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.

Governor Abbott led a Statewide Weather Call earlier today with more than 350 Local Emergency Response Officials from all regions across Texas – including mayors, county judges, 1st responders & private sector partners – saying, "The State of Texas is using all means necessary to support local community efforts to protect life and property, and it’s essential that communities across the state take proactive measures."

Data released by the Texas Workforce Commission indicates that upstream Oil & Natural Gas industry employment grew in July by 6,800 jobs over June, the second highest monthly increase in data history. Since the low point in employment during September of 2020, industry has added 45,800 Texas upstream jobs, averaging growth of 2,082 jobs per month.

This week marks a terrible milestone: The shameful and botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that allowed the Taliban to reassert control over the country for the first time in 20 years, killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 Afghans in an ISIS orchestrated terrorist attack, damaged relationships with our allies, and made our own country less safe. The legacy media is working hard to sweep its impacts under the rug.

With Mid-Term Elections less than 80 days away, Republicans continue to hold their year-long lead over Democrats and now have a 5% advantage in their bid to recapture Congress – and the GOP's lead in Rasmussen's "Generic Congressional Ballot" poll is now 2% higher than is was last week when they led 46%-43%. Republican's lead is due mainly to a 9% advantage among Independent Voters – and the FBI's damaged standing with Independent Voters.

Property Appraisals are rising amidst a booming Texas economy, but taxpayers can be assured their Property Tax Rates are on the way down to offset the increases. "The Cavalry's coming over the hill for Texas Homesteads this fall. After passage of Props 1 & 2 last May, 3.5 million homesteads will this year pay less on average in school taxes than last year. Over-65 homeowners are frozen this year, but will get an actual property tax cut in 2023," said State Sen. Paul Bettencourt.

200,000 illegal immigrants were encountered at the Southern Border last month – a 325% increase from the average July number under President Trump. This brings the total number of illegal crossings since President Biden took office to over 4.2 million – including 800,000 illegal immigrants. To put that in perspective, that's the size of more than 13% of the population of Texas. Here's the latest figures in perspective.

“This opinion will help create new processes that can be used to verify our elections have been conducted fairly and without any fraud. My office continues to lead from the front and we won’t back down until our elections are completely and totally secure,” said Attorney General Paxton, releasing an office opinion outlining the formal process to establish a crucial new tool in the fight for free and fair elections, and boost confidence in Texas’s elections.

In the first ratings for Schools Districts & Campuses in Texas since 2019 due to COVID-related pauses, Harmony Public Charter Schools – a Texas-born and Texas-wide charter school system with roughly 4,000 school professionals statewide – announced its 7 Central Texas campuses in Austin, Cedar Park and Pflugerville (with two more slated to open in Leander & Georgetown,) continued thier strong STEM-based college readiness learning performance.

Texas employers added 72,800 jobs over the month and for the ninth consecutive month smashed all previous records for total jobs at 13,513,100.

As the effort will require new legislation and would likely not be finalized until the 2023 Legislative Session, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar and Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Joan Huffman voiced strong support for the initiative to exempt feminine hygiene products from State & Local Sales Tax.

After Texas added 72,800 total non-farm jobs in July 2022, for the 9th consecutive month the state has set new employment highs as total non-farm employment reached 13,513,100. Texas has added a total of 736,700 positions since July 2021.

“Housing & Urban Development resources, along with private funds, will not only ensure that our community meets its affordable housing demands, but does so in a way that's beneficial to residents, taxpayers and community stakeholders. This is a win-win for TX-34,” said new (and very active) Congresswoman Mayra Flores, announcing a new $16.5 million dollar, 50 unit housing project for the south Texas border city of Weslaco, Texas.

"We should not ask Austin taxpayers to fund full-time salaries for part-time City Council members whose record of performance is so poor that 56% in the recent Austin Monitor Poll said that Austin is headed in the wrong direction," said the non-partisan Save Austin Now PAC, following a local media report that City Council could be proposing a 40% pay increase for itself, potentially raising pay from $83,158 to $116,688.

Rarely does the average American think of the Internal Revenue Service as a “service” – especially when the Internal Revenue "Service" recently advertised some of its new hiring and job placement opportunities. One of the “Major Duties” caught the eye of many commentators:  “Carry a firearm, and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary,” it read. Presumably because of the uproar, the IRS deleted that line.

“From supporting military readiness, to leading the charge in human space exploration, Texas has played a dynamic role in Civil, Commercial & Defense Collaboration in the Aerospace Industry,” said Cong. Brian Babin after leading the entire Texas Congressional Delegation in a letter to U.S. Air Force Sect. Frank Kendall urging him to consider Texas as a potential base location for the U.S. Space Forces’ Space Training & Readiness Command (STARCOM).

"Parents, teachers, and students deserve to feel safe and secure returning to school this fall, and who better to help spread the message about the iWatchTexas reporting system than 'Texas Ranger' Chuck Norris," said Governor Greg Abbott, launching the Public Service Announcement to promote awareness of the iWatchTexas community reporting system as teachers, students, and faculty return to school for the new school year.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision earlier this summer in the momentous West Virginia v. EPA case marked the second time the Court has rebuked the EPA for its "novel interpretations of the Clean Air Act" to regulate "a significant portion of the American economy." But it's not being heeded by EPA when it comes to its potential adoption of “imprudent and legally flawed” National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

"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.