Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on job openings in the Lone Star State and outlined resources for Texans seeking employment due to the economic effects of COVID-19.

The Texas National Guard will be mobilizing more than 1,200 personnel as part of COVID-19 mobile testing teams (MTT) in various parts of the state providing greater access to medical testing.

Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference where he issued three new Executive Orders to begin the process of reopening the State of Texas's economy while revising hospital capacity and certain social distancing guidelines.

“It's absolutely surreal to see Democrat leaders treat support for America's Workers & Small Businesses as something they need to be goaded — goaded into supporting,” said Senate Leader Mitch McConnell incredulously, responding to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments for further delay. "This should be above politics."

The OPEC agreement is welcome news to a crippled energy industry in Texas and throughout the United States.

We're not out of the woods yet, but all over the country hospitalizations & deaths are well below what experts and their models predicted. The president says we need to get the country back to work, that America can't remain closed much longer. But the left is setting impossible standards.

Senator Cruz slammed the Chinese Communist Party for its culpability in allowing the coronavirus to become a global pandemic and vowed to hold Chinese officials accountable for endangering millions of lives around the world.

From March 26th to April 8th the projected number of CoronaVirus deaths dropped from 81,000 to 60,000. The week after, ICU projections were cut in half. Here's why.

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), led a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging them to keep the financial assistance authorized by the CARES Act industry neutral and free of bias.

The bill provides relief to taxpayers and businesses across the country through financial assistance from government grants, low interest loans or tax relief.

The unprecedented number of Texans filing for Unemployment Benefits has overwhelmed the state's call centers and online portal. To help address the backlog and assist residents, effective immediately the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is recommending Texans stagger their call-in and online access based upon each applicant’s area code. (See schedule below.)

Relief checks will come quickly and without hassle--vulnerable seniors and individuals with disabilities at risk should be able to avoid extra paperwork.

Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) will provide more than $168 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits to help Texans during the COVID-19 response.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) urged Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to procure and distribute serological tests to help determine whether an individual has previously contracted and recovered from the coronavirus and enable more Americans to safely return to work.

While 53% of President Trump's backers say they are "very enthused" about his campaign, Joe Biden's 24% represents the lowest level of "strong enthusiasm" for a Democrat in 20 years, says a new ABC News/Washington Post Poll.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) met with President Donald Trump, members of Congress, and business leaders to advocate for the millions of Texans and Americans whose jobs depend on a vibrant energy sector.

With nearly half of America’s workers depending on small businesses for their livelihoods, it’s no wonder that demand for the Paycheck Protection Program has been overwhelming.

Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) joined Greg Groogin on Fox 26 Houston to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the economy, and what we can expect moving forward.

Sen. Cruz in an op-ed discusses how the CARES Act will help small business and in a video explains how small businesses can access guaranteed loans through the newly established Paycheck Protection Program as a part of the CARES Act.