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Texas Republicans censure House Speaker Dade Phelan
The Texas GOP censured the speaker of its state House of Representatives Saturday, Rep. Dade Phelan…
Texas History Minute — Smith
It often takes courage to stand up for a principle. Because of people who do, the…
CBP officers seize more than $9 million in meth at World Trade Bridge in Laredo
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State of Texas: Border visits fuel frustrations over policy failures
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Governor Greg Abbott led two high-profile delegations to Eagle Pass, Texas in…
Texas GOP leaders reverse course, ban antisemites from party
The party’s executive committee also formally censured House Speaker Dade Phelan on Saturday.
Texas GOP censures House Speaker Dade Phelan over Paxton impeachment
As a result, the party will not financially support the Beaumont Republican during the…
Our recommendation for Texas House District 66, Republican primary
In Plano, Texas state Rep. Matt Shaheen faces challenger Wayne Richard. Here’s our recommendation.
Louisiana plans to deploy 150 National Guard troops to southern border amid surge in illegal immigrants
Louisiana plans to deploy National Guard troops to U.S.-Mexico border in Texas amid surge in…
Russian Misinformation Escalates Texas Border Fight
Data obtained by Wired shows that Russia’s massive online disinformation resources are being deployed to escalate…
Indiana National Guard deployed to Texas border to help with security
After a request from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Holcomb deployed 50 Hoosier Guardsman to the…
Border crisis, marijuana fights and more: This Week in Texas Politics
The border crisis may have been the big headline this week, but Paxton’s marijuana law…
States should be reimbursed for sending law enforcement to border, Curtis says
Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis has introduced a bill in Congress that would reimburse states…
Conflicts deepen over states’ rights at Texas border
Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas is bringing immigration to the frontlines with a standoff between…
Factbox-Biden Administration, Texas Battling Over Border Policies on Multiple Fronts
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Efforts by Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott to stem a record…
Texas conservatives test how far they can extend abortion and gender-…
Recent state and local legal maneuvers signal that Texas’ conservative movement could be wading into a…
We recommend in the Texas House District 64 GOP primary
Incumbent Lynn Stucky faces Andy Hopper and Elaine Hays in the Republican primary for Texas House…
Louisiana to deploy 150 National Guard members to Texas-Mexico border
Gov. Jeff Landry will send 150 Louisiana National Guard members to assist Texas with securing its…
Gianforte affirms Texas’ border actions against feds
Fresh off a trip to Texas, Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday that Montana would assume responsibility…
Trump Jr Responds to Hur Report With the Perfect Question Most Americans Are Asking
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CBP Officers Seize Fentanyl at The Paso Del Norte Border Crossing
The CBP Strategy to Combat Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs drives a whole-of-CBP approach that feeds into…
Russian disinformation operations seize on border battle, talk of Texas secession
Russian trolls are trying to put border policy disputes on steroids by playing up the…
Unmasking Vouchers: Dark Money in the Texas Primary Elections ‣ Texas AFT
Recently in the Hotline, we covered the $6 million donation received by Gov. Greg Abbott from…
After border bill fiasco, Sen. Ted Cruz calls for Republican leader M…
Texas’ junior senator has long been a critic of Mitch McConnell, who has led Republican senators…
Texas House candidate Kyle Biedermann blasts expulsion of Bryan Slato…
In a statement, Biedermann said the point he was trying to make was that leaders “selectively…
Factbox-Biden administration, Texas battling over border policies on multiple fronts
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Efforts by Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott to stem a record…
Private schools accepting taxpayer subsidies is not conservative
Legislators in Texas and Idaho see that there is nothing conservative about vouchers. They are the…
Ronny Jackson Says Fellow Texas Republican Chip Roy Could Use a Beatdown: ‘Major Pain in the Ass For All Of Us’
Rep. Ronny Jackson called fellow Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy a “major pain in the ass”…
Standing with Texas while leaving Montana to fend for itself
Columnist Darrell Ehrlick wonders: If Gov. Greg Gianforte stands with Texas, when is he going to…
Can the Texas model solve the federal debt crisis?
Member of the Federal Fiscal Sustainability Foundation argues that the U.S. needs the Texas recipe to…
We recommend in Texas House District 112, Republican primary
Texas State Rep. Angie Chen Button faces a challenger. Who is the best GOP candidate?
