“The Left’s progressive base and allies in the media have conjured up an ignorant illusion that they can force Republicans to accept their demands in exchange for keeping the lights on, but that could not be further from the truth,” said Senator John Cornyn, after Senate Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), once again voted against the clean short-term government funding bill passed by the House of Representatives, ensuring the federal government will shut down."
If anything good has come out of the budget shutdown, it is the revelation that Obamacare is, was, and always will be a financial sham. That's ironic because Obama and his supporters say the health law was his "greatest achievement." The Affordable Care Act was supposed to expand health coverage and lower costs. Obamacare was always a racket and the Left knew it all along.
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas DPS to toughen enforcement action against vape and smoke shops that are not in compliance with state laws and regulations. Last month, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order, directing the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, and DPS to take immediate action to protect Texas children from hemp-derived products.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced the formal name for Texas’ school choice program — Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) — and the selection of Odyssey as the certified educational assistance organization that will help launch the program. The announcement marks two major steps toward rolling out the largest school choice initiative in the nation, set to begin in the 2026-27 school year.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to the Windy City, calling mob violence against immigration officials a "flimsy pretext." The Illinois lawsuit claims that Trump is sending the Guard to Chicago to "fight crime," not just protect federal buildings and personnel. Horrors! What's wrong with fighting crime?
As the founder of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, I've long fought for these precious children in Washington — and that's exactly what they're getting from President Donald Trump. Last week the president announced he's doubling the amount of Pediatric Cancer funding for research using artificial intelligence — which could lead to historic breakthroughs, and eventually cures for this heartbreaking disease.
At 12:01 a.m. last Wednesday, Senate Democrats forced a Government Shutdown. Two weeks ago, House Republicans passed a clean, non-partisan Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open. Simply put, we did our job. Senate Democrats refused to do theirs. Why? Because Chuck Schumer and his Democrat Caucus want to load up a simple 24-page bill with a mountain of radical, America-last policies.
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that 99.28% of all respondents questioned through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2025 National Cemetery Administration State and Tribal Veterans Cemeteries Satisfaction Survey were satisfied with their overall experience at all four of the VLB's Texas State Veterans Cemeteries.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he deployed additional Texas emergency management personnel to Arizona to support ongoing flood recovery efforts following a request from Arizona’s Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. At the Governor’s direction, the Texas Division of Emergency Management has deployed logistics, planning, and disaster finance personnel to assist the State of Arizona’s Emergency Operations Center and field operations in support of flood response and recovery.
A great but unheralded feature of the One Big Beautiful Bill called for the sale of 600 to 800 megahertz of bandwidth to the private sector to enable the U.S. to expand 5G and 6G technology – ensuring American dominance in Internet, Artificial Intelligence, and Satellite Technologies. President Trump gets this, and has said he supports freeing up "plenty of SPECTRUM" to assure America's "status as the Worldwide Leader in WiFi, 5G and 6G."
Under the Constitution, money cannot be withdrawn from the U.S. Treasury unless appropriated by Congress. With funding for the Federal Government expiring on October 1st, the House had done our job by passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open at the current levels of spending until all 12 Appropriations Bills could be passed by both the House and the Senate. Senate cooperation, however, is required.
Governor Greg Abbott announced earlier today that Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) Grants totaling over $8.5 million were awarded to 35 organizations in Central Texas as part of the Texas Veterans Commission’s "Grants Across Texas" presentations. Administered by Texas Veterans Commission, the funding will provide services to more than 4,440 area veterans and their families across the 30 Counties listed herein.
Since the Federal Government has shut down – meaning funding has lapsed for many federal government operations – I understand there are questions about what is impacted during this time. I’m here to answer them. Below is a list of Federal Agencies and how their services will be impacted by the shutdown. Please keep in mind the agencies responsible for administering them may see reduced workforces impacting operations.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today unveiled a new interactive data dashboard designed to put the latest economic and demographic information directly into the hands of Texans. The announcement came during a regional event hosted by the Tyler Chamber of Commerce, where Hancock kicked off the Good for Texas Tour: TexStats Dashboard Edition. The new TexStats Regional Data Dashboard consolidates a wide range of state, county and regional data into a single, user-friendly site.
One party is forfeiting its own pay and standing up for Troops & Taxpayers alike. The other is hiding behind procedures, pointing fingers, and pretending the problem is someone else’s fault. This isn’t about optics; it’s about integrity. Rejecting pay while government is frozen isn’t just symbolic — it forces everyone else to look bad for not doing it. These aren’t just gestures for show — they underscore a fundamental contrast.
Governor Greg Abbott today officially launched the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO), housed within the Office of the Governor, and opened the TREO website and Regulation Evaluation Portal. On the website, Texans can find the "Regulation Evaluation" Portal to submit feedback and make recommendations on potential government overregulation that TREO needs to investigate.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of State Senator Brandon Creighton, who resigned his position today to become Chancellor of Texas Tech University, Brett Ligon – the longest serving District Attorney in Montgomery County history – kicked off his campaign today for Senate Dist. 4. “Texas Tech is getting one of the brightest stars as their new Chancellor, and I'm proud to call Brandon my friend," Ligon said.
Texas state sales tax revenue totaled $3.97 billion in September, an increase of 3.2% when compared to September 2024," said Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock earlier today. Accounting for 58% of all state tax collections, Sales Tax is the largest source of state funding for the Texas State Budget. “Remittances from the sectors influenced mainly by business spending were mixed last month,” said Hancock.
