"Texas is a pro-energy state, and we will not sit idly by and allow the Biden Administration to destroy jobs and raise energy costs for Texas families," said Gov. Greg Abbott, wasting no time before signing an "Executive Order" of his own last Thursday to counter the Executive Orders executed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
By signing almost 50 Executive Orders so far, President Joe Biden's knocked American Free Enterprise off the rails and gone full steam ahead with "Democrat Socialism." Over 100,000 American jobs are gone as a result, and that's just for starters.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz introduced the School Security Enhancement Act, legislation that would allow SSAE grants to be awarded to local communities for measures that reinforce evidence-based school safety technology and infrastructure.
When pressed on President Biden's crackdown on the nation's Energy and Oil & Gas Industries, his Energy Secretary nominee, Jennifer Granholm, actually admitted that "some" U.S. jobs may be "sacrificed" in the administration's climate push – she even expressed optimism that the "gains" would ultimately outweigh "the losses."
"Is that the role of America’s U.N. Ambassador – to be cheering on the Chinese Communist Party at the expense of America?” asked Sen. Ted Cruz during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, questioning Linda Thomas-Greenfield, President Biden’s nominee for U.N. Ambassador about her past comments praising the Chinese Communist Party.
While President Biden told Americans that they had “never fully lived up to the Founding Principles of this Nation,” the San Francisco School Board voted to rename 44 schools and remove the names of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and a other historical American figures in a controversial move that’s being followed across the nation. (See Full List of names below.)
“Not only are the 15 major Military Installations and the Army Futures Command located in Texas critical to our nation’s defense, they add $123+ billion to Texas’ economy and support more than 633,000 jobs," said Governor Greg Abbott, announcing a new round of grants from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission’s Economic Assistance Program.
"Washington insiders get taxpayer money, and members of Congress get re-elected, all while the system fails the American people. It’s no wonder that the vast majority of Americans from every political stripe overwhelmingly support Congressional Term Limits," said Sen. Ted Cruz, reintroducing legislation to impose term limits on Members of Congress.
The Congressman leading the charge, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN,) is Chairman of the U.S. House's Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties. He was also a leader in the House's effort, according to his Twitter page, to #ImpeachTrump.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement announcing his Texas Senate committee appointments for the 87th Legislative Session. Lt. Gov. Patrick also appointed the Select Committee on Ports and the Special Committee on Redistricting.
“1,000s of protesters rushed to the Capitol Wednesday night, forcing their way through doors, crawling through windows & jamming corridors.” That's how one newspaper described the storming of the Capitol — not the one in Washington, D.C. last week, but the one in Madison, Wisconsin a decade ago — and Nancy Pelosi supported it.
State Representative Jacey Jetton (R-Sugar Land) announces his first bill designed to secure Texas Elections. This bill will be the first in a series of bills designed to increase election integrity in Texas.
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced that that State of Texas has administered more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine—making Texas the national leader in vaccinations.
“Millions of Americans are fed up with inaction. It’s time to take a stand – we have to make sure our leaders are held accountable," said Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Thursday, announcing she will file Articles of Impeachment against President-elect Joe Biden one day after he is inaugurated.
Truth be known, House Republicans fell just 31,751 votes shy of reclaiming the U.S. House of Representatives in November. This closeness, and the media's lack of coverage of it, reflects two important takeaways from the 2020 Election.
The Texas Senate elected Senator Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) to serve as president pro tempore during the 87th Legislature.
Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference in Arlington where he provided an update on Texas' COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts.
Are you sitting down? A self-described progressive journalist who writes for The New York Times says President Trump was right. "Democrats helped preside over school closures that have devastated millions of families."
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) today launched a COVID-19 Rapid Testing Pilot Program for front line workers at Texas small businesses.
San Antonio is one of six finalists to host the U.S. Space Command Headquarters — the unified combatant command responsible for commanding and controlling space operations by all our military forces. Here's why.