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Williams: President Biden's Attack on Main Street's Effort to Grow & Stay Competitive

In just two short years, the Biden White House has enacted extensive & burdensome rules – and new bureaucratic paperwork on Small Businesses. Main Street America doesn’t need more burdensome regulations, they need less government and free market policies to help them grow and stay competitive. We cannot allow the Biden Administration to be derelict in their duty.

10.31.2022
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After Record-Breaking Enrollment, Harmony Charter Schools Opens Fall 2023 for New Applications

Harmony offers a free public education with special emphasis on Project-Based STEM Learning, College Prep, Career Readiness, and Character Education to PreK-12 students at 61 campuses statewide.

10.31.2022
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Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick, Speaker Phelan, Senate Finance & House Approps Committee Chairs Announce Additional $875 Million for Critical Public Safety Initiatives

“Securing the safety of our children, and our southern border, are issues of paramount importance,” said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, announcing that $874.6 million will be allocated to the state agencies and programs responsible for addressing these critical issues. “This action ensures Texas is in a strong position to confront the issues head-on during the 2023 Legislative Session.”

10.28.2022
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Bettencourt Champions Texas' Election Integrity Bill: The Law Should be Enforced by All County Election Officials in Texas

"There are 5,000 'private' P.O. boxes in Harris County (Houston) alone, and there were 579 'Registered Voters' at a residence-business address in Wichita Falls," said State Senator Paul Bettencourt, after his Senate Bill 1111 addressing Election Integrity was upheld by the 5h Circuit Court of Appeals to make sure individuals who are registered to vote are registered at the residential address where they actually reside.

10.28.2022
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Pax­ton Stands with Flori­da in Fight Against Big Tech Bannings & Censorship

After an alarming increase in the rate at which social media companies have engaged in censorship – often against conservative points of view – and because of the direct threat such moves pose to American's 1st Amendment rights to free speech, a coalition of states is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure individuals aren’t silenced merely because Big Tech companies disagree with their opinion.

10.28.2022
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In One of the Nation's Most Closely Watched Congressional Races, Candidate Cassy Garcia Votes Early in TX-28

"Together we will fix our economy, secure the border, protect Social Security, bring healthcare to our community, and make history. I know we can do this because I believe in South Texas and America — the place where everything is possible,” said Cassy Garcia after voting earlier today near her home northeast of San Antonio. National analysts are predicting the newly redrawn TX-28 race will be one of the closest in the country.

10.28.2022
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'Discussion's Over' says Bettencourt: Harris County Taxpayers Win, Save Quarter Billion Dollar After Fight

"Discussion Over, Taxpayers Win!" exclaimed Houston-based State Senator Paul Bettencourt – who formerly served as Harris County's Tax Collector-Assessor – adding that "The three member (Democrat) majority on the Commissioners Court finally recognized the obvious. A 'No-New-Revenue-Tax-Rate' will be adopted for all of Harris County's taxing jurisdictions."

10.27.2022
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Gov. Abbott Announces $3.5 Million Job Training Grant to Dallas College

The $3.5 million award will train more than 1,500 employees in construction-related courses to expand their current job responsibilities and increase productivity for employers. 

10.27.2022
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Cong. Mayra Flores Announces $3,937,500 for Port of Harlingen Renovation

​​​​​​​“Given our strategic location on the Gulf Coast, ensuring our ports are running efficiently and at full capacity benefits us all,” said hard-working Congresswoman Mayra Flores (TX-34) while announcing that the U.S. Dept. of Transportation awarded the Port of Harlingen a discretionary grant totaling $3,937,500 to renovate the port’s main dock and related facilities, as well as provide necessary resources to re-compact critical uplands areas.

10.27.2022
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HENDERSON: The Laffer Curve's Alive & Well in California – Which is More than can be said for California

At a 0.0% tax rate, the government would collect zero revenue. As the tax rate rose above zero, the government would collect some revenue. At a 100% tax rate, people would earn zero reported income and the government would collect zero revenue. Voila: we’ve just proved the Laffer Curve.

