Accountability and Consequences: Examining a Proposal to Link State Benefits to Senator Votes

Here’s an interesting idea that came from Twitter, of all places. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) accepted…

‘Barbie’ Courts Controversy After Movie Allegedly Shows Map Pushing Chinese Claims in S. China Sea

The upcoming live action “Barbie” movie hasn’t even opened yet, but has found itself in the…

Biden Administration Set to Challenge First Amendment Ruling on Social Media Censorship

The Biden administration is reportedly gearing up to challenge a federal court ruling that found government…

BLM Blames Conservatives in Wake of Transgender Mass Shooter in Philadelphia, Claims He Wasn’t Really Transgender

A mass shooting in Philadelphia that occurred on Monday quickly left the headlines after it was…

Stanford University to Offer Course on Taylor Swift’s Lyrics. No, Really.

Once upon a time, the purpose of college was to facilitate the pursuit of obtaining top-level…

CDC Jumps the Shark, Advises Trans People on ‘Chestfeeding’

The Centers for Disease Control lost all credibility during the COVID crisis as it repeatedly issued…

State law impacts regulations on pet sales in Texas cities

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — The Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, known by its opponents as the…

Under strict abortion law, Texas had nearly 10,000 more births than expected in last nine months of 2022, research suggests

(CNN) — A strict abortion law that took effect in Texas in 2021 may have led…

Anti-Woke Brands Fuel Parallel Market for Conservative Shoppers

From coffee to clothing lines, banking services to skin care, companies are promoting themselves as alternatives…

Analysis How the Supreme Court could thwart Biden’s plan to electrify cars

Conservative groups are citing the “major questions doctrine,” which says Congress must explicitly authorize federal agencies…

National GOP recruiting Mayra Flores, ousted from her South Texas sea…

The Los Indios Republican won a special election in 2022 but lost to U.S. Rep. Vicente…

‘People who’ve looked at the menu before they come in’: Former Texas Roadhouse server shares things customers did that she ‘loved’

If you spend any time on TikTok (or reading this fine website), you've seen restaurant servers…

Social Media Court Ruling Shows Power of Judge Shopping

A Trump-appointed judge Republican states have sought out time and again when challenging the Biden administration…

See 10 Texas castles, plus one in Waco for sale by TV fixer-uppers Chip and Joanna Gaines

Chip and Joanna Gaines are putting their Waco castle up for auction, but meanwhile you can…

Iowa’s Republican governor calls a special legislative session to revive abortion restrictions

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has called a special legislative session so lawmakers can enact new abortion…

Beloved North Texas high school football coach Brian Brazil dies following cancer diagnosis

Brazil was head football coach at Hebron High School from 1999 to 2022. CARROLLTON, Texas —…

Body recovered at Calaveras Lake believed to be missing man, Sheriff Salazar says

SAN ANTONIO – A body believed to be a man who fell out of a boat…

Love triangle leads to deadly shooting at South Side home, police chief says

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating a shooting in a South Side neighborhood that…

Suspect arrested after killing 2 women in Atascosa County, setting fire to crime scene, sheriff says

ATASCOSA COUNTY, Texas – A 27-year-old man is behind bars after a double homicide involving a…

Family seeking justice after loved one killed in hit-and-run

A family is in shock and disbelief after their loved one, 29-year-old Isai Alvarado, was struck…

‘Somebody dropped the ball’: Sakai says he was blindsided by fee increase for indigent defense

SAN ANTONIO – Members of the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association attending a seminar during…

ACS, San Antonio fire team up to free deer stuck in steel fence

SAN ANTONIO – Animal Care Services and the San Antonio Fire Department joined forces to save…

Why Nurses Are Making Lone Star Labor History

Update: After unionized nurses at Austin’s Ascension Seton Medical Center carried out a one-day strike on…

Virginia School Board Ignores 84 Percent of Parents Opposed to Teaching ‘Gender Identity’ in Sex-Ed Classes

School board says ‘majority doesn’t always dictate’ if young kids are taught about gender identity. 

LIVE VIP Gold Chat: Cocaine in the White House and Other Tales From the Crypt With Brad Slager

It’s Wednesday night, and that means it is time for the RedState VIP LIVE chat. Duke…

The GOP Is Surrounded by the Enemies of Their Enemies

My colleague Jeff Charles wrote a great piece on Tuesday that asked a simple question. Jeff…

When Danger Strikes: Armed New York Homeowner Stops Brutal Attack by Man With Pipe

A New York state resident is safe and sound after defending himself with a firearm in…

Will Calls to Pack the Supreme Court Ever Gain Traction?

