In one red state where swagger meets strategy, the governor just took a bold swing at government bloat—and it’s got bureaucrats sweating and liberals howling into the wind. Everything’s bigger in Texas—including the government bloat. But Governor Greg Abbott just took a Texas-sized step toward changing that by signing SB 14 into law, and let’s just say, it’s got bureaucrats sweating and liberals howling into the Austin wind.
The new law creates the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office—a no-nonsense, red-tape-shredding agency designed to clean up the mess of overregulation that’s been quietly strangling Texas business and growth. And in true Lone Star style, it’s nicknamed Texas DOGE—a nod to the Department of Government Efficiency idea made famous by Elon Musk. Only this time, it’s not a meme. It’s real. And it’s about to hit every bloated, nonsensical rule in the state right between the eyes.
At the bill signing on April 23, Abbott didn’t mince words: “The regulatory environment in Texas is getting too burdensome.” Translation: the swamp is getting swampier—even in Texas—and it’s time to drain it. Again.
SB 14 isn’t just another bill—it’s a roadmap to leaner, more accountable government. The new office will include an advisory panel of business owners, academics, and agency reps, all working together to make sure Texas agencies stop acting like mini-fiefdoms. And get this: the bill also mandates a public online portal so regular Texans—yes, the people who actually pay the taxes—can easily search state regulations. That’s transparency the D.C. crowd wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole.
Of course, you can practically hear the pearl-clutching from liberal enclaves in Austin already. Streamline regulations? Empower taxpayers? Eliminate bureaucratic middlemen? The horror. You just know the usual suspects are prepping their protest signs and hashtag campaigns—because to them, every rule, no matter how outdated or useless, is sacred.
But regular Texans know better. They’ve watched as small businesses drown in paperwork, property taxes skyrocket, and lawmakers in both parties toss billions around like it’s Monopoly money. Just hours before DOGE was signed, the Texas House voted to jack up property taxes by $3 billion to fund some bloated, NIH-style healthcare “study” initiative. And most Republicans went along with it. Yeah, that’s not what voters signed up for.
Texas DOGE is coming at the perfect time. This is a wake-up call not just to liberals, but to big-government Republicans who’ve forgotten who they serve. Abbott’s move is bold, long overdue, and exactly what conservative leadership should look like.
The Lone Star State just went lean. Let the bureaucrats whine.
Thank You Governor Greg Abbott. More states need to do this.