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How Texas’s New Immigration Law Could Backfire for Republicans
S.B. 4 resembles other states’ “show me your papers” laws that cost the GOP Latino voters.…
Contributions to David Covey’s Texas State Representative District 21 campaign
The Beaumont Enterprise took a look at the campaign contributions for both David Covey and Dade…
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks Texas senators to look into ending property taxes
The third-term Republican created a 57-item to-do list for senators to complete before the next legislative…
Texas’ diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities
A ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has led to more than…
Texas’ diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities
Texas’ ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has resulted in more than…
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Releases 2024 Interim Charges to the Texas Senate – Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has issued 57 charges for Senate committees to study in…
Texas’ diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities
Texas’ ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has resulted in more than…
Texas showdown: Sen. Ted Cruz steps up his game as conservative firebrand faces bruising re-election race
Conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz is stepping up his campaign and fundraising game as he faces…
Far-right activist Jonathan Stickland starts new group, months after …
The former lawmaker registered “RaTmasTeR Holdings” along with Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi. The name is…
With an eye on Amarillo courthouse, U.S. senators push to stop federa…
Judge shopping has made a federal courthouse in Amarillo with a Trump-appointed judge a destination for…
How a Republican and a Democrat Carved out Exemptions to Texas’s Abortion Ban
Rare across-the-aisle coöperation in Austin aims to protect some people who need abortions and the doctors…
Patrick Lists Conservative Priorities For 2025 Texas Legislative Session | News Radio 1200 WOAI | San Antonio’s First News
Patrick says the list was narrowed down from hundreds of ideas submitted by the state’s 31…
Trump eyes top Texas MAGA disciple for USDA chief
The former — and possibly future — president has also discussed several less controversial, but still…
Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller floated as Trump cabinet pick
The 68-year-old is the latest state Republican rumored to be on Trump’s shortlist.
As Mississippi Nears Medicaid Expansion, Could Texas Be Next?
An Episcopal Health Foundation study found that Texas loses $7 billion in healthcare and lost productivity…
$2M Powerball prize: Here’s the Texas store that sold the ticket.
The jackpot has risen to an estimated $46 million for the game’s next drawing, which is…
Patrick Lists Conservative Priorities For 2025 Texas Legislative Session | News Radio 1200 WOAI
Patrick says the list was narrowed down from hundreds of ideas submitted by the state’s 31…
Challengers sign ‘contract with Texas’ to push the legislature more conservative
The contract calls for candidates for House Speaker to solicit support from only Republicans and to…
Lt. Gov. Patrick asks senators to study eliminating property taxes
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said “continued property tax relief” would be a top conservative…
Challengers sign ‘contract with Texas’ to push the legislature more conservative
The contract calls for candidates for House Speaker to solicit support from only Republicans and to…
Blinken meets with Texas lawmakers over Mexico’s water debt
A bipartisan group of South Texas lawmakers on Thursday spoke with U.S. Secretary of State…
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Recommends Banning, Regulating Delta-8, Delta-9
Delta-8 and delta-9 THC could be on the chopping block in Texas if Patrick gets his…
House Republicans issue demands for next Texas House Speaker
The demands are listed in a “Contract with Texas”
House Republicans issue demands for next Texas House Speaker
The demands are listed in a “Contract with Texas”
GOP closes Hispanic community outreach centers in South Texas
Heading into the 2024 election, and with Trump again at the top of the ticket,…
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick previews 57-item to do list for the next legisla…
Housing affordability, fighting antisemitism on college campuses, examining charitable bail organizations and banning Delta 9 are…
Reaction after Texas AG sues to stop Harris Co. guaranteed income program
More than 1,900 low income families had already been notified they would start receiving $500 a…
Brent Hagenbuch, Jace Yarbough Pitch Conservative Accolades in Texas Senate Runoff Election
The Texan reached out to both Republican candidates in Senate District 30 to hear their thoughts…
IN BRIEF: Health careers fair at NCTC
North Central Texas College and Workforce Solutions Texoma are partnering together for a Health Science Career…
🔥 Legal clash erupts over “Uplift Harris” guaranteed income program 🔥
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Commissioner Rodney Ellis clash with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
South Texas judge declares disaster due to water shortage – and it’s not even summer yet
Hidalgo County’s emergency declaration comes days after state lawmakers accused Mexico of failing to abide by…
Texas officials report dramatic drop in illegal border crossings at Eagle Pass park
Shelby Park had reached a boiling point with unprecedented amounts of migrants who crossed the…
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Harris County to block program that would gi…
The program would give roughly 1,900 households payments of $500 for 18 months with no strings…
Conservatives Come For Texas Rep. Who Suggested Tax Break as Reparations for Black People. Is She Right?
