Economy
It is no accident that Texas consistently leads the nation in job creation. Some have described this economic powerhouse as a "Texas Miracle." But, we know better than that. The Texas Economic Experience is rooted in concepts and principles that will work anywhere they're tried: Keeping taxes low, creating a predictable regulatory climate, cracking down on lawsuit abuse, and investing in critical infrastructure like roads, water and schools in a fiscally responsible way.
March 28th, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced two amendments relating to wildfire relief to the spending package before the Senate. The amendments were designed to enhance the ability of...
March 21st, 2024
Business leaders, immigration experts, and elected officials gathered at a recent event hosted by Amegy Bank and the Texas Association of Business in Houston, Texas, to discuss data that proves the significant po
March 14th, 2024
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today announced their support for Texas Governor Abbott’s request for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to conduct joint preliminary damage assessments in...
March 11th, 2024
More than $25 million will come home to the 15th Congressional District soon following passage of the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act last week. The House and Senate last week passed the legislation, which was signed...
March 8th, 2024
President Biden delivered his State of the Union address to Congress last night. During his speech, he discussed his radical priorities including endless American dollars to left-wing priorities, abortion up until the point...
March 7th, 2024
Congressman Keith Self voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act, alongside 82 House Republicans.
March 5th, 2024
While in Texas-11 this week, I stopped by Frontera Healthcare to tour their Community Health Center. Servicing a wide variety of patients, Frontera is vital in bringing healthcare to rural communities. We had a productive...
February 28th, 2024
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement today in response to news that the Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.’s sugarcane mill will...
February 28th, 2024
South Texas Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Friday, February 23rd, urging them to act regarding the water shortage impacting...
February 15th, 2024
The Dignity Act is the most viable legislation in Congress that secures our border and fixes our broken immigration system.
March 27th, 2024
Friday, Congressman August Pfluger's legislation to repeal the Natural Gas Tax included in the Inflation Reduction Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives as a part of H.R. 1023, the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes...
March 14th, 2024
Along with broadening support for immigration reform, evangelicals are increasingly viewing the Bible as the most important influence on their thinking on immigration, with 4 out of 5 indicating that they would like to hear...
March 12th, 2024
Congressman August Pfluger released a statement following the release of President Biden's $7.3 Trillion FY2025 budget proposal:
March 11th, 2024
The number one issue for my constituents — and millions of other Texans — is the southern border.
March 7th, 2024
HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, March 2, 2024 / EINPresswire.com / -- About two hundred people gathered in person and online for the launch of Civil Dialogues at the Baker Institute at Rice University o
March 6th, 2024
As long as this practice, and the lack of a required ID, prevails, we will find it almost impossible to stop the surge at the border. The magnetic pull of jobs is so strong, people will keep coming illegally until we change...
February 29th, 2024
A newly updated white paper by Dennis E. Nixon, CEO, International Bank of Commerce Laredo, and Texas Chairman, International Bancshares Corporation, discusses the current state of the border and proposes effective and...
February 28th, 2024
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), joined by Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), today filed legislation to halt efforts by the Biden administration to issue a central...
February 22nd, 2024
The net fiscal impact of refugees and asylees was positive over the 15-year period, at $123.8 billion. This means that refugees and asylees contributed more revenue than they cost in expenditures to the government.
February 8th, 2024
The Border security and Ukraine and Israel aid bill that was drafted by Sens. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona), and Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) failed to advance in its current form on a vote of 49-50...