"The sharpest increase from a year ago was once again in Oil & Gas Mining, but receipts from construction, manufacturing and wholesale trade were also up by double digits for the 8th consecutive month," said Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, announcing that Texas' State Sales Tax Revenues jumped 14.7% from the same period in July 2021, and represent the highest monthly tax collections on record.

"I was proud to fight for the needs of Texans and make sure that the Houston and Corpus Christi Communities have the resources they need to further economic development and public safety," said Sen. Ted Cruz after voting for the 2022 Water Resources Development Act, which he and his staff worked to ensure included numerous provisions benefitting Texas. Here's a list of the pro-Texas provisions included.

​​​​​​​“No matter how many laws you pass, criminals, drug dealers and human traffickers will always break the law. The only thing liberals are doing is endangering mothers, fathers, children and entire communities. This type of legislation isn't about banning a certain type of firearm, its about taking away the rights of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves," said new South Texas Congresswoman Myra Flores.

"Responsible governance of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) is of the utmost importance for our Coastal Communities, and I'm confident these Senators will focus their attention on this oversight task," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, announcing the appointments of the following Texas Senators to the Windstorm Insurance Legislative Funding and Funding Structure Oversight Board.

Spending $2.3 billion on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program at a time of historically high inflation is irresponsible – and adds to the ever-increasing pain Americans are feeling in their pocketbooks, says Paxton.

“I wish the White House had a vaccine for ‘denial,’ because their in denial about the recession, worker shortages, and inflation. Who in their right mind raises taxes heading into a recession? To me this seems very deceptive. They'd taken Tax Hikes off the table, and now they’ve put them back on – that’s $300 billion landing on U.S. companies that employ American workers and that build things in America,” said Cong. Kevin Brady.

China's President Xi Jinping delivered a fierce warning to President Joe Biden this morning during a two-hour phone call, telling him, "Those who play with fire will get burned. We hope the U.S. side can see this clearly," as tensions between the two super-powers approach a boiling point while the White House braces for a potential military response to Nancy Pelosi's upcoming trip to Taiwan.

While a new Rasmussen Reports National Survey shows that barely 1-in-5 of "Likely U.S. Voters" think it would be good for Democrats to have President Biden seek re-election in 2024, most believe Republicans are headed for victory this November. And, with 46% Strongly Disapproving of Mr. Biden 's job and just 19% Strongly Approving, his Presidential Approval Index clocks in at a -27.

"Texas has been the nation's top exporter of semiconductors and other electronic components for 11 years in a row, solidifying 'Made in Texas' as a powerful global brand and a beacon of innovation. Congress has an opportunity to unlock even greater economic potential for Texas and the U.S. by passing the CHIPS Act of 2022, and I call on Congress to do so without further delay," said Gov. Abbott.

Texas added 82,500 total nonfarm jobs in June 2022, the largest over-the-month job gain yet in 2022. For the eighth consecutive month, the state set new employment highs as total nonfarm employment reached 13,431,100.

Ensuring our state’s finite water supplies meet future demand requires strategic planning and collaborative efforts from Texas citizens and every level of government. 

Governor Greg Abbott Wednesday issued a statement following Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.'s ("Samsung") decision to potentially increase their historic investment in Texas to include 11 new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Taylor and Austin.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz responded to the decision by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to take action against the Mexican government for undermining U.S. Energy Producers in violation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Oklahoma-led petition for rulemaking asking the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to repeal regulations that unlawfully delegate Emergency-Declaration Authority to the World Health Organization.

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is currently accepting applications to serve on the Advisory Committee of the Purchasing from People with Disabilities Program, also known as the "Works Wonders Program."

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the appointments of Aaron Alejandro, of Wichita Falls, Sheri Bonds, of Taylor, and Dr. Michael Webster, of Houston, to the Industry-Based Certification Advisory Council

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed an amendment Senator Curz authored requiring the State Department to produce a detailed report on efforts by the government of Venezuela to detain United States citizens, after public reports that the Venezuelan regime has recently seized additional American hostages.

Critical fire danger and widespread drought conditions have resulted in multiple wildfires continuing to burn across Texas, including the Chalk Mountain Fire in Somervell County and the 1148 Fire in Palo Pinto County.

Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns at 2021-22 prices in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state's prepaid college tuition program. "Newborns are children younger than 1 year of age at the time of enrollment. *

Instead of briefing our committee on the attacks and the planned assailants, DHS has decided to withhold information on terror plots from Congress unless we obtain privacy release waivers from the suspected “criminal non-citizens” involved.