Congresswoman Jazmine Crockett suggested that letting Black Americans temporarily not pay taxes as a form of…
Texas may reverse plan to give people $9,000
Under the Uplift Harris pilot program, families would receive $500 for 18 months, amounting to $9,000…
SCOOP: Sen. Ted Cruz hauls in nearly $10 million in past three months as he battles for re-election in Texas
Sen. Ted Cruz brought in $9.7 million during the January-March first quarter of 2024 fundraising, according…
Louisiana proposes bill similar to Texas’ migrant arrest law
Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Senate has advanced a bill that would empower state and local law enforcement to…
Texas Attorney General sues to stop guaranteed income program
He described the program as a “socialist experiment.”
The Governor of Texas Has Actually Built an Incredible Road Map for Blue State Leaders
His cruel immigration moves were unfortunately genius. Democrats should learn from them.
As Senate race heats up, Ted Cruz pitches himself as the better bipar…
Cruz rose to fame as a right-wing fighter, but he hopes to highlight his unsung accomplishments…
TPPF’s Long Love Affair with Ken Paxton
The attorney general’s close ties to Texas’ right-wing think tank and its large network of uber-wealthy…
In latest wild twist, Texas Nationalist Movement declares support for breakup of Mexico
TNM President Daniel Miller said the only way Texas can secure its border is if Northern…
Louisiana proposes bill similar to Texas’ migrant arrest law
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Senate advanced a bill Monday that would empower state…
Texas Attorney General sues to stop guaranteed income program
He described the program as a “socialist experiment.”
Texas Attorney General sues to stop guaranteed income program
He described the program as a “socialist experiment.”
Gov. Celebrates Hundreds of Megawatts Added at LCRA Peaker Power Plant Groundbreaking
Addressing a crowd of business and energy leaders, the Governor touted the critical role the…
Governor Abbott Champions Texas’ Electric Grid At Texas Electricity Policy Summit In Houston
Governor Greg Abbott today championed Texas’ ongoing efforts to bolster the electric grid to support the…
Texas House GOP hardliners issue list of demands for a next speaker
The two dozen Republican signatories called on the next House leader to commit to their list…
Texas Public Policy Foundation’s long love affair with Ken Paxton
Uncovering the attorney general’s close ties to Texas’ right-wing think tank and its large network of…
Texas effort to punish BlackRock over green-energy policies receives widespread GOP support
FIRST ON FOX: A large coalition of right-leaning organizations and officials from across the country are…
A Guide to Cannabis Laws In States Close to Texas
Cannabis laws, which vary across the country, are ever-changing. Keep this article in your back pocket…
Louisiana proposes bill similar to Texas’ migrant arrest law
Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Senate has advanced a bill that would empower state and local law enforcement to…
How a Little Book Managed to Encompass an Enormous State
‘Texas, Being: A State of Poems’ has something for everyone.
TX city will be first in total darkness during eclipse
The South Texas border town of Eagle Pass is where Monday’s total eclipse of the…
Indian Biologist Finds Beautiful Blue Gecko, Named the New Species ‘vangoghgi’
In India’s remote Western Ghats, a gorgeous blue and yellow gecko species has been named in…
Dutch couple makes trip to Texas for fourth solar eclipse
MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) — Even though the day is starting off cloudy in the…
Eclipse fever hits Texas towns as residents and officials prepare for a crush of visitors
Llano residents are told to stock up on groceries. A Sulphur Springs church is renting its…
First-Ever Appraisal District Election Is Small Battle in GOP-Dem War Over Taxation in Texas
Elected Dem- or GOP-backed candidates would have outsized power over district
How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control witho…
Federal Title X clinics do not require parental consent for birth control — except in Texas,…
Texas proves DEI programs aren’t just wasteful – they’ve failed. Focus on merit instead.
