Texas Job Growth Outpaces Nation With Workforce at a Record High

Texas continues to outperform the nation's labor market, adding 4,600 non-farm jobs and reaching a total of 14,343,800 non-farm positions in September, according to the latest employment data. READ MORE.

State Rep. James Talarico: "I sat down with 20 undecided Texas voters on @JubileeMedia's Surrounded. One of them brought up 'welfare queens' so I told him the truth: The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don't pay a penny in federal taxes."

Rep. Keith Self: "Paris canceling its Christmas festivities due to Jihadist terrorist threats is another example of how Sharia doesn't coexist. It conquers and dominates civilizations. It has taken over France and the UK and it will take over America too unless we do something about it."

Libertarian Party of Texas: "It's not a free market with all these regulations."

Rep. Brandon Gill: "It takes guts to lead a conservative organization on a hostile liberal campus. Rest in peace, Ella Cook. Left wing political violence is unfortunately increasing. This evil must be universally condemned and rooted out."

Texas Job Growth Outpaces Nation With Workforce at a Record High — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas continues to outperform the nation's labor market, adding 4,600 non-farm jobs and reaching a total of 14,343,800 non-farm positions in September, according to the latest employment data.

John Cornyn, Ted Cruz Introduce Bill to Advance AI Innovation for National Defense — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R) and Ted Cruz (R) have introduced the Growing University AI for Defense (GUARD) Act, legislation aimed at strengthening the United States' national security by expanding artificial intelligence (AI) research, workforce development, and readiness within the Department of War (DoW).

Trial for Wisconsin Judge Accused of Helping Immigrant Escape ICE Agents Begins — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial begins on Monday, December 15.

FBI Arrests Four Alleged Terrorists Plotting New Year's Eve Attacks — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — The FBI announced the arrests of four suspected members of an extremist group this week.

Texas Job Growth Outpaces Nation With Workforce at a Record High — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

North Texas nonprofit helps grandparents who step up as parents: 11 Days of Giving — By Bo Evans for CBS News

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina