Texas has been blessed with a low unemployment rate, compared with other large states and our nation... that is all about to change.

As their State Senator, I have watched the Harrold ISD school board, administrators, faculty, and staff come together to improve the school for the benefit of the students.

Headlines of prominent newspapers frequently herald impending disasters: changing climate, disappearing water supplies, and skyrocketing food prices. Television and radio news anchors on every network are similarly anxious. It's clear — we humans are facing big challenges.

It's time for the Texas Legislature to think seriously outside its usual box on health insurance, and this year's Sunset review of the Texas Department of Insurance is the perfect opportunity to shift the collective paradigm.

Just as another class of Texans graduated from college, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Gov. Rick Perry gathered regents from the state's major university systems on May 21 to discuss how to take Texas higher education to the next level.

Tax Day may now be just a memory for many Texans, but there is an even bigger tax day looming for Texas businesses — Franchise Tax Day. While businesses are cutting checks, some for the first time, many have raised a question about an issue concerning the vitality of this state. Will the state of Texas cut its own checks if the new tax exceeds the initial forecast?

On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced he had appointed Deirdre Delisi, his former Chief of Staff, as the new Chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission, which oversees the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). As of today, I will not vote to confirm her appointment in the next Legislative session.

Monday, April 28 is the 20th commemoration of Workers Memorial Day, an observance that most Texans have probably never heard of. To working families, though, the subject is one of deep and lasting concern as the labor movement pauses to remember the victims of workplace fatalities and rededicate ourselves toward preventing future deaths on the job.

The state is confronting the challenges at the border with a primary emphasis on prevention. And while barriers can be effective in certain heavily-trafficked areas, closely coordinated local, state and federal law enforcement resources give us our best chance to hit our target: reduce crime and a secure border

A new report from Washington contains some incredibly short-sighted recommendations for solving our country's infrastructure challenges.