Is there a better way to achieve what diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have failed to…
Report: Nearly $32M spent on Texas House primary races
Over $55.2 million was spent on this year’s primary election in Texas, up nearly $30 million…
Marsha Blackburn Report: Witnessing President Joe Biden’s Border Crisis In Eagle Pass, Texas – Clarksville Online – Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information
Washington, D.C. – After taking office, President Joe Biden issued 94 executive actions in the…
Governor Abbott Mobilizes State Emergency Response Resources Amid Severe Weather Threat
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to mobilize state emergency…
Texas Supreme Court justice implies Democrats will cheat in 2024 election
Justice John Devine’s comments at a conservative event are the latest to prompt concerns about his…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott takes feud with migrants to Republican gala in Manhattan
Gov. Abbott is expected to shore up money and support based on border security issues, which…
Greg Abbott takes his Texas-honed immigration message on the road with a visit to New York
The Republican Texas governor did not play defense on the immigration issue during his trip to…
Lawmakers Argue For Bill On Texas Border Issues
Lawyers for the federal government and the state of Texas were in front of an appeals…
Texas Supreme Court justice implies Democrats will cheat in 2024 election
Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine is facing new questions about his impartiality after a clip…
Texas Supreme Court justice implies Democrats will cheat in 2024 election
Justice John Devine’s comments at a conservative event are the latest to prompt concerns about his…
Who spent the most in the primaries?
Over $55.2 million was spent on this year’s primary election in Texas, up nearly $30 million…
Mayor of Texas border town resigns after arrested on drug trafficking charges
Progreso Mayor Gerardo “Jerry” Alanis resigned, nearly three weeks after Homeland Security Investigations arrested him…
Eric Adams welcomes Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to NYC with offer to sleep at a migrant shelter
Abbott, who has helped feed the migrant crisis in the city through a policy of bussing…
Texas Supreme Court justice implies Democrats will cheat in 2024 elec…
Justice John Devine’s comments at a conservative event are the latest to prompt concerns about his…
Power lines keep causing wildfires in the Texas Panhandle, but safety and maintenance is a ‘no man’s land’
PAMPA, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – In February and March 2024, the Texas Panhandle and High Plains…
Texas Deploys More Than 100 Miles Of Razor Wire To Secure Border | NewsRadio 740 KTRH | KTRH Local Houston and Texas News
The state of Texas continues to secure the border and do the job the Biden…
Texas GOP donor Tim Dunn told former House speaker only Christians should be in leadership
San Antonio Republican Joe Straus, who’s Jewish, said Dunn told him only Christians should serve in…
Texas Is Trying to Upend Who Controls Immigration Policy
The federal government has long controlled immigration law—and for very good reason.
Texas Gov. Abbott tells GOP crowd in NY he’ll keep the migrant buses coming
The Republican leader spoke at the New York state GOP’s annual gala in Midtown.
Texas concedes law allowing judges to deport migrants may have gone ‘too far’
Solicitor general says in appellate hearing that SB4, paused from going into effect, may have gone…
The Fight to Restore Abortion Rights in Texas
With a statewide ban in effect, an unlikely political coalition works to insure that women can…
David Covey: Meet the GOP activist taking on Dade Phelan
The high-dollar, much-watched and often nasty contest is widely viewed as a referendum on…
Public blasts Texas agencies, regulators for poor communication and o…
Thursday’s hearing marked the end of the Legislature’s three-day marathon of public hearings.
