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.
April 14th, 2023
This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led eleven of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S.
April 4th, 2023
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today toured the Ion Innovation District and participated in a roundtable with Rice University’s president and Ion’s leadership and tenant...
March 28th, 2023
Seeking Alpha reports that the awards will start to vest after six months and will vest over four years; company plans to offer a liquidity event roughly a year from now, in which employees can cash out some of their equity...
March 16th, 2023
A recent town hall discussion in Houston highlighted how a lack of needed immigration reforms is resulting in a humanitarian
March 13th, 2023
Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced the Advisory Committees Free of ESG Act to block Federal Advisory Committees from being established within the federal government on environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
March 9th, 2023
The American Business Immigration Coalition Action (ABIC Action), Dreamers, and business leaders issued the following statement in respon
March 3rd, 2023
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Greater Houston Partnership members to discuss the region’s energy security, the Texas Coastal Spine project, mental health, and the recent agreement between TxDOT, Harris...
March 1st, 2023
In an op-ed carried by The Hill, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) stressed that we must take the national debt seriously and have an honest discussion about the long-term financial impact of the decisions that we make...
February 16th, 2023
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...
February 9th, 2023
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...
April 13th, 2023
In this 17-minute episode of Rational Middle podcasts, host Omar Gallaga interviews Douglas Holtz-Eakin to take a look at immigration through the lens of its economic benefits. Holtz-Eakin is an American economist and is the...
March 31st, 2023
Representatives Mike Turner (OH-10), Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), John Rutherford (FL-05), and David Trone (MD-06) today introduced the Reentry Act, bipartisan legislation that
March 23rd, 2023
Government spending in the United States is enormous. Federal and state governments spent over $9 trillion in 2022 on the welfare state, defense, health care, education, and other areas. Taxes and borrowing fund that...
March 15th, 2023
This week, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — author of the CHIPS for America Act — visited an Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) campus in Austin, Texas, where he toured AMD’s Customer Engagement Center and testing labs...
March 13th, 2023
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined House Republican Leadership for a press conference following a bipartisan briefing from Director Phillip Swagel of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
March 8th, 2023
The Supreme Court this week began hearing oral arguments for President Biden's $400 Billion student loan bailout program that he promised to his voters in the lead-up to the 2022 election.
March 2nd, 2023
Bipartisan legislation that would protect people brought to the U.S. as children is back, and the urgency is greater.
February 23rd, 2023
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...
February 13th, 2023
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.
February 2nd, 2023
This week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Representative Dan Kildee (MI-08) introduced bipartisan