Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the appointments of Sen. Paul Bettencourt of Houston, Sen. Angela Paxton of McKinney, and Sen. Judith Zaffirini of Laredo to the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding, saying, “Special education is instrumental to Texas’ future, and I am certain these Senators will use their years of experience to make the best recommendations on how to fund public special education in our state.”

​​​​​​​“President Biden’s latest round of flagrant law-breaking includes his Central American Minors Program, which has contributed significantly to many states being forced to take in even more aliens," said Ken Paxton, who along with seven other State Attorneys General filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for its abuse of the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee & Parole Program. "My fellow attorneys general and I are suing to stop it.”

“Food, energy, and housing prices all continue to climb – while working families' income decreases. And inflation is growing at the fastest pace since 1982," said Republican Leader of the Ways & Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX.) "The American people will continue to pay the high price," Brady says.

Sen. Hall and Gen. Norris discussed the Texas National Guard’s ongoing deployment to secure the border in support of Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star.

​​​​​​​"Texas is responding in full force to the Biden Administration's failure to address the disaster at our border – and our efforts are made stronger by collaborating with other state leaders from across the country," said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott today during a Border Security Briefing his office organized and held in the Rio Grande Valley city of Weslaco, Texas. "Like Texas, the attorneys general here today are working night and day to provide the safety and security Americans demand and deserve."

“We had a record-breaking number of illegal aliens apprehended at the Southern Border last year – several on the Terrorist Watchlist," said Texas Cong. Brian Babin, who along with 39 of his Congressional colleagues called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to stop prioritizing the “threat of climate change”... "uphold his oath of office" and focus on the Department’s true mission: Securing the border and protecting against threats to the Homeland.

​​​​​​​“Enough is enough. The Biden administration’s track record on COVID is a disgrace. It’s time for the FDA and the Biden Administration to put the interests of patients first and to stop politicizing COVID,” said Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, calling for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to answer questions after the agency announced limits on use of monoclonal antibody treatments this week.

The Transportation Security Administration – created after the 9/11 attacks by terrorists who boarded airplanes – confirmed on Friday, Jan. 21st that illegal aliens would be allowed to use their Arrest Warrants as a form of acceptable I.D. in order to board planes at airports across the U.S.

While Attorney General Paxton fights and wins in court to stop the flood of illegal aliens, he also released a guidance packet in response to those most common inquiries, which can be found here.  

Sen. Ted Cruz and his Senate Judiciary Committee colleagues are demanding answers to 15 specific questions from F.B.I. Director Christopher Wray, as well as others from President Biden's Homeland Security Sect. Alejandro Mayorkas & Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the terrorist who held four people hostage and targeted the Beth Israel Synagogue Congregation in the DFW suburb of Colleyville, Texas earlier this month.

“Public safety is government’s first responsibility – and there is no greater threat to public safety in Texas right now than the failed, open-border policies of the Biden Administration. The cost to Texans of unchecked drug smuggling and human trafficking is staggering. Texas must secure the border because the Biden Administration will not. The creation of the Senate Committee on Border Security will ensure this remains a top priority of the Texas Senate.”

The percentage of natural gas flared in Texas dropped from a previous record low of 0.20% in September 2021 to a new record low of 0.19% in November.

The rest of the world is envious of the amount of creativity and innovation that seems to happen almost magically in the United States.

Sen. Charles Schwertner (R- Georgetown) and Sen. Cesar Blanco (D- El Paso) were tapped earlier today by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to serve on the Texas Legislative Public Health Oversight Board, which provides oversight for Declarations of Public Health and orders of Public Health Emergencies issued by the Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services.

The country of Ukraine is over 6,000 miles away from Texas, so how does the threat of Russia invading Ukraine impact us here at home? Russia is one of America's top adversaries. Russia wants to undermine our country's national security. And, President Biden is showing weakness in regards to our response with Ukraine.

“On Friday, the LIBRE Initiative endorsed a group of candidates for office. To my surprise, I was listed as one of the candidates. Let me be clear – I did not ask for this endorsement. I completely and unequivocally reject the LIBRE Initiative’s endorsement," said State Representative Tan Parker, who is also a conservative Republican candidate for State Senate District 12 in the DFW area.

​​​​​​​"Nearly 70 years ago, the legislature determined that the power to prosecute election-related crimes should not be left solely in the hands of local elected officials. If the court’s decision stands, certain rogue County and District Attorneys will be allowed to turn a blind eye to election fraud... this is completely unacceptable," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, arguing to allow the Attorney General to continue to be able to enforce Texas' election laws.

“President Biden made it an immediate priority to unwind pressure on Iran and its proxies, including lifting terrorism sanctions – a reckless, self-indulgent and catastrophic move. This predictably caused Iran to escalate its aggression," and "within hours of the Administration’s announcement," broad offenses were launched, said Sen. Cruz, introducing his bill to re-designate the Houthis and their leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

“Oil and natural gas provides over 400,000 direct jobs, and an additional 2.2 indirect jobs elsewhere in the economy for every direct job," said Texas Oil & Gas Association president Todd Staples, as data from the Texas Workforce Commission suggests that upstream employers expanded payrolls by 3,000 jobs in December 2021.