Democrats are increasingly pressuring President Biden to pack the Supreme Court in response to recent rulings…

CNN’s Mocking Response to Cocaine at WH Tells Us All We Need to Know About Their Bias

We’ve been reporting on the mystery of the cocaine found at the White House and how…

Gavin Newsom Once Again Tries, Fails to Troll a Red State, Spreads Misinformation About ‘Banned Books’

California Governor Gavin Newsom is once again ignoring the ongoing decline of his own state and…

Federal Judge Overturns Ban on Publicly Recording Without Consent

A federal judge has overturned an Oregon law that criminalizes the recording of someone without their…

Texas mother fights fungal meningitis after cosmetic procedure in Matamoros

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Texas family is asking for support after a mother of three…

Texas State offers free 24/7 counseling for students

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Texas State University students are now able to access more mental…

H-E-B Splash Park now open at Texas State Aquarium

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for July 5, 2023. CORPUS…

School safety audit: More than 95% of Texas campuses not accessible to ‘intruder’

Texas (KXAN) — The Texas School Safety Center released findings from audits on school campus safety…

STUDY: Here are the Texas cities with the highest, lowest cost of living

AUSTIN (KXAN) –  When it comes to the cost of living in the Lone Star State,…

Ready for a road trip? Texas tops list of best states for a summer road trip, report says

WalletHub ranked Texas as the best state to take a summer road trip in its “2023…

DeSantis Campaign Continues to Struggle to Find Its Footing

The Florida governor, who has yet to demonstrate himself as a campaigner on a national stage,…

Ted Cruz, Colin Allred prepare for Senate showdown as others plan to join the race

The major contenders in the 2024 Senate race are using the dog days of summer to…

Texas Border: Floating Barrier Concerns Grow Jack Beavers

Concerns about the safety of a floating barrier Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants to install in…

Texas’ Newest Twin Peaks Now Open in McAllen

Located at 901 W. Expressway 83, one block from La Plaza Mall, the new lodge is operated by Texas-based…

Taxpayers to pay $900K to send troops to Texas border

Troops are expected to arrive sometime in August and will stay for about 30 days.  

Texas scraps ‘water break’ law for construction workers, as heat bakes

Texas has scrapped a law that guaranteed construction workers in some cities the right to water…

Conservatives go to red states, Democrats to blue as the country grows more polarized

Colorado and Idaho represent two different poles of state-level political homogenization.  

Border patrol agents find migrants smuggled inside hay bales

 

Ted Cruz leads bipartisan group calling on White House to speed permitting for border bridges

The group says a handful of bridge projects aimed at increasing commercial trade has been…  

Texas mother fights fungal meningitis after cosmetic procedure in Mexico

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A local family is asking for support after a mother of three…

US Independence Day celebrations overshadowed by mass shootings

Joe Biden decries gun violence amid shootings in several US states across the long weekend  

Conservatives move to red states and liberals move to blue as the country grows more polarized

Americans are segregating themselves by their politics at a rapid clip, helping fuel the greatest divide…

Isla Blanca Park Beach Renourishment Project

Currently, the City of South Padre Island is completing their renourishment project where approximately 283,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand is being placed in the areas of Access 23…

Conclusion of Brush Pick Up from April 28th Storm

We are committed to expediting the clearance of storm debris and ensuring a safe and clean…

Hidalgo County Public Auction, July 21st

All funds must be verified before general merchandise, jewelry, etc. will be released and buyers must…

The Texas shooter in a racist Walmart attack is going to prison. Here’s what to know about the case

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Meet the winner of Miss Texas 2023

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Video: DoorDash driver curses at Texas woman who tipped $5 for $20 pizza order

“I just want to say it’s a nice house for a $5 tip,” the driver can…

People

The Black or African American (but not Hispanic) population is now 12.5% of the total, a…

Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Ukraine

The war has illuminated one of the biggest ideological divides within the Republican Party: between members…

Environmental takeaways from a transformative Supreme Court term

The landmark ruling in Sackett v. EPA “portends a court that is willing to revisit everything,”…

4 people, including a baby, die crossing the Rio Grande into Texas

Happened near the Texas border city of Eagle Pass.  

