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.
The total number of encounters along the southwest (SW) border with Mexico dropped by 37.9 percent in the month following President Biden’s new immigration and border plan. President Biden framed his plan as an immigration...
On February 7, 2023 Joe biden spoke to the nation in his second state of the union address. As expected he lied throughout his speech and at times made no sense.  
supply chain
This week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Representative Dan Kildee (MI-08) introduced bipartisan 
natural gas tax
New fees or taxes on energy companies will raise costs for customers, creating a burden that will fall most heavily on lower-income Americans. 
Last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Neil Cavuto on Fox News’ Cavuto Live to discuss debt ceiling negotiations in Congress and the fiscal state of the nation. 
2022 concludes another year of little to no meaningful immigration reforms while the urgency and need for them increased.
A recent episode of the Rational Middle of Immigration podcast examined common misconceptions about immigration in the US. Show host Melissa Brannan and author and Cornell Professor Glenn Altschuler discuss facts and points...
water infrastructure
Last week, Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) voted in favor of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA), which included two key wins for Wichita Falls and Midwestern State University (MSU).
A recent episode of the Rational Middle of Immigration Podcast discussed the need for solutions to manage flows of migration at the southern border and the use of Title 42 by the Biden Administration to "kick the can down...
The U.S. immigration system is too restrictive and bureaucratic. The result is chaos along the U.S.-Mexico border, wait times for legal visas that sometimes extend for decades, and a reduction in economic and cultural...
Join a town hall discussion around immigration reform and its impact on children co-hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico, Center for Houston’s Future, Children...
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will reintroduce the Cost Recovery and Expensing Acceleration to Transform the Economy and Jumpstart Opportunities for Businesses and Startups (CREATE JOBS) Act this week. This legislation would...
Total government spending on the welfare state amounted to about $2.6 trillion in 2020. In that year, the federal government spent roughly $2.4 trillion on welfare and entitlement programs, an amount equal to approximately...
A recent episode of the Rational Middle of Immigration podcast highlighted the need for sensible immigration reforms in the US and examined how the 118th Congress will handle immigration. Speakers Charles Foster, Houston-...
government spending
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement in response to the United States hitting its debt limit of $31.4 trillion:
growth policies
In an op-ed carried by the Washington Examiner, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) detailed how restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington will require Congress to rein in runaway spending and return to policies that...
WASHINGTON – In response to Congress failing to include immigration solutions in the omnibus package, the American Business Immigration Coalition Action Executive Director Rebecca Shi issued the following statement:
On Tuesday, Congressman Lance Gooden (R-Texas) joined America’s Newsroom to discuss the arrest of FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, as well as his desire to see politicians in Washington work with the bankruptcy court to...
rail system
Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22), a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, took to the House Floor to speak on the legislation to tentatively adopt the agreement that was agreed to by eight out...
infrastructure
Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced the Ensuring America's Critical Infrastructure Act, which would codify 16 infrastructure sectors as “critical infrastructure.” These sectors include Chemical, Commercial...

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