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Gaetz threatens historic vote to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy: What happens next
Matt Gaetz says he plans to force a vote on whether to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy,…
L.A. receives 20th bus of migrants courtesy of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
The city said this was the 20th such bus to arrive in L.A., including one Monday…
Texas school choice drew millions in statewide campaign spending. What groups gave money?
School choice is set to be a huge issue in the upcoming special session. The issue…
Major Tests Await Conservative US Supreme Court in New Term
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Monday marks the first day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s…
Government shutdown live updates: Congress faces funding deadline
The U.S. govenment faces a shutdown if Congress is unable to pass a short-term funding bill.…
House votes to avert government shutdown over opposition of most Texas Republicans
Conservatives were disappointed, having pushed for sharp spending cuts and border security measures.
Nacogdoches woman to challenge Clardy in GOP primary for House District 11 seat
Republican Joanne Shofner of Nacogdoches has announced she will run in next year’s GOP primary against…
Special session at Texas Capitol on school vouchers to start Oct. 9
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reportedly told the leaders of the Texas House and Senate that lawmakers…
Texas law targeting ‘sexually explicit’ books set to take effect soon, after appeals court overturns ruling
A Texas law meant to keep some books out of public school libraries is once again…
Joanne Shofner announces campaign for House District 11 seat
Republican Joanne Shofner has announced she will run for the Texas House District 11 seat currently…
Funding fails as hard-liners rebuff motion
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic…
How a ‘Top Down’ Leadership Culture Set the Stage for Texas A&M’s Summer of Scandal
Years of weakened shared governance have exacerbated fears about the institution’s vulnerability to outside pressure. A…
Rep. Cuellar: “If They’re Not Going to Get Paid, I’m Not Going to Get Paid”
Let’s now find a bipartisan solution to keep the government open.
Operation Lone Star Surges Resources to Combat Biden’s Escalating Crisis
Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administration’s refusal to…
Conservative opposition imperils GOP bill to avoid shutdown
The House on Friday is poised to vote on a measure to prevent a government shutdown,…
Joanne Shofner announces campaign for House District 11 seat
Republican Joanne Shofner has announced she will run for the Texas House District 11 seat currently…
4 Texas Republicans join ultraconservatives to sink GOP attempt to ke…
The funding bill was a long shot, but far-right U.S. representatives said it didn’t go far…
Will there be a government shutdown? Texas lawmakers see odds growing as deadline looms
“Unfortunately, I think it’s almost guaranteed,” said Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas.
Houston-area development has become a right-wing lightning rod on imm…
After conservative media portrayed the Colony Ridge development north of Houston as a haven for illegal…
House conservatives tank GOP short-term funding bill
A band of House conservatives on Friday voted down a GOP bill to avoid a government…
Supreme Court to rule on Texas, Florida social media laws
The laws’ supporters say they stop platforms from “censoring.” Opponents say they violate the First Amendment.…
Supreme Court to hear Texas and Florida social media cases over right to moderate content
The Supreme Court will decide whether Texas and Florida can prevent social media companies from banning…
Supreme Court will decide if Texas and Florida can regulate social media to protect ‘conservative speech’
Florida and Texas seek to regulate social media sites they say are biased against conservatives. Will…
Justices take major Florida and Texas social media cases
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to weigh in on the constitutionality of controversial laws in…
Conservative opposition imperils GOP bill to avoid shutdown
The House on Friday is poised to vote on a measure to prevent a government shutdown,…
Conservative opposition imperils GOP bill to avoid shutdown
The House on Friday is poised to vote on a measure to prevent a government shutdown,…
Conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Here’s what to know about the House Republicans’ conflict
Supreme Court to weigh GOP-backed social media ‘censorship’ laws
Texas and Florida both enacted laws that would place new restrictions on the ability of social…
Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Laws Curbing Internet Platforms
The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship…
North Texas food banks brace for increased demand ahead of a possible government shutdown
If the U.S. government shuts down Oct. 1, increased demand for food could stretch the already…
With a Shutdown in View, McCarthy Plays a Weak Hand
The G.O.P. speaker, whose style is to placate his detractors, does not have the Republican votes…
Texas’ power reserve created an $8B illusion of energy shortage this summer, monitor says
A report from ERCOT’s independent market monitor is raising questions over the costs of power reserve…
Shocking moment Border Patrol CUT razor wire and let migrants in
The group can be seen actively pulling away the razor wire and cutting it with what…
Elon Musk visits Texas-Mexico border, calls for expedited legal approval
WION (World Is One News) brings latest & breaking news from South Asia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,…
Hundreds of migrants now crossing into Brownsville
An area of Brownsville, Texas, where thousands of migrants crossed the border illegally last spring, is…
McArdle joins fight to keep Trump on W.Va. ballot
WHEELING — A Texas politician wants to mess with West Virginia’s 2024 election and keep former…
Elon Musk calls for wall to stop immigrants as he visits US-Mexico border in Texas
The richest man in the world said the influx of people into the United States was…
Conservatives pitch McCarthy alternatives as ouster talk heats up
Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s name has come up, but there’s not consensus around any pick at…
The Latino Question at the Second Republican Debate
At an event featuring Univision’s Ilia Calderón, the candidates showed little interest in speaking to Latino…
Texas’ open records law is 50 years old
