Texas Governor Greg Abbott guest hosts and opens by reflecting on America’s 250th birthday celebration and the contrast between American independence and the rise of socialist politics. He criticizes Democratic socialists nationally and focuses on Texas Democrat James Talarico, highlighting his positions on taxes, police, immigration, girls’ sports, gender policy, energy, and lab-grown meat. Abbott contrasts Texas policies with California’s, arguing that conservative tax and regulatory policies have kept Texas more affordable. Tom Homan joins to discuss the Trump administration’s border enforcement strategy, ending catch-and-release, deportations, and the need for Congress to make immigration enforcement policies permanent. Senator Ted Cruz later joins to discuss the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling, boys in girls’ sports, and the Texas Senate race.