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Texas Labor Market Reached Historic Highs in 2023

In December, the state’s seasonally adjusted job count reached 14,103,300 jobs, an increase of 19,100 over the month—marking 27 consecutive months of new series employment highs. Texas' employment growth rate continued to outpace the nation by a full percentage point, with 2.7 percent annual growth in the state from December 2022 to December 2023, compared to the nation’s 1.7 percent.

01.19.2024
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HANSON: Democrats Scare People Silly, Gin Up Chaos to Destroy Their Perceived Enemies

It used to be – 50 years or so ago – that a right-wing paranoia gripped our nation, but today its a hysterical left-wing style of inventing scandals and manipulating public perceptions that exists. In 2016 President Donald Trump was declared an "existential threat to our democracy." Amid this derangement syndrome, any means to stop him were justified: Russian collusion, Hunter's laptop disinformation. Now "the left" seeks to remove the leading presidential candidate from State Ballots, and indict him in court.

01.19.2024
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Romano: After Iowa, New Hampshire & South Carolina, Fuhgeddaboudit!

Since the advent of the Iowa Caucuses in 1972, and the South Carolina Primary in 1980 – not to mention the New Hampshire Primary which dates back to 1916 – the “first in the nation” political contests have been able to consistently end up selecting who the nominee for President will eventually be. Particularly for Republicans. In fact, you cannot find a Republican nominee for president in modern history that didn't win in either Iowa or New Hampshire.

01.18.2024
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Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Medicaid, CHIP Postpartum Coverage Extension To 12 Months

Coverage will be automatically reinstated for individuals who are not current Medicaid or CHIP recipients, but who were enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP in Texas while pregnant and are still within their 12-month postpartum period, as long as they are still residents of Texas. Their coverage will be reinstated for the remainder of their 12-month postpartum period.

01.18.2024
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THOMAS: Is It Over? The Reasons Behind Voter Anger & Desire to Move In a Different Direction

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich appeared on Fox News Monday night as Iowa voters caucused and delivered a decisive victory for Donald Trump. Gingrich predicted that Trump would not only win the nomination, but would win the White House in November with a minimum of 29 states. "Trump is not a candidate. Trump is the leader of a nationwide movement to take back power from the Establishment." said Newt.

01.18.2024
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Sen. Cruz Issues Statement Committing to Advancing Legislation to Re-Impose Sanctions on The Houthis

“The Biden administration made an immediate decision to dismantle terrorism sanctions against the Houthis and their leaders. That decision was reckless, driven by ideology and partisanship, and ignored the threat that these Iran-controlled terrorists pose to the national security of the United States.

01.17.2024
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Commissioner Buckingham Announces Boggy Cut Gulf Waterway Stabilization Project Funding

"Preserving Texas' vibrant coastline for the enjoyment of beachgoers and the safety of our unique wildlife is a significant responsibility,” said Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, announcing the approval of Coastal Erosion Planning & Response funding for the Boggy Cut Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Stabilization Project. The Texas Department of Transportation and the Port of Bay City Authority played pivotal roles in securing this funding.

01.17.2024
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MOORE: John Kerry Strikes Out Again

Despite all the self-congratulations, the routinely-violated hand-shake treaties committing nations to emission reductions, China and India are committed to doing exactly the opposite: massively INCREASING their greenhouse gas emissions. In 2022 and 2023 global use of fossil fuels rose to their highest levels in history. Kerry promised the opposite.

01.17.2024
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YORK: Here's What Explains Donald Trump's Big Iowa Win

Trump won big, period. He won 98 of Iowa's 99 counties. He won women voters. He won men. He won urban, suburban & rural voters. He won every age group over 30, losing only the 18 to 29 group. He won Evangelical Christians. He won college graduates. He won those without a college degree. In short, he won everybody. The Iowa Caucuses confirmed what the polls had said for months. Voters are angry, and want to move the nation in a different direction.

