Governor Greg Abbott announced six dual credit grants totaling more than $1 million have been awarded to Texas independent school districts (ISD) to train students for high-demand, good-paying jobs after graduation. These grants awarded through the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) will help the ISDs purchase, repair, or replace equipment for career and technical education (CTE) programs that provide further training to students as they complete their high school coursework. 

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to the CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies urging them to support Trump Accounts. The accounts, established by a law authored by Sen. Cruz and passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, are private, tax-advantaged accounts for every American child at birth, seeded with a $1,000 investment from the federal government.

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced the state’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program has been restructured under emergency rules and will now operate as Veteran Heroes United in Business (VetHUB), a program focused exclusively on small businesses owned and operated by veterans with a 20 percent or higher service-connected disability.

There’s this thing in politics where people scramble to find something “good” to talk about for their side, no matter how bad reality happens to be. It’s like someone being blown up in a terrorist attack, but their pants were not stained or torn at all – whew! It’s a special kind of “missing the forest for the trees” you can only find in politics and dysfunctional relationships. Newsweek declared the results of a special election in December of an off-year to be something Republicans need to set their hair on fire over.

Governor Greg Abbott today asked the U.S. Dept. of Treasury and Sect. Scott Bessent to launch an investigation into the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and suspend the organization's 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt status, as he continues to take action to uphold the rule of law and defend Texas from threats posed by Sharia Law, the Muslim Brotherhood, and CAIR.

“The Dark Web Interdiction Act would give Law Enforcement Officers the resources they need to help combat the rising trend of dark web drug dealers who have used the platform as a way to peddle illegal drugs across the U.S.,” said Cong. Tony Gonzales, introducing his bipartisan legislation alongside Cong. Chris Pappas (D-NH) in the U.S. House. The bill strengthens penalties on drug dealers and targets international fentanyl trafficking through the dark web.

This private money will be for kids under age 10 who don't qualify for the $1,000 that will be deposited by the federal government for every newborn baby with a Social Security number. The tax-free accounts can be supplemented by families and employers and will be invested in low-cost index funds. When a child turns 18, money could be withdrawn with incentives to use it for education or to buy a first home.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of freedom. Our Founder Fathers understood this truth as a matter of first principles, and Ronald Reagan applied the same logic to the media marketplace when his administration created limits on how large of a national audience any single broadcaster could reach. Fortunately, President Trump has also shown he understands the stakes. Ronald Reagan was right, and President Trump is right.

The House Republican Study Committee – the 189-member Caucus which I serve as chairman – has been working for months to develop a blueprint for a 2nd "Reconciliation Bill." In July we formed a working group charged with creating proposals that could command majority support, and survive Senate budget rules. We've since met with grassroots organizations, U.S. industry leaders, and legislative experts – and our framework advances at least 3 Key Priorities.

Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to request that officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) join Texas State & Local partners to conduct joint preliminary damage assessments in Southeast Texas communities impacted by recent severe storms and tornadoes. The assessments will help determine if Texas meets the threshold for federal disaster assistance, and the teams are expected to arrive this week.

Among the sectors driven mostly by Consumer Spending, the retail trade and service sectors increased solidly compared to November 2024 and tax receipts from sectors primarily affected by business spending were generally up as well. “Results from nearly all major economic sectors were positive, as the Texas economy continues broad-based expansion at a moderate pace,” said Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock.

Following a District Court injunction that halted the implementation of Texas’s congressional map, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an appeal with the Supreme Court and sought an emergency stay of the injunction on November 21st. Within hours of the filing, Justice Alito issued an administrative stay temporarily halting the District Court’s injunction. The liberal plaintiffs then filed responses to Attorney General Paxton in SCOTUS.

Why are they so financially stressed out? One reason things seem so "unaffordable" to young people is that too many aren't working hard – in fact, they're hardly even working. Labor Department data shows that fewer and fewer males between the ages of 16 and 24 are even in the labor force. It used to be that more than 70% had a job; now less than 60% do. Work is a virtue. The earlier in life kids learn that lesson, the better for them and for the rest of us.

"Americans deserve assurance that their Retirement Savings are being invested in the most fiscally responsible ways – but instead investment fund managers are using retirement savings to push ESG and DEI agendas that conflict with their investors’ interests," said Sen. Ted Cruz, introducing his 2-page "Stop TSP ESG Act" bill to prevent professional asset managers from pushing Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG,) and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) policies.

Texas citrus producers ship nationwide, fuel local economies, and help anchor the entire Gulf Coast fruit industry. When Texas growers are supported, it strengthens the entire national supply chain. Texas is one of the largest citrus-producing states in the nation, and Texas growers have weathered hurricanes, freezes, drought, price swings, and federal overreach, all while producing the sweetest, freshest citrus to be found anywhere in America.

Fall is a special time to honor our Service Members & Veterans who have sacrificed everything for the benefit of our Nation. These past two months included Veterans Day, as well as the founding of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy, which recently celebrated its 250th birthday. Last week, I was proud to see two of my bills pass the House, which involved standing up for our veterans, and strengthening our national security. Here is a rundown.

Under the new rules, students enrolling in accredited private schools participating in the program, or certain at-risk pre-kindergarten students, may be eligible to receive more than $10,000 annually – or up to $30,000 for students with various disabilities. All other participating students, including homeschool students, may be eligible to receive up to $2,000 annually following the Education Choice Initiative passed by the Texas Legislature earlier this year.

Republicans and the White House can’t convince people that things could be worse just because of what Democrats would do does not override what is, even if it’s true. Some form of affordability is the top issue in every poll – and if they don’t address that, nothing else will matter. Then things will get exponentially worse. Reinstalling the people who caused a problem is never the key to fixing it, and Socialist-Democrats won’t care about making things worse.