Wednesday Friendsday: Arizona is looking for her *fur*ever home in Central Texas!

She's got enough love to fill the grand canyon... Arizona is looking for her forever home.…

Emerald ash borer spreads to 13th Texas county; it hasn’t reached Bexar

The emerald ash borer, first discovered in Texas in 2016, continues to spread across the...  The…

4 people, including a baby, died crossing the Rio Grande into Texas over the holiday weekend

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — An infant was among four people who died while crossing the…

Texas woman, 90, retires from Dillard’s after 74 years, touches lives at work: ‘Not just a salesperson’

A woman who worked for over 70 years at Dillard's in Tyler, Texas, recently celebrated her…

Citi CEO Jane Fraser on leading with empathy

Fraser reflects on leadership after losing a Texas bond deal over the company’s gun stance.  

Trash can fire causes roughly half-million dollars in damage to 2 far West Bexar County homes

SAN ANTONIO – A trash can fire spread and has caused nearly a half-million dollars worth…

Driver arrested after rolling pickup truck into West Side house, police say

SAN ANTONIO – A man in his 30s was arrested after he crashed his pickup truck…

2 men taken to hospital after being shot on East Side, police say

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after two men were shot on the city’s…

Man hospitalized in possible accidental shooting on far North Side

San Antonio police say a man in his 30s is hospitalized after a possible accidental shooting…

Man shot during altercation in parking lot just east of downtown, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – A man was taken to an area hospital after being shot during an…

Texodus: Inside the cost savings Californians are finding in Houston, across Texas

StorageCafe examined what it termed the “Texodus,” in which Californians are realizing both massive savings and…

4 bodies, including infant, pulled from Rio Grande over 3-day span: Official

Four bodies, including that of an infant, have been recovered from the Rio Grande in Eagle…

Police Academy Cadets Graduate with Guaranteed Jobs

Sherriff J.E. “Eddie” Guerra attended the ceremony and gifted each graduate with a challenge coin to…

POLARIZING: Conservatives go to red states and liberals — Colorado, too

“Democrats want to live in places with artistic culture and craft breweries, and Republicans want to…

What’s causing the unexpected decline in migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border?

Experts anticipated a large influx of asylum seekers when a Trump-era immigration policy expired in May.…

FBI’s Section 702 Domestic Spying Program May Be on Life Support…Or Not

The once-secret Section 702 program that permits warrantless wiretaps inside the United States is on the…

July 4, 2020: LA Residents Told Authorities ‘Don’t Tread on Me,’ Lit up Sky in Spectacular Show of Defiance

Happy 4th of July, RedStaters! It’s certainly a much happier time for Los Angeles residents than…

Can the Republican Party Afford to Exclude LGBTQ Individuals?

The DeSantis War Room Twitter account, a Rapid Response team for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis caused…

Lets Get Back to Our Roots and Remember What Independence Day Is About

In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When…

BREAKING. Russia and Ukraine Accuse Each Other of Planning an Attack Tonight on Europe’s Largest Nuclear Reactor

Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of planning an attack on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear…

Philly Mass Shooting Suspect Breaks All Narratives–BLM Supporter, Wears Women’s Clothes, and Some Surprising Posts

Every time there’s a mass shooting, there always seems to be this political crush to immediately…

The Boredom That Is Pride Month

On July 1, my colleague Brittany Sheehan did an excellent write-up on how an ad by…

Last Minute Swap of Hunter Biden Prosecution Team Is Raising a Lot of Questions

People are now questioning a rather unusual move by the Department of Justice regarding the Hunter…

Stumping on July 4, Trump’s Rivals Pitch Themselves to Early-State Voters

Donald J. Trump loomed large over the campaign trail, even though he was among the few…

Ken Paxton won’t testify at impeachment trial, suspended Texas AG’s lawyer says

The House "denied him an opportunity to present his defense and now wants to ambush him…

4 people, including a baby, died crossing the Rio Grande into Texas over the holiday weekend

An official says an infant was among four people who died while crossing the Rio Grande…

4 people, including an infant, drown in Rio Grande River over holiday weekend

The drownings came as Texas officials plan to roll out marine floating barriers along parts of…

How I became attorney general in Texas Boys State

“A house divided cannot stand,” I said confidently to the room of 800 boys. “A party…

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents

WASHINGTON (AP) — Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been…

North Texas fire crews ready for fireworks incidents they know are a likely Fourth of July companion

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‘This thing was like a missile’: Family recalls tire tread piercing front windshield on Texas highway

The family was driving on Interstate 20 when the 2-foot-long tire tread punched the hood, pierced…

What does AI think the typical homes in Texas and the state’s largest cities look like?

