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.

The Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program supports students committed to their education and military service. Rep. Jetton is now accepting applications from students in House Dist. 26 for the Scholarship Program.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding their use of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to require hospitals to perform abortions.

TWC awarded South Texas College a $204,058 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant to help the school purchase and install equipment. South Texas College will initially provide 130 students with training for careers as Architectural and Civil Drafters, with additional students to be trained in the future.

The world is more dangerous than ever, and I am dead set on fulfilling my highest Constitutional duty to provide for America’s common defense. I strongly support this bipartisan legislation, which authorizes our national defense, to fully fund our military and keep our nation safe.  

The findings in their investigative report are beyond disturbing and raise serious concerns about the response that day. There are critical changes needed as a result of the Texas House’s findings.

This fiscal year the oil production tax is estimated to have grown by 91.8 percent, while the natural gas production tax is estimated to have grown by an eye-popping 266.8 percent. Further, Texas oil and natural gas activity has been a significant factor in the 23.6 percent increase in sales tax collections.

"Because of President Biden's open border policies, deadly fentanyl is flooding America – with enough lethal doses seized to kill almost every man, woman & child in the nation," said Gov. Abbott earlier today from the Dept. of Public Safety's (DPS) Region II Headquarters in Houston, highlighting Texas' efforts to try and stop the growing fentanyl crisis ravaging Texas and the nation.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today revised the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE) upward, increasing his November estimate of General Revenue-related (GR-R) funds available for certification by $13.75 billion.

“At a time of skyrocketing inflation and record gas prices, it's inexplicable that President Biden would allow oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be exported to China. It's a threat to our National Security – he's drained SPRO to its lowest level since 1986 – and the Chinese Communists are stockpiling it for their own strategic use. The Biden White House is aiding their effort,” said Sen. Cruz.

“To ban a substance that's been used for decades – based on data that's both underdeveloped & obsolete – reflects a rush to judgment that we fear will have long-term consequences, not just on the economy but on the safety of Americans,” read the letter Texas Att. Gen. Ken Paxton led with a 12-state coalition challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest regulatory plan.

The $208,741 grant will help the school purchase and install medical equipment to initially train 250 students for careers in nursing and emergency medicine.

As inflation and the latest Consumer Price Index jumped by a 40 year record 9.1% during the past 12 months – and as the last half of the mid-term election year approaches – the federal government also announced American's wages have dropped 4.8% since Joe Biden took office. "Raising taxes while we face a recession is crazy – and will drive prices even higher," said House Ways & Means Committee member Kevin Brady.

"The sheer number of people coming across the border are keeping Border Patrol from their primary job. The crisis isn't getting better because the Biden White House simply isn't enforcing the law," said Sen. John Cornyn, announcing that he and Sen. Ted Cruz will be leading colleagues James Lankford (OK,) Joni Ernst (IA,) John Barrasso (WY,) and Ron Johnson (WI) on a Rio Grande Valley Tour this weekend to survey the current damage.