Texas National Guard member charged with human smuggling after high-s…
Authorities said the 26-year-old turned around at a Border Patrol checkpoint and fled from police in…
Texas National Guard member charged with human smuggling
Savion Johnson, 26, is charged with evading arrest, smuggling of persons and unlawful carry of…
AG Ken Paxton says Texas ‘did not make any concession’ during hearing on Senate Bill 4
“Now, to be fair, maybe Texas went too far,” Nielson said, which later ignited Paxton’s…
Cartel feud at Mexico’s southern border placing migrants and civilians in jeopardy
Two recent mass-casualty events illustrate the year-old feud between two Mexican drug cartels for control…
Texas court affirms injunctions blocking investigations of families with trans youth
A unanimous panel of the Texas 3rd District Court of Appeals in Austin has affirmed in…
Former Texas House speaker says GOP megadonor Tim Dunn told him only …
Straus, who is Jewish, publicly confirmed the conversation for the first time Thursday. It had previously…
Utility pole inspection company declines to testify at Texas Panhandl…
The Texas A&M Forest Service concluded that a fallen decayed utility pole caused the Smokehouse Creek…
“A Misuse of the Law”: How a Right-wing Texas Think Tank Ducked Its Property Taxes
The Texas Public Policy Foundation convinced the state comptroller that it should be exempt from paying…
Fact check: Have 1.2M people in Texas registered to vote without photo ID?
A viral X post claimed 1.2 million people have registered to vote in Texas without ID…
Ted Cruz warns Democrats have sights set on Texas in November
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) warned his supporters Tuesday that Democrats have their sights set on his…
‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court
By Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN
Conservative super PAC targets 5 GOP Texas house incumbents
It spent $4 million on an ad targeting Phelan
Texas possibly “went too far” with migrant arrests, state official admits
A federal appeals court heard arguments over Texas’ bill that would allow state officials to detain…
‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court
An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that state…
National PAC to spend nearly $1M against Texas House Speaker
The Club for Growth, which usually focuses on congressional races, said it would spend…
Ted Cruz warns Democrats have sights set on Texas in November
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) warned his supporters Tuesday that Democrats have their sights set on his…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Three To Specialty Courts Advisory Council
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jarvis Anderson, Elizabeth Rainey, and Angela Tucker to the Specialty Courts…
Ted Cruz warns Democrats have sights set on Texas in November
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) warned backers Tuesday that Democrats have their sights set on his home…
Abrupt Closure of California Trucking Firm Leaves Hundreds in Limbo
Founded 70 years ago, Tony’s Express is a reputable name in the less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier…
Texas Solicitor General Admits State Possibly ‘Went Too Far’ With Controversial Immigration Bill
Lawyers for Texas admitted to an appeals court that the controversial S.B. 4 may have come…
‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court
Originally Published: 03 APR 24 11:00 ET Updated: 03 APR 24 12:51 ET By Devan Cole…
‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court
An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that state…
Texas installs new anti-climb fence at border
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a “disaster” at the border earlier this year.
A Texas Court Has Decided to Let the Scariest Judge in Texas Keep Being Scary
The Northern District of Texas has refused to adopt a policy reining in “judge shopping” and,…
‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court
By Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told…
Republicans’ budding interest in Texas’ housing crisis could create strange political bedfellows
Republican lawmakers may try to force Texas cities to allow greater housing density as the state…
Unnamed entity creates website criticizing Rep. Goldman’s allegedly anti-GOP voting record
An unnamed entity has reportedly created a website listing instances in which State Rep. Craig Goldman…
Appeals court to decide if Texas immigration law violates constitution
The law remains on hold as the U.S. Justice Department is suing, arguing Texas is trampling…
Influential conservative PAC wades into Texas Legislature primaries
Club for Growth announced it will spend $4 million on a TV ad targeting five anti-school…
Influential conservative PAC wades into Texas Legislature primaries
Club for Growth announced it will spend $4 million on a TV ad targeting five anti-school…
Texas immigration controversy rekindles fight over Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law
The legal battle over a controversial Texas immigration law could eventually give the Supreme Court a…
Activists say S.B. 4 immigration law could be key to flipping GOP hold on Texas
A federal appeals court will decide whether the Texas immigration law S.B. 4 is legal. The…
Appeals court to decide if Texas immigration law violates constitution
The Texas immigration law known as SB4 is currently on hold as it goes through the…