Governor Greg Abbott announced an expansion by Sika Corporation in Sealy as a qualified project under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program. Sika will expand its manufacturing operations of PVC single-ply commercial roofing membranes in Austin County. The project represents more than $90 million in capital investment and will create 60 jobs.
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Budd (R-NC) yesterday introduced the Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act, which would close a loophole in current law to prohibit illegal aliens from possessing firearms or ammunition provided to them by a government entity, such as a police department. Additional cosponsors include U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
The first year of the second Trump Administration has been about getting this country back on track – restoring law and order at our border, a strong military, and a resilient economy. I was proud to hear the President lay it out clearly. America is stronger when we stand firm, secure our homeland, back the men and women who wear the uniform, and unleash the full strength of our economy.
The Texas Coastal Roundup will take place at East Beach, also known as R.A. Apffel Park, in Galveston and is a free, family-friendly event that will showcase the work the GLO, area organizations, and other state and federal agencies do to protect the Texas coast. Attendees will get to interact with ocean critters, see interactive exhibits and demonstrations, and pick up tons of free educational swag. There will also be a kid zone, door prize drawings, face painters, and food trucks. Free and paid parking is available onsite.
It truly is something to behold, the way President Donald Trump plays these Democrats like a cat swats around a mouse. The only difference in that dynamic is that the mouse can’t help itself; it doesn’t know it’s being played. Democrats…well, maybe they are only as smart as a mouse. It’s tough to know. The only things that can be known are just how pathetic Democrats are, and Donald Trump lives rent-free in their head, their dreams and in every breath they take.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced MP Materials Corp. will expand its presence in Texas and establish a rare earth magnet manufacturing campus in Northlake that will create more than 1,500 new jobs and represents more than $1.25 billion in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $12,880,500 has been extended to MP Materials for the development of the campus’ corporate operations.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026. This bipartisan legislation would amend the existing Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program to speed up benefit determinations and extend benefits to additional public safety officers.
The Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program has reached the midway point of its six-week family application window, with more than 130,000 student applications already submitted and more than 2,000 schools signed up to participate. Those numbers continue to rise daily. The family application period opened Feb. 4 and will close March 17, leaving three weeks remaining for families to apply.
So out of nowhere, the public's warned that a scorching planet earth will be inundated by rising seas in a mere decade. Or that millions of transgender youth are our next civil rights frontier. Neither come true – nor ever were true – so how do such crazy bouts of madness so quickly become policy, law, and the status quo? There's usually a multi-step process to these self-destructive fits of insanity being accepted – or jammed down our throats.
Well, its a Big Week with the "State of the Union," a continuing Government Shutdown, a potential conflict in Iran, and each Friday veteran radio voices Jim Cardle & Lynn Woolley – along with Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Sherry Sylvester – break down the biggest political "Winners & Losers" on Austin’s Talk 1370 Radio. Now they’re bringing the conversation to Austin LIVE, unpacking who’s got the latest Mojo, who’s stuck in the mud – and why it all matters. RSVP HERE.
Congress – exercising its Constitutional Authority to set the times, places, and manner of Federal Elections – designated one Federal Election Day, argue Sen. Cornyn and his fellow Senators, underscoring that states are not free to hold “rolling elections” by counting late-arriving ballots days or weeks after Election Day. States that do so clearly violate the certainty, finality, and trust Congress intended by having Nationwide Elections take place on one set date.
While many students use artificial intelligence to create cartoon portraits or edit a paper, Lucas Tudor is using it to change lives. The 10-year-old 5th-grader at Harmony Science Academy-Leander recently earned 1st Place at his Campus Science Fair and a 1st-place ribbon at the Greater Austin Regional Science & Engineering Fair (GARSEF.) He's developing AI-powered computer vision glasses, A Eyes, designed to help children with visual impairments navigate daily activities and improve their quality of life.
Sometimes what people say reveals their true character. Other times, what they threaten reveals the Soul of a Movement. Recent comments by former Obama & Biden official Susan Rice — which are being repeated and amplified by her Democrat allies — reveal not just political rancor, but a startling willingness by The Left to endorse political retribution against American citizens simply for holding different views. And they're not policy disagreements – they're veiled threats.
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) to enhance Public Safety & Homeland Security Operations across Texas in response to escalating Mexican Cartel violence that poses a growing threat to American civilians. Gov. Abbott urged Texans currently in Mexico, as well as those with family members or friends traveling there, to closely follow warnings from the U.S. State Dept. amid ongoing security operations, road blockages, and criminal activity across Mexico.
Presidents are meant to lead on trade and protect our economy, not unelected judges. The Supreme Court of the United States recently blocked a key tariff tool used by President Donald Trump, undercutting executive authority at a critical moment for American workers and businesses. This ruling is deeply disappointing. Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch, sided with the Court’s left wing.
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is launching the Child Care Business Support initiative to strengthen the vital role that child care businesses play in our communities. Through this initiative, child care providers will gain access to expert guidance and training that will help them overcome challenges and more effectively support children and families across the state.
The recent Democratic polling for Election 2028 has been posted. There’s a field, although not a very compelling one. Some governors in blue states that people can’t flee from fast enough, progressive twits who can’t speak English all that well, and some would-be moderates hoping to recoup the working classes that broke for Trump and the Republicans in 2016 and 2024. And then there’s California Gavin Newsom. Is he the new thing that Democrats are looking for to lead them into 2028?
Democrat lawmakers – facing continued & growing pressure from their far-left Socialist-Democrat base – have announced that their latest plan to contrast themselves with Republicans and President Trump will be to hold a counter-rally during President Trump's "State of the Union" address to the Nation this coming Tuesday, Feb. 24th. The "counter-rally" will be hosted by the liberal-left mobilization group MoveOn.org, along with progressive media company Meidas Touch, and other "coalition" partners.
