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Congressman Cuellar Applauds Ban on Russian Oil Imports and Calls on President Biden to Increase Domestic Energy Production

U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) joined a letter to the Biden Administration calling for an increase in the production of domestic energy in response to the recent invasion of Ukraine and high prices at the pump.

03.11.2022
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Correcting Biden

The bottom 20 percent had their average tax rate fall from 1.2 percent of income to barely above 0 percent.

03.11.2022
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AG Pax­ton Urges SCO­TUS to Uphold 1st Amend­ment Rights of Pub­lic Employees

Coach Kennedy was fired by the school district for praying alone on a school football field in front of students.  

03.10.2022
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CRUZ: Venezuela Releases 2 U.S. Citizens, Must Immediately Release the Remaining Detained Americans

“I’m very glad to hear of the release of Gustavo Cardenas & Jorge Alberto Fernández. They were unjustly held captive by the Venezuelan government and have endured a nightmarish journey. The regime there must immediately release the remaining, unjustly detained Americans — including the rest of the CITGO 6."

03.10.2022
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BAUER: Now that We're Facing Crippling Energy Costs & Talking 'World War III,' Will American Voters Get Serious?

Vladimir Putin thought his war in Ukraine would be quick. He also believed the Unites States of America and its current Democrat-Socialist "leaders" were decadent, foolish, and would not resist. ​​​​​​​He may be right. We're fighting over pronouns, how many genders there are, we're praising Marxist theories called "Critical" Race Theory and applauding those who protest our National Anthem. Its simply insane.​​​​​​​

03.09.2022
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Pax­ton Files Law­suit Against Biden Admin­is­tra­tion in Defense of the Safe­ty and Well­be­ing of Texas Children

Doctors, medical providers, and other related medical staff who report “sex change” procedures and the administration of puberty blockers to minors as “child abuse” may violate federal law—even though state law says that such procedures can, in fact, constitute “child abuse.”   

03.09.2022
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Governor Abbott Directs TEA To Create Task Force Addressing Staffing Shortages Across Texas

This task force should work diligently to ensure that best practices and resources for recruitment and retention are provided to districts to ensure the learning environment of Texas students is not interrupted by the absence of a qualified teacher.

03.09.2022
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Gov. Abbott Adopts New Rules to Defund Municipalities that 'Defund Police'

​​​​​​​"My office’s adoption of these new rules will prevent cities from making reckless and downright dangerous decisions to defund the police, ensuring a safer future for Texans all across the Lone Star State," said Gov. Greg Abbott, announcing new Texas Administrative Code Rules via the Governor's Public Safety Office (PSO) to prevent municipalities from defunding their police forces.

03.08.2022
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TXOGA Launches New Website to Boost Information Sharing and Educate on Benefits of Industry

The Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) launched a fresh new look to its website to enhance user experience and continue to serve as a trusted resource for public, press and regulatory and legislative officials seeking to learn more about the oil and natural gas industry in Texas.

03.08.2022
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Gov. Abbott Marks 1 Year Anniversary of 'Operation Lone Star': Texas DPS & National Guard Fight to Secure Border

"Within weeks of taking office President Biden turned our Southern Border into a porous mess where criminal aliens wandered across the Rio Grande River without anyone to interdict them. I refused to stand by and let our state be overrun by criminals and deadly drugs. We launched Operation Lone Star to do the job that Washington, D.C. would not," said Gov. Greg Abbott, noting Texas' March 4th, 2021 launch to secure the border.

03.07.2022
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Texas Energy Regulator Wayne Christian to President Biden: 'It’s simple, NOW is the time.'

​​​​​​​“NOW is the time to unleash American Oil & Gas Production,” said Texas Railroad Commission Chair Wayne Christian. "​​​​​​​Putin’s Russia should be cut off completely — we don’t need their oil, gas or anything else. For the future of our allies and the safety of our nation, end the anti-oil-&-gas rhetoric and policies so domestic producers have certainty to increase production here at home," wrote Christian his letter to President Biden.

