As President Donald J. Trump travels to Corpus Christi, Texas, today, he returns to a state that is thriving under Republican leadership \u2014 powered by American energy dominance, bold tax relief, secure borders, and massive private sector investments. Under President Trump, Texas families are seeing real results in lower costs, higher wages, safer streets, and more jobs \u2014 with much more to come as the Trump Administration works tirelessly to repair the damage of the Biden era.<\/p>\n
Lower energy costs are putting money back in Texans\u2019 pockets.<\/p>\n
Tax relief is boosting take-home pay for Texas families.<\/p>\n
Thanks to President Trump\u2019s and Republicans\u2019 Working Families Tax Cuts Act, the average Texas family is\u00a0saving $4,009<\/a>\u00a0on their taxes this year.<\/p>\n Texans stand to see wages rise by up to\u00a0$6,900<\/a>\u00a0per person over the next several years.<\/p>\n Tax reforms will protect 580,000 Texas jobs<\/a>\u00a0in the coming years.<\/p>\n Texas is receiving an investment of\u00a0more than $281 million<\/a>\u00a0in rural health care thanks to Republicans \u2014 strengthening communities across the state.<\/p>\n It\u2019s becoming more affordable to live in Texas.<\/p>\n Overall, the average home price in Texas is down 2.4%<\/a>\u00a0over the past year.<\/p>\n Texas is home to three of the\u00a0top 20<\/a>\u00a0metro areas with the largest number of illegal aliens \u2014 all of which have seen homes become\u00a0more affordable<\/a>\u00a0amid President Trump\u2019s mass deportation agenda.In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the median home listing price is down nearly 4%<\/a> over the past year.In the Houston metro area, the median home listing price is down 3%<\/a> over the past year.<\/p>\n In the Austin metro area, the median home listing price is down 8%<\/a> over last year.<\/p>\n Rent prices are falling<\/a> in cities across Texas, including Austin (the \u201csharpest decline<\/a>\u201d among large metro areas), San Antonio, Waco, McAllen, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Houston, El Paso, and more.<\/p>\n The Trump Administration has taken\u00a0thousands<\/a> of dangerous criminal illegal aliens\u00a0off Texas\u2019s streets.<\/p>\n Just last week, an illegal alien with a conviction<\/a> for bodily injury to a child under 12-years-old and an illegal alien with a conviction<\/a> for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon were arrested in Harris County.<\/p>\n Last weekend, an illegal alien from Mexico with a conviction for indecency with a child was arrested in Tarrant County<\/a> and an illegal from Grenada with a conviction for indecent assault was arrested in Houston<\/a>.<\/p>\n Major investments are creating jobs and economic opportunity across the state, with companies committing billions to Texas projects.<\/p>\n Just this week, MP Materials announced<\/a> a new $1.25 billion rare earth magnet manufacturing campus in Northlake \u2014 expected to create over 1,500 new jobs.<\/p>\n Apple announced<\/a> it is shifting some production of its Mac Mini to Texas.<\/p>\n FiberLight is investing<\/a> nearly $500 million for high-capacity network infrastructure in West Texas.<\/p>\n Google\u00a0is investing<\/a> $40 billion in Texas, including energy initiatives and new generation capacity.<\/p>\n Abbott Laboratories\u00a0is investing<\/a> hundreds of millions in manufacturing and research, including plans to add\u00a0100 jobs<\/a>\u00a0at its Irving facility.<\/p>\n Texas Instruments\u00a0is investing<\/a> more than $60 billion across three manufacturing mega-sites in Texas and Utah, supporting more than 60,000 new U.S. jobs.<\/p>\n Nvidia pledged<\/a> to produce\u00a0$500 billion\u00a0in AI infrastructure in the U.S. over the next four years, with plans to build\u00a0two factories<\/a>\u00a0in Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n CesiumAstro is bringing<\/a> a $500 million expansion, including more than\u00a0500 new jobs<\/a>, to Bee Cave.\u00a0<\/p>\n NRG Energy\u00a0is investing<\/a> $617 million to erect a new natural gas facility at its Greens Bayou plant in Houston.<\/p>\n