"Dedicating almost a decade to public service that's yielding results for Texans, Caroline has deep roots in her community and is in tune with the needs of House District 52 – which will make her an effective member of the Texas House,” said Speaker Dade Phelan, as he and the Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC announced their matching financial support for Republican Caroline Harris in the north-Austin based district.

"State agencies are monitoring the developing weather conditions along the coast and preparing comprehensive response measures. I urge Texans in these regions to remain weather-aware and follow the direction of local authorities," said Gov. Greg Abbott, as the National Weather Service's forecasts show large areas of 1 to 4 inches of rainfall, with some South Texas areas potentially receiving 4 to 6 inches of rain.

“I may be new to Congress, but anyone who thinks its a good idea to inject $745 billion dollars into an economy that's already suffering from record high inflation, should think again. Clearly the attitude of the Biden Admin and liberals in Congress is, ‘Can’t afford Food, Gas, or Medicine? Too bad – enjoy your Tax Audit,’” said Congresswoman Flores, noting that $1.3 billion to boost luxury electric car sales won't help her constituents.

"If the mayors of America’s most populous city, and the nation’s capital, are complaining about a few 1,000 migrants, imagine what Texas' small border communities face. As Mayors Adams & Bowser have both recently acknowledged, the border crisis demands immediate and decisive action – so I ask them to call on President Biden to honor his duty to preserve America’s national security," said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

"Having a stable U.S. food supply is vital to national security. This additional beef processing facility in Texas will help meet consumer demand for quality protein for the family dinner table," said State Rep. Four Price of Amarillo, as Gov. Abbott announced the new plant will harvest 3,000 cattle per day and sell beef and beef byproducts both in and out of Texas – keeping hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas.

The Historical Imaged Annual Production Records database includes oil production dating back to 1931, and gas production going back to 1937. More than 1,300 rolls of microfilm – containing about 2.2 million images housed in the Texas Railroad Commission’s Central Records Office – were digitized to provide easy access to the vast amount of information held by the RRC, which was founded in 1891..

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in conjunction with Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the Asylum Accountability Act.

With increased fire potential worsened by excessively dry conditions, the Governor is directing the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy state resources in collaboration with the Texas A&M Forest Service.

“The improvement of the Commerce Street Corridor is just one more example of how we are working together to ensure our district remains the best place to live, work, and play in the state of Texas,” said Congresswoman Myra Flores, announcing that the City of Harlingen's "Commerce Street Corridor" has been awarded a discretionary grant totaling $5,020,730 from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission are focusing their efforts across the state to ensure alcohol is sold safely and responsibly during the busy back-to-school season.

"This is one of the most out-of-touch, elitist statements I've ever heard," said one response to President Biden's claim that Americans experienced "0% inflation" in July, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Consumer Prices jumped 8.5% in the past 12 months, down from the previous month's 9.1% record increase. Another said the White House was "Lying to everyone," as the price of food saw its largest 12-month increase since May 1979​​​​​​​.

With $4 a gallon gas, inflation at 40-year highs, and two straight quarters of economic recession, D.C. Democrats fast-tracked partisan legislation that will stifle the economy, kill jobs, hike taxes, and increase energy costs said Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian following the Senate's passage of the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.”

“When this map is complete, the Broadband Development Office along with community leaders and members of the public will be able to extract information from the map to better understand the needs of their regions and make better decisions establishing programs related to broadband development,” said Comptroller Glenn Hegar of the agency's effort to determine where to invest public funding as it implements the Texas Broadband Plan.

“We will take this fight to all those who assist or enable these scam calls. If the telecom industry refuses to create and comply with reasonable regulations, our Task Force will demand compliance,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announcing that Texas had joined a Nationwide Anti-Robocall Task Force to take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for a majority of robocalls in the United States.

“This bill represents the most significant assault on U.S. energy production the Senate has ever considered. It's designed to dramatically increase gas prices consumers are paying, and permanently harm U.S. oil and gas production. There is however, one group Senate Democrats do not oppose having more oil – the Chinese Communists," said Sen. Cruz on the Senate Floor, trying to block the effort to sell our emergency crude oil stockpile – the Strategic Petroleum Reserve – to China.

Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps left by the Biden White House's refusal to secure the border. Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border, stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas, and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior. Here's the latest.

"In addition to Washington, D.C., New York City is the ideal destination for these migrants who can receive the abundance of City Services & Housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the "Sanctuary City." I hope he follows through on his promise of welcoming all migrants with open arms so that Texas' overrun and overwhelmed border towns can find relief," said Gov. Abbott early Friday morning.

​​​​​​​“Property taxes are out of control, inflation is making it harder to pay them, and Texans need tax cuts – not tax hikes.  A vote for any rate higher than the ‘no-new-revenue’ rate is a vote to increase taxes," said State Rep. Brian Harrison, sending letters to the taxing entities in House District 10 asking that they adopt the “no-new-revenue” tax rate.

Just days before the 2022-2023 school year begins for many families across the state, Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan and State Representatives Ron Reynolds (House Dist. 27,) and Jacey Jetton (House Dist. 26) led a briefing for local news media to highlight and update them on the new safety and security measures that will help ensure children's safety in the Fort Bend schools.

“While Mr. Biden continues to make up rules that are unconstitutional, I'll keep holding him accountable. I will not allow his administration to threaten doctors and hospitals with this unlawful mandate,” said Attorney General Ken Paxton, filing a motion to stop the Biden effort that would require Texas hospitals & doctors to perform abortions as a condition of receiving Medicare & Medicaid funding.