10.27.2022
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Statewide Elec­tion Integri­ty Team Announced by Pax­ton for 2022 Election

The Texas Attorney General's "Election Integrity Team" has a primary function to serve as a resource for election officials and the public. With agency lawyers, investigators, support staff, as well as resources to ensure the election – which began with early voting on Monday, October 24 – is run transparently and securely, the agency will also monitor alleged violations of the Texas Election Code.   

10.25.2022
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Baptist Ministers Association Endorses Dawn Buckingham for Texas Land Commissioner

"Regardless of race, background, or political party, I want all people of faith to know that I will approach the responsibilities of this office with a servant’s heart and be a Land Commissioner for all Texans,” said Senator Dawn Buckingham after the Baptist Ministers Association of Houston & Vicinity endorsed her for Texas Land Commissioner.

10.25.2022
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Texas Oil & Gas Sector Job Growth Continues During September

"These jobs pay among the highest wages in Texas, and directly contribute to our country's national and energy security," said Todd Staples, president of the Texas Oil & Gas Association after data was released by the Texas Workforce Commission indicating that the upstream oil and natural gas industry's employment ranks grew by 900 jobs from August to September.

10.25.2022
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Pax­ton Takes Action to Low­er Pre­scrip­tion Costs, Pro­tect Con­sumers & Ensure Over­sight of Phar­ma­cy Ben­e­fits

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are corporate administrators of prescription drug benefit programs and serve as the intermediary between drug companies and pharmacies. But state oversight of PBMs is needed to protect consumers. State-level protections have helped safeguard consumers from anti-competitive and abusive trade practices PBMs have engaged in before.

10.24.2022
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Cong. Tony Gonzales Visits Marfa,  Celebrates Blackwell School's Historic Site Legislation Becoming Law

"Designating this important monument as a National Historic Site will ensure the stories and memories of Blackwell students are never forgotten,” said Cong. Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) at a gathering to commemorate the legislation he & Sen. John Cornyn passed and helped get signed into law to designate the Blackwell School a National Historic Site under the National Park Service.

10.24.2022
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CONG. WILLIAMS: Americans Are Seeing 1st Hand Biden's Failure to Safeguard Our Communities, Border

In President Biden's and the Democrat's America, every state in the nation has become a border state thanks to Joe Biden's open-border agenda White House. Fentanyl is now the #1 Killer of young people in America, and its plague in communities continues to escalate across the nation – and Texas.

10.24.2022
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Texas' September Employment Growth Continues, Set Records as Unemployment Ticks Down

The Texas economy has added 721,800 positions since September 2021, and state unemployment declined slightly to 4.0%. “With more than half a million job ads posted right now in Texas, the Texas Workforce Commission remains dedicated to ensuring job seekers have the skills employers need to fill those positions,” said TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel.

10.24.2022
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CRUZ: CDC 'Doesn’t Care,' Votes to Add COVID-19 Vaccine for Schoolchildren Attendence

“The CDC continues to make recommendations that ignore science, erode public trust, and target Americans’ healthcare freedom. Sadly, too many states will wield this recommendation as a mandate to force children to receive the COVID vaccine in order to attend school. The CDC knows this, but doesn’t care," said Sen. Cruz after the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention voted to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the immunization schedule states use to require routine vaccinations for children to attend school.

10.21.2022
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As Biden Allows Crim­i­nal Ille­gal Aliens to Roam Com­mu­ni­ties Across U.S., Pax­ton Fights to Stop Him

“It’s hard to imagine a more dangerous & radical policy than the Biden White House’s decision to allow violent criminals to roam freely in our communities. Congress has mandated that the Executive Branch must detain specific criminal aliens, and when Congress requires the Executive to act, the Executive lacks the authority to disregard that instruction.,” said Texas' Attorney General Ken Paxton.

10.21.2022
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Governor Abbott, TxDOT Break Ground On Loop 1604 North Expansion

As part of the statewide Texas Clear Lanes initiative, the $418 million segment aims to increase mobility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety for Loop 1604 drivers through roadway improvements on more than 2.5 miles at the highly traveled Interstate 10 interchange in northwest Bexar County.

10.21.2022
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