03.07.2022
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CRUZ: After Call with Ukrainian President, ​​​​​​​"The United States Should Immediately Implement an Oil & Gas Embargo on Russia"

“President Zelenskyy told us his top priority is that the Ukrainians need to take back their skies, which are being used by Putin to wage war against cities and murder civilians. The United States and our allies should move immediately to provide them – above all else – with fighter jets, as well as with Stingers and other anti-aircraft assets. It is incumbent Putin does not have resources he needs to fund his war machine."

03.07.2022
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UPDATE: All 31 Texas Senators Have Now Unanimously Joined Sen. Bettencourt's Bi-partisan Effort for Texas Disinvestment of Possible Russian-Based Investments

"Our Texan Hearts go out to those Ukrainians fighting for their freedom as Texans once did – especially on this day, March 2nd, Texas Independence Day – and we must take steps to protect Texas' Taxpayer Assets from Totalitarian Regimes that go to war against and invade neighboring Democracies without reason or provocation," said State Sen. Paul Bettencourt Friday, after all 31 of his State Senate colleagues had co-signed his letter to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick requesting an "Interim Charge" study to determine how and where State Government Assets may be at risk due to the Russian invasion.

03.04.2022
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HEGAR: Texas Sales Tax Revenue Up 20.5% since February 2021, Show Solid Economic Growth Across State

"Receipts from restaurants continued to see double-digit gains compared to last year, and are well above pre-pandemic levels. And in the Retail Trade Sector, double-digit growth continued in home improvement and electronic shopping," said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar earlier today, noting that Texas' State Sales Tax Revenue – a respected indicator of the economy's direction – for February totaled $3.23 billion.

03.04.2022
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C’mon Man: Joe Biden Doesn’t Even Understand Inflation

One advantage of President Biden’s age should be that he at least remembers the inflation crisis of the 1970s – the factors that led to it, the efforts that failed to cure it, and the cure that finally succeeded in bringing inflation under control. There's no solution to inflation other than reining in loose money and enduring the economic pain that result. But, Joe Biden apparently can’t remember.

03.04.2022
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54% of Voters Rate Biden’s Response to Putin Invasion 'Ineffective,' 84% Think Gas Prices Keep Climbing says Rasmussen

The latest Rasmussen Polls show both an increasingly grave level of concern on the part of the nation's citizens – and an increasingly disastrous result for Joe Biden and the Democrat Party he leads among Independent Voters. Most "Likely U.S. Voters" don't believe Mr. Biden's insistence on using "Economic Sanctions" to alter President Putin's aggression are enough, or will stop further invasion into Ukraine.

03.03.2022
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UPDATE: 29 Senators Now Back Sen. Bettencourt's Bi-partisan Effort for Texas Disinvestment of Possible Russian-Based Investments

"Our Texan Hearts go out to those Ukrainians fighting for their freedom as Texans once did, especially on this day, March 2nd, Texas Independence Day – and we must take steps to protect Texas' Taxpayer Assets from Totalitarian Regimes that go to war against and invade neighboring Democracies without reason or provocation," said State Sen. Paul Bettencourt Wednesday, after a total of 29 (out of 31) State Senators signed on to his letter to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick requesting an "Interim Charge" study to determine how and where State Government Assets may be at risk due to the Russian invasion.

03.02.2022
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Comptroller Hegar Kicks Off Broadband Listening Tour to Address Internet Access Across Texas

“When my agency was tasked with creating Texas’ first-ever Broadband Development Office and bringing reliable high-speed internet to every corner of the state, we knew we couldn’t do it alone,” said Comptroller Glenn Hegar as he began his tour to gather citizen's input to help guide the strategic vision of Texas’ new Broadband Development Office (BDO).

03.01.2022
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Henderson: How Low Will the Tax Rate Competition Between States Go?

Its been true for some time that eight U.S. states have no personal income tax. Those states, from west to east, are: Alaska, Washington, Nevada, Wyoming, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee & Florida. And since workers tend to want to move to no income tax states like Texas and Florida, others like North Carolina, Mississippi, Arizona and Louisiana want some of that action.

03.01.2022
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