This week I have been traveling throughout the Middle East with the Foreign Fighter Task Force to examine the evolving security threats facing our great nation, including the flow of foreign fighters from Western countries to Syria and Iraq and their role in recent attacks against the United States and our European Read more about Foreign Fighter Task Force Travels Through Middle East
Texas is once again ranked at the top state in the U.S. to do business. Texas Governor Greg Abbott says it will get even better in the coming years. The ranking was made by Chief Executive’s 2015 Best and Worst States to Do Business report. The magazine surveys top CEOs from 511 companies across the nation. Read more about Texas: Top Place to Do Business 11 Years Running
In case you haven’t noticed, there is a targeted attack on cops. The Left is looking far and wide for any cop story that puts police in a bad light, and this is why there appears to be so many of these stories. Read more about Cop Stories: What Rarely Gets Told
Last week the U.S. Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy slowed dramatically with GDP growing at a disappointing 0.2 percent in the first quarter. In addition, the export of goods and services slowed to 7.2 percent with the export of goods alone slowing to 13.3 percent – the sharpest decline since the Great Recession. Read more about Pete Sessions Statement on the April Jobs Report
I recently helped pass a two year extension of the Secure Rural Schools funding program in Congress, assuring that critical financial support continues for East Texas counties with federal forest lands.
Like most Americans, I was very disturbed by the scenes that unfolded across our TV sets and not too far away from here in Baltimore during the last couple of weeks.
Recently, I have heard from many of you concerned about the U.S. military’s Jade Helm 15 training exercise and what it means for Texas. Jade Helm 15 is a training exercise that will be led by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) with Special Operation Forces from all four services. Read more about Addressing Concerns and Rumors About Jade Helm 15