“Texas has set the national standard in spending transparency thanks largely to Comptroller Susan Combs’ leadership. Today’s debut of the Texas Transparency Check-Up website affirms her commitment to open government.

Texas Republicans play an important role in keeping our state and national governments open and accountable. Here you will find three documents I've written that are full of information to help you talk to friends and neighbors and spread the Republican message.

Susan Combs appeared on the Fox Business channel to discuss the state's Texas Tomorrow Tuition, a new pre-paid college tuition program that is applicable to public and private universities.

Joe and I are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Ambassador Anne Armstrong. We have known and loved Anne as a friend and a mentor. Our ranching families have been close for over 50 years. Her grace, wit, intelligence all shone so brightly on the Texas, national and international landscape.

I want to bring to your attention to Texas Budget Source, which ambitiously aims to be "the informed taxpayer’s friend." Take a look at this site and my video on that site about the importance of transparency in spending, http://www.texasbudgetsource.com/.

We in Texas are facing energized voters and we need to tell them what we stand for as Republicans – our message needs to be clear and our actions equally clear and consistent.

This is a watershed election – and our core principles define who we are. We must communicate those if we are to prevail in November.

Please help us get everyone excited about the upcoming elections and all our great Republican candidates. Don't forget to stop by our booth and say hello and help us rally for the great Republican party. We will have a raffle both Thursday and Friday, plus a lot of fun Susan Combs handouts. Also, take a break and come watch Comptroller Combs speak on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.