately begin updating its "Water Management Plan" two and a half years ahead of scheduled, and before any of the triggers warranting an update were met. To reassure Texans who depend on water from the Highland Lakes and the Lower Colorado River, our water situation and drinking water supply is in good shape.

New York City's mayor has long talked about being a “Sanctuary City” that welcomed illegal immigrants with warm hospitality. But talk is cheap. When pressed to fulfill such ill-considered policies, Mayor Adams condemns anyone demanding he to walk the walk. Texas has now bused over 7,400 illegal immigrants to our nation's capital since April, and over 1,500 migrants to New York City since August 5th, 2022. Worst of all is Adams’ hypocrisy.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken calling for the State Department to expeditiously impose the sanctions mandated by Congress on Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her immediate family members.

“Cryptocurrency frequently appears in the news, but what it is and how it is used still remains a mystery to many Texans,” said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. Even though more Americans are familiar with cryptocurrency — only about 48% of respondents in 2015 reported even having heard about bitcoin — skepticism is growing. Critics have called cryptocurrency a scam, a pyramid scheme and much more. 

"A year ago Joe Biden gave Afghanistan to the Taliban. Now he intends to give a nuclear arsenal to Iran. We know that'll be catastrophic to our own national security, to our allies, and to the safety of Americans. When the Ayatollah chants ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel,’ he means it," said Texas Sen. Ted Cruz following statements by the Biden White House that they are prepared to accept Iran’s terms for a "new" nuclear deal.

After Texas lost nearly 1,700 citizens to fentanyl-related deaths in 2021 alone – and as deadly drugs like fentanyl increasingly pour across Joe Biden’s open Southern Border – Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new round of state responses to combat drug overdoses during an Overdose Awareness Day Event where he met with a group of parents, spouses, siblings, children and friends affected by the growing epidemic of opioid overdose deaths.

Available through the "Operation Stonegarden" Grant Program – a grant program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security geared towards enhancing border security – the funding announcement comes during the same week the hard-charging, South Texas Border Congresswoman held a Law Enforcement Roundtable with several law enforcement jurisdictions and U.S. Custom & Border Protection Officials.

The Texas Veterans Land Board has recognized the Navajo Marines who transmitted messages in their native language during WWII to confuse Japanese codebreakers. From 1942 to 1945 every single “island-hopping” battle involved Navajo Code Talkers, and Japanese Intelligence never broke their code. The language is incredibly complex, has no alphabet – and were it not for the Navajos the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima.

It's estimated that one of The Left's latest tactics – called Environmental, Social & Governance, or ESG – has taken 90% of the potential investments for reliable oil and gas produced energy off the table over the last five years. In response, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian passed an Anti-ESG Resolution at the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission, and championed passage of Texas’ new laws to fight ESG's use last session.

"Because your administration has very little [time] remaining, you refuse to deliberate or halt this ‘discretionary’ action despite the adverse impacts on Americans. If those impacts are irrelevant to your administration, be honest and tell us," said Gov. Abbott, responding to the Biden White House's proposed "discretionary redesignation" of the Permian Basin by the EPA – possibly jeopardizing a quarter of the nation’s gas supply, and sending prices at the pump skyrocketing.

Congresswoman Flores met with Executive Director, Mr. Homero Martinez III, Chief of Staff, Dr. Jennifer Wood, Associate Director, Ms. Yuri Gonzales, and ADPCS/Nurse Executive, Ms. Rebeca Buhidar. The tour of the medical center included visits to both administrative areas and medical areas.

"We’re not going to allow left-wing bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. to transform our Texas Hospitals & Emergency Rooms into walk-in abortion clinics, and the decision last night proves what we knew all along: the law is on our side. ​​​​No matter how many backdoors Joe Biden attempts to go through to illegally force abortions in Texas, I will fight back to defend our pro-life laws – and Texas mothers and children,” said Attorney General Paxton after a Federal Judge ruled in Texas' favor.

"This burdens hard-working Americans with debts they didn’t take on themselves. This will cost every American taxpayer an average of $2,100. It's a gut punch to every hard working single mother who worked double shifts to pay for her education, to every parent who borrowed against their home to send their kids to college, and to every American who sacrificed to make responsible decisions or Veterans who risked their lives to earn the G.I. Bill," said Cruz.

“Angie Chen Button is a go-getter in the Texas House, with a strong track record of delivering for her constituents and the people of Texas,” said House Speaker Dade Phelan, announcing a partnership with the Texas Realtors Association's political action committee, TREPAC, that is contributing a combined $50,000 to support State Representative Button's re-election campaign efforts in State House District 112. 

In what were called "explosive comments" last summer, House Speaker Pelosi told reporters President Biden did not have the authority to cancel student loan debt. "He can postpone [payments] ... but he does not have that power [of debt forgiveness]," said Pelosi. So, why today is the kid from an upper-middle class family whose parents make up to $125,000 a year – or $250,000 for married couples – deserve debt relief when working-class families who couldn’t afford college and didn't go get nothing? 

​​​​​​​“The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has become more and more aggressive in implementing a political agenda, untethered from its statutory mission. Beyond the legal problems, the Proposed Rule worryingly ignores the interests of everyday Americans," wrote Texas' Attorney General Ken Paxton and 20 other states, saying they believe this represents another thinly-veiled attempt by the Biden White House to target the energy and other industries vital to the American people.