The same prompt was used to generate images of the typical home in each state according…

3 DFW restaurants listed in New York Times’ ’20 best Texas barbecue restaurants from the new generation’

The list accompanied an article talking about how Texas barbecue is the best it has ever…

4 people, including a baby, died crossing the Rio Grande into Texas in 48-hour period, official says

An official says an infant was among four people who died while crossing the Rio Grande…

‘A TRUE TASTE OF TEXAS’: Bulverde’s Tejas Rodeo still serving up a slice of Lone Star lifestyle

Every Saturday night, neon signs light up the entrance to Tejas Rodeo in Bulverde.  Every Saturday…

Conservatives go to red states, Democrats to blue as the country grows more polarized

Colorado and Idaho represent two different poles of state-level political homogenization. Both are fast-growing Rocky Mountain…

Analysis: Trump’s dominance of GOP field has America bracing for a toxic campaign

As America celebrated its independence, while divided on the true nature of its values, it also…

4 people, including a baby, died crossing the Rio Grande into Texas over the holiday weekend

An official says an infant was among four people who died while crossing the Rio Grande…

4 people, including a baby, die crossing the Rio Grande into Texas

Happened near the Texas border city of Eagle Pass.  

Federal Judge Limits Biden Officials’ Contacts With Social Media Sites

The order came in a lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, who…

Founder of Conservative Move says there is pent-up demand to move to red states

Of the top 5 states that saw the largest percentage population growth from 2020 and 2022,…

Search underway for man who fell off boat in Calaveras Lake

SAN ANTONIO – Authorities are searching for a man who fell out of a boat in…

Man with multiple gunshot wounds found dead on sidewalk near East Side park

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after a man was found dead on a…

Your cell phone doesn’t like extreme summer heat either

SAN ANTONIO – It’s not just you. The relentless summer heat can leave you feeling drained.…

PHOTOS: Boerne City Lake reaches max capacity on Fourth of July

BOERNE, Texas – Families are beating the heat this holiday with a visit to the Boerne…

$2 million grant places 58 Student Success Coaches in local schools to offer kids extra support

SAN ANTONIO – U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar recently announced their offices have secured…

Woman hospitalized after drive-by shooting on North Side, San Antonio police say

SAN ANTONIO – A woman is recovering in the hospital after being injured in a drive-by…

Four people, including baby, died crossing US-Mexico border into Texas over Fourth of July weekend

An infant was among four people who died while crossing the Rio Grande in the Texas…

4 people, including a baby, died crossing the Rio Grande into Texas over the holiday weekend

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — An infant was among four people who died while crossing the…

Four people, including baby, died crossing US-Mexico border into Texas over Fourth of July weekend

An infant was among four people who died while crossing the Rio Grande in the Texas…

4 people, including a baby, die crossing the Rio Grande into Texas

Happened near the Texas border city of Eagle Pass.  

Paxton will not ‘dignify’ impeachment trial by testifying, attorney says

The September impeachment trial will take place before the Texas Senate, but Paxton’s attorney claims the…

Ken Paxton’s attorney says the suspended Texas attorney general won’t testify in impeachment trial

By Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify in…

Four people, including baby, died crossing US-Mexico border into Texas over Fourth of July weekend

An infant was among four people who died while crossing the Rio Grande in the Texas…

Suffer the Little Children

If we can judge a person, or a family, by how they treat their children —…

Republicans Rack Up a Big Win Against Biden and for Free Speech in Missouri

Sometimes justice is poetic, and this year’s July 4th delivered a big win against the Biden…

Court Hands Down A MASSIVE Victory for Freedom on the Fourth of July

On Independence Day, July 4, 2023, the forces of freedom won a major victory, and the…

China’s Looming Agricultural Melt-Down

China’s problems are many and varied, but now we can add a possible famine to them.…

Shifting Priorities: What the Departure of Diversity Heads Reveals About Corporate Commitment to DEI

Is corporate America’s focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion on the way out? Recent reports of…

Woman Shoots Attacker in Self-Defense: A Powerful Reminder of Why Women Need Guns

I’m a firm believer in the right to keep and bear arms for everyone. It is…