“While Mr. Biden continues to make up rules that are unconstitutional, I'll keep holding him accountable. I will not allow his administration to threaten doctors and hospitals with this unlawful mandate,” said Attorney General Ken Paxton, filing a motion to stop the Biden effort that would require Texas hospitals & doctors to perform abortions as a condition of receiving Medicare & Medicaid funding.

Its estimated that Texas shoppers will save $112 million in State & Local Sales Taxes during this weekend's Back-to-School "Sales Tax Holiday," when qualifying items can be purchased tax free in-person in stores, online or by telephone, by mail or custom order, or any other means. Save money on clothes, school supplies, and more. Here's the list.

South Texas Congressmen Tony Gonzales & Henry Cuellar introduced the "Reducing Excessive Vetting Authorities to Maintain our Ports (REVAMP) Act" earlier this week to allow U.S. Customs & Border Protection to conduct minor repairs at land ports and eliminate wasteful government red tape. A similar bi-partisan bill was introduced by Senators James Lankford & Sen. Krysten Sinema.

On page 39 of the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” – the one Sen. Joe Manchin was recently persuaded to back – is the statement: "Nothing in this subsection is intended to increase taxes on any taxpayer with a taxable income below $400,000.” But, the corporate tax increases elsewhere in the bill absolutely will increase taxes for most people making under $400,000.  

As 8,400 pounds of fentanyl have been seized by U.S. Border Patrol thus far in Fiscal Year 2022 – double the total seized in all of Fiscal Year 2020 – Congresswoman Mayra Flores (TX-34,) along with Congressmen Dave Joyce of Ohio, Susie Lee of Nevada, and Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, introduced the "Advanced Border Coordination Act."

“I am proud to announce a major win for Texas, and will continue to hold opioid manufacturers responsible for deceiving patients and the medical community while ensuring the victims of this tragic epidemic receive the assistance they need,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announcing for the second time this week that he and a bipartisan group of A.G.'s had reached an agreement to address the nation's growing opioid crisis.

Senator Ted Cruz has announced that he introduced a bill to reimpose "Terrorism Sanctions" on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) – as well as on a group of 7 individuals affiliated with the group – re-designating the FARC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. The bill is co-sponsored by Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

"It's imperative that every family across our state has access to nutritious food," said Governor Greg Abbott. "Through the extension of emergency SNAP benefits and the work of HHSC, we are ensuring Texans have the resources they need to stay healthy," Abbott announced, after the Texas Health & Human Services Commission received U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval to extend the maximum.

“Texas' all-time monthly records for oil and natural gas production tax collections were shattered again in July, reminding Texans of the vast benefits our state enjoys as the top producing state in the nation. These benefits extend beyond Texas’ borders, as our nation enjoys the advantages of homegrown, clean, American energy that's meeting our energy needs,” said the Texas Oil & Gas Association's Todd Staples.

After advising New York City's Mayor last month to direct his complaints over Texas' efforts to secure its Southern Border to President Biden for refusing to secure the Southern Border, and after additional complaints from Washington, D.C.'s Mayor Muriel Bowser, Gov. Greg Abbott this week sent a letter to both mayors inviting them to visit Texas’ Southern Border to see the humanitarian crisis firsthand.

“Pharmaceutical companies like Teva must be held accountable for their role in this devastating epidemic. We expect this settlement to make a crucial difference in preventing fatal overdoses and treating opioid addiction disorder. This settlement is a major win, and a step closer to helping people overcome opioid addiction,” said Attorney General Ken Paxton.

"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.