"As a Texan who grew up near the coast and lived on Galveston Island for more than a decade, I'm honored to be able to bring this much-needed funding to Galveston County for this project – preserving our state’s precious shorelines and their communities is a top priority," said Texas' General Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham earlier today, announcing the approval of the Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for the Bolivar Peninsula Beach and Dune Restoration Project.

Two Things are True: One, former President Trump's polling – nationally, in key swing states, and in the first-voting state of Iowa– has never been better. And two, Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by the Biden Justice Dept. to prosecute Trump, is taking self-described "extraordinary" measures to put Trump on trial before The Election. The two things are related – and nothing more effectively illustrates the contrast between Trump's rising political fortunes, and the Biden Admin's effort to imprison him before the election.

So maybe it’s time to get back to the basics here in the good ol' United States of America. Let's ditch the left-wing politics, get rid of tenured professors who feel empowered to teach anti-Americanism, or who preach that America's citizens are evil because we believe in Capitalism. Let's abolish “junk academics” like Black and/or Feminist Studies — they're just grievance classes that claim how terrible masculinity is. And, can we please stop with the stupid classes that study Taylor Swift?

“Under Joe Biden’s leadership, we’ve seen the largest illegal immigration crisis in our nation’s history. Every single day, 1,000s of illegal aliens pour over our Southern Border and strain our communities. Women are being raped, children brutalized, and over 100,000 Americans are dying every year from narcotics & fentanyl flooding into our country. We cannot turn a blind eye to the perilous invitation the Biden White House continues to freely give out to break our immigration laws," said Sen. Ted Cruz.

"We had the solemn opportunity to meet with the families of the hostages held in Gaza by Hamas terrorists, and we were appalled by the horrific stories of October 7th that we heard. As Members of Congress, we stand in bipartisan & unwavering solidarity in calling for their immediate release. With the rise of terrorism, sexual violence against women, and over 100 hostages still held in Gaza, the work to combat these evils is urgent," said Representatives Tony Gonzales, Debbie Wasserman Shultz, Mario Díaz-Balart & Adriano Espaillat.

The examples found by the Office of the Attorney General pretend to be from the Social Security Board, fraudulently warning that the person’s social security number will be suspended due to being charged with crimes such as drug trafficking, money laundering, theft, and tax evasion. These emails may also tell the recipient to call a toll-free phone number that the scammers will use to steal their personal information.  

​​​​​​​“The Council took important action to provide hospital districts with additional resources to combat this crisis, as hospitals in many cases bear a significant burden and often administer the last line of life-saving health care to prevent overdose deaths. This is a key step in ensuring these facilities can continue, and expand their work saving the lives of Texans,” said Comptroller Glenn Hegar, announcing how state-dedicated funds to fight the opioid crisis will be allocated. 

Nothing exemplifies America's tech industry dominance in the global economy more than the meteoric rise of what's called the "Magnificent 7" – the stocks of Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia & Tesla. These companies single-handedly account for nearly all the gains in the stock market this year... which is to say, American shareholders who own them have a net worth of nearly $10 trillion. Apparently some in Congress would rather have us all buy our cellphones and search engines and robots from China or India.

There's now been more than enough evidence uncovered by the House Investigating Committees to show that Joe Biden benefited both practically & legally from millions of dollars flowing to his family. Still, one of the false narratives being used by his Democrat & Media defenders is that "there's no proof" the raw influence peddling by Hunter (and others) directly benefited the president. That is utter nonsense. Courts have long & repeatedly found that benefits of any size, shape or form to family members does constitute bribery. The Justice Department's even said so in the past.

Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Dept. of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work to secure the border, to stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas, and prevent, detect & interdict transnational criminal activity in the Lone Star State. ​​​​​​​Every individual apprehended or arrested – and every ounce of drugs seized – would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Biden’s open border policies.

"Unfortunately, the administration’s military & economic responses to Iran and its proxies have not only been disproportionate, they appear to be completely disjointed. We therefore request that your departments provide us with a classified assessment on the administration’s plan to deter Iranian aggression and prevent the escalation of conflict in the Middle East," said Senators Ted Cruz, Tim Scott, and others in a letter to Biden's Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Defense calling for clarification of the policy to grant Iran access to tens of billions of dollars via special waivers.

“Although nothing can replace a family’s loved one, our state seeks to honor the cherished memory and brave service of those who lost their lives in Operation Lone Star. We have the opportunity to honor their sacrifice by distributing this benefit through the Crime Victim Compensation Program,” said Attorney General Paxton,” said Attorney General Paxton, awarded four lump-sum death benefits for fallen soldiers in Texas’ Operation Lone Star pursuant to legislation enacted by the 88th Legislature for active-duty military members and national guardsmen.

"Birthright citizenship has long served as a powerful incentive for illegal immigration, and over time, has become wrongly accepted as law, with supporters claiming it is guaranteed by our Constitution," said Cong. Brian Babin (TX-36,) following the introduction of his new bill, the "Birthright Citizenship Act of 2023." This legislation has 21 original cosponsors, and would ensure America properly implements Section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution – ending birth tourism.

I don’t understand why the supporters of the party of Hamas & Socialism are giving Donald Trump an in-kind campaign contribution in the form of their girlish, fussy cries of “He’s an authoritarian!” Democrats should be grateful if Trump wins the nomination and the election. Trump's an older guy who grew up in a different era, and still has that sliver of respect for our nation's institutions. But since when are we Americans against punishing wrongdoers? Trump may not be an angel, but he can still understand justice.

“Credit card balances experienced a large jump in the 3rd Quarter,” said a Federal Reserve Bank analyst, as a newly released report showed American's Credit Card Debt Balances spiked by $154 billion during the past year – the largest increase since 1999. With Americans already burdened by continued cost increases & price hikes of "Bidenomics" – particularly for Food, Gas & Housing – ​​​​​​​more cardholders are now carrying debt forward from month to month... or are falling behind on payments.

Congressman Tony Gonzales and Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick hosted a Town Hall Event to update Texans on the crisis at the nation's Southern Border earlier this week, and both agreed the current situation is “the worst we’ve ever seen.” As U.S. Customs & Border Patrol reported a single day record of 12,000 encounters along the Southern Border on Tuesday, Lt. Gov Patrick praised Rep. Gonzales's efforts to move the border crisis to the top of the priority list for must do items in Congress.

“Opportunity knows no bounds in Texas – thanks to the hardworking men and women of this great state," said Governor Greg Abbott earlier today, celebrating Texas’ continuing economic momentum as new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows the Texas economy expanded faster than the nation as a whole for the 4th Quarter in a row. Second quarter 2023 real GDP — the value of all goods and services produced — grew in Texas at an annual rate of 4.9%, well ahead of the U.S. rate of 2.1%.

"Given the $800 billion in trade that Texas has with Mexico each year, shortening the lengthy delays in border bridge crossings will help lower the cost of goods for American families," said Sen. Ted Cruz, after House & Senate lawmakers announced agreement on the annual Defense Authorization Bill that included Cruz's effort– pushed by a bi-partisan & bi-cameral coalition of Texas Legislators – to streamline the Presidential Permitting Process for new & expanded bridges across the Rio Grande River in Brownsville, Laredo & Eagle Pass, Texas.