At the annual conference of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, two Republican lawmakers described…
Musk warns border crisis will COLLAPSE social services in live video
Elon Musk was in Eagle Pass, Texas on Thursday to try and livestream from the struggling…
House Republicans to hold first hearing on Biden impeachment inquiry
With potential government shutdown days away, GOP lawmakers find time to seek so far elusive evidence…
After sending busloads of migrants NY, Gov. Greg Abbott visits NYC to fault Biden for crisis
For more than a year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants from the southern…
Rural South Texas county will not receive Operation Lone Star funding in new fiscal year
The rural South Texas border county of Zapata isn’t receiving state funds from Operation Lone Star…
McArdle joins fight to keep Trump on W.Va. ballot
WHEELING — A Texas politician wants to mess with West Virginia’s 2024 election and keep former…
Supreme Court Has Pile of Cases From Conservative 5th Circuit
In the next nine months, an outsize share of the Supreme Court’s biggest cases will come…
Creators of ‘Southlake’ podcast turn attention to Grapevine-Colleyville and LGBTQ battle
NBC News is launching a new podcast called Grapevine, which explores the battle over gay and…
Longtime State Rep. John Smithee announces bid for re-election
“There are significant issues facing the Panhandle and state of Texas that require conservative leadership, thoughtful…
Ted Cruz votes against bipartisan bill to avoid government shutdown
Cruz’s Democratic rivals seized on the vote, saying it shows he’s out of touch with working…
Texas A&M one of the most conservative campuses in nation – Stephenville Empire-Tribune
Special to the Empire-Tribune BRYAN, COLLEGE STATION — In a week when Texas A&M was named…
A Gas Storage Plant and New Pipeline Disrupt Life for This Black Community
The environmental health crisis ruminating in Houston’s Southwest Crossing neighborhood is the product of climate change…
Texas Gov. Abbott makes rare NYC stop where he lauds Dems Adams, Hochul for pressuring Biden on migrant crisis
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lauded New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Gov.…
Live updates: Second Republican presidential debate highlights
Republican presidential candidates faced off Wednesday night in the second primary debate of the 2024 campaign.…
W.Va. GOP Fights Lawsuit Trying To Keep Trump Off 2024 Ballot
WHEELING — A Texas politician wants to mess with West Virginia’s 2024 election and keep former…
Ken Paxton has no one to blame but himself
Co-founder and chairman of Texans for Lawsuit Reform swings back at Ken Paxton who claims TLR…
West Virginia GOP chair joins fight to keep Trump on state’s ballot
WHEELING — A Texas politician wants to mess with West Virginia’s 2024 election and keep former…
How the looming government shutdown will affect Texans
A federal shutdown would put thousands of Texans in financial precarity. Congress has less than a…
Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP’s Brooks, Biggs, Jackson
Members have already asked three GOP lawmakers — Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Rep. Scott Perry…
Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP’s Brooks, Biggs, Jackson
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more House Republicans received requests Monday to voluntarily appear before the congressional…
How the looming government shutdown will affect Texans
WASHINGTON — Over 100,000 active duty service members in Texas could go without a paycheck. Even…
In El Paso, Migrants With Nowhere to Go Strain a Welcoming City
The pressure felt in one Texas city reflects an increasingly untenable situation all along the border…
Retired Texas Game Warden Chris Green announces campaign for Smith County sheriff
Chris Green has announced he will run for Smith County sheriff in the 2024 election.
The stage is set for the second GOP debate
The second Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 election cycle will feature seven GOP candidates…
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s former staffer running against him as a Rep…
Jose Sanz worked for the Democrat for two years, as his press secretary and then his…
Could Chicago’s CME futures exchange be Texas’ next relocation home run?
Gov. Greg Abbott, during a TV appearance in New York, said he has approached the world’s…
Get on the Bus! Democrat Mayor of El Paso Sending Illegal Immigrants to Chicago
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Rep. John Smithee emerges as House hero among Paxton supporters, floa…
On the day the House impeached Ken Paxton, Smithee delivered a 20 minute speech, criticizing the…
State Capital Highlights: Another special session slated for October
Gov. Greg Abbott has called a third special session, this time about school choice, for next…
NBC NEWS STUDIOS LAUNCHES ALL-NEW PODCAST “GRAPEVINE” ON OCT. 4, PRODUCED BY THE TEAM BEHIND AWARD-WINNING “SOUTHLAKE”
Hosted by NBC News’ Mike Hixenbaugh & Antonia Hylton, This Six-Episode Series Investigates a Christian Movement…
US Supreme Court Prepares for New Term Under Ethics Cloud
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to begin its new nine-month…
Here’s how House Republicans are trying to force Biden’s hand on border security
House Republicans added a provision to their DHS spending bill that would prevent it from hitting…
New Mexico’s Republican Party takes the state’s congressional map to trial
A trial begins Wednesday over New Mexico’s congressional map. Unlike some other active fights over redistricting,…
These 19 Senate Republicans voted against advancing short-term funding bill
The vote was 77 to 19, with all 19 in opposition part of the Republican Party.…
New Mexico’s Republican Party takes the state’s congressional map to trial
A trial begins Wednesday over New Mexico’s congressional map. Unlike some other active fights over redistricting,…
Federal judge declares Texas’ drag ban unconstitutional
HOUSTON – A federal judge ruled Texas’ drag ban, Senate Bill 12, unconstitutional and issued a…
These 19 Senate Republicans voted against advancing short-term funding bill
The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a short-term funding measure needed to avert a government shutdown at the…
Federal judge rules Texas’ anti-drag law unconstitutional
‘LGBTQIA+ Texans, venue owners, performers, and our allies all came together to uphold free expression in…
Judge considers accusations that New Mexico Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — FROM MOVEMENT AT 12:30 AM ET WEDNESDAY. EDITED BY CBLAKE Accusations…