01.17.2024
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Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Recovers $200+ Mil­lion to Tex­ans from Med­ic­aid Fraud in 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that in fiscal year 2023, the “Office of Attorney General” recovered more than $200 million from entities and individuals who defrauded the Texas Medicaid System or were accused of doing so. The OAG’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and Civil Medicaid Fraud Division released the findings in a joint annual report with the Texas Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General.

01.16.2024
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HUNTER: After Democrats Get What They Want, Real People are Worse Off (Again)

Well, it’s already happening. “Two major California Pizza Hut franchisees — PacPizza & Southern California Pizza — are laying off over 1,200 Delivery Workers ahead of the new Statewide Minimum Wage hike for fast food workers that starts April 1st,” reports the Nation’s Restaurant News. Remember last year's UAW strike? For huge raises & benefits? Democrats rallied around them, the White House took their side. Now that “victory” is turning into what anyone could predict: inflation increases for the average American.

01.16.2024
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Cong. McCaul: After 8 Million Illegal Encounters Nationwide, Mayorkas Is an Architect of Destruction

In my 25 years of dealing with the border – as a former Federal Prosecutor in Texas charged with border security, and as the former chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security – I've never seen the border more chaotic and out of control. Time and time again, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has intentionally failed to enforce the law, damaging public trust and placing our country in grave danger. Americans are tired of it.

01.15.2024
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After Biden & Defense Sect. Avoid Disaster, Cong. Gonzales, House Republicans Introduce 'Cabinet Accountability & Transparency Act'

“I served 20 years in the U.S. Navy – military leadership should be no further than a phone call away," said Texas Cong. Tony Gonzales, as it was discovered last week that Joe Biden's Sect. of Defense Lloyd Austin had been secretly admitted to an Intensive Care Unit for multiple days – and was unable to perform his duties – while Mr. Biden and his National Security Council were totally unaware of his whereabouts. "The President of the United States should've been in the loop from the beginning. The way this was handled was completely unacceptable."

01.15.2024
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Rep. Cuellar Announces $80 Million in Federal Funding to Plug Orphaned Wells in Texas

U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar Ph.D. (TX-28) and the Department of Interior today announced nearly $80 million in federal funding for orphan well plugging and site mediation in Texas. This major investment will spur economic revitalization, create good-paying jobs, and help mitigate the environmental and health impacts of methane leaks from toxic abandoned oil and gas wells.

01.15.2024
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GOV. ABBOTT: Texas has Now Transported Over 100,000 Illegal Immigrants to 'Sanctuary Cities'

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that over 100,000 illegal immigrants entering the United States via the South Texas & Mexican Border have now been transported to so-called "Sanctuary Cities" across the nation as part of Texas’ migrant transportation strategy designed to relieve the state's overwhelmed border towns. The Texas Dept. of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard are continuing to secure the border, stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons and people, and prevent or interdict trans-national criminal activities.

01.15.2024
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BOMBERGER: MLK, the United States, & the Grace None of Us Deserve

We’re all flawed human beings – but we can all learn eternally valuable things from each other. Those heralded in history as our Civil Rights Champions were no different. They had a calling on their imperfect lives, they drew women and men to their cause in the murkiness that is our humanity. Most people know only of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, and its ability to stir the soul toward justice. America's seen an undeniable fulfillment of so much of that Dream.

01.15.2024
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Georgia's Gov. Kemp on School Choice: "This Is What We Were Elected to Do"

Georgia was one of the few states that we and other education freedom advocates targeted for victory in 2023. But we fell short in the legislature. Fortunately, the prospects have vastly improved this year as the Governor, Lt. Governor, and the Legislature's House Leadership has in recent days made ringing endorsements for School Choice.

01.12.2024
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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 3.3 percent more than in January 2023. These allocations are based on sales made in November by businesses that report tax monthly.

01.12.2024
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03.28.2024

TEXAS INSIDER ON YOUTUBE

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03.28.2024
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03.26.2024
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