District 83 challenger Wade Cowan wants tighter border, term limits in legislature
Wade Cowan is facing off against his opponent, incumbent Dustin Burrows, for his seat in the…
FBI foils 2022 plot by militiamen to “start a war” at the Texas-Mexico border
A Tennessee man arrested Monday hoped to travel to the southern border with a militia…
Texas Governor Says State Power Supply Needs to Grow 10% to 15%
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said his state will need to grow its power supply capacity by…
Gov. Abbott to host Texas House Representatives for border security news conference in Eagle Pass
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This Texas city is caught in a fight over who controls the southern border
Eagle Pass, Texas, is caught in the middle of a fight between state and federal power…
Mayra Flores: DNA testing needed at border, even if that means detain…
The former Republican congresswoman is running for her former seat representing the 34th congressional district.
Laredo could get new Cesar Chavez Boulevard
The streets of Laredo could soon sport the name of famous civil rights icon Cesar…
Texas Republicans demand, then help kill, bipartisan deal on border security
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says he has been warning Republicans for months that the proposal…
Toyota Did Not Go Green With Electric Vehicles, Now They Are Going Green in Earnings
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Conservative Texas Judge Cited Now-Redacted Studies in Abortion Pill Case
There were “fundamental problems” with the studies that “demonstrate a lack of scientific rigor,” experts said.…
Second to ‘None’: Nikki Haley Loses Nevada Primary – the Jokes Write Themselves
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House speaker Dade Phelan fights back against some Texas Republicans
House Speaker Dade Phelan has made some Texas Republicans so mad they’re trying to get him…
Exclusive: How Texas would vote if independence referendum held today
Some 26 percent of Texans would vote to become an independent country verses 67 percent who…
Director of the U.S Census Bureau visits Texas A&M
On Tuesday the director of the U.S census bureau spoke with students and faculty at Texas…
BREAKING: Articles of Impeachment for Alejandro Mayorkas Fail to Pass the House
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Once hesitant, Texas Republicans have united behind Donald Trump again
While polls once showed Trump and DeSantis tied in Texas, they now suggest the primary is…
Feb. 2, 2024: Kicking Off Election Season ‣ Texas AFT
Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 “God bless the Texas labor movement, and God help Texas.” Last weekend,…
Why this South Texas county closed half its early voting sites for 2024
A new law requires small counties to increase early voting days and hours — with no…
Nikki Haley said Texas could secede from the U.S. Here’s why that’s wrong
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley recently said that if Texas decides they want to do secede…
Springer says Texans shouldn’t pay Paxton’s bills
Attorney General Ken Paxton may stick Texas residents with a $3-million-plus bill, unless Drew Springer gets…
Texas GOP Primary Shaped by Key Endorsements, Issues
Texas Republican primary voters say they will weigh a number of key issues and endorsements as…
Nikki Haley said Texas could secede from the U.S. Here’s why that’s wrong
A Supreme Court ruling after the Civil War affirmed the U.S. is “an indestructible union” and…
Texas Republican Primaries: Trump, Paxton-backed candidates challenge establishment
The race is on to replace longtime Republicans Kay Granger and Michael Burgess in Congress. The…
Texas Stripped of Powers in Border Security Bill
New border security bill says constitutional challenges can only be made in Washington D.C.
Our recommendation for Texas Supreme Court, Place 4, Republican primary
Incumbent Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine has a GOP challenger. Is it time for a…
Texas Border Governors
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seated center, is joined by fellow governors during a press conference…
Reynolds plans Iowa’s 3rd deployment to Texas border
DES MOINES — After a weekend trip to Texas, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday…
Jeff Landry’s plan to send Louisiana troops to Texas border could cost millions
Gov. Jeff Landry wants to send Louisiana National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to…
Texas Republican Primaries: Trump, Paxton-backed candidates challenge establishment
The race is on to replace longtime Republicans Kay Granger and Michael Burgess in Congress. The…
Lockhart could become the next Texas city to decriminalize marijuana
LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) – A Central Texas nonprofit is spearheading a campaign to decriminalize marijuana…
Texas lawmaker who opposes giving $500 per month to 1,900 Houstonians sponsored a bill to save every homeowner $1,300 a year
We just can’t hand out money like popcorn on street corners to people that walk by,”…
Chip Roy Torches Border Bill, Renames It the ‘War, Debt, and Open Borders Bill’
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Texas stripped of powers in border security bill
New border security bill says constitutional challenges can only be made in Washington D.C. Read…
Gov. Holcomb joins GOP governors in Texas to supposrt border security
EAGLE PASS, Texas – Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb stood alongside the Texas border with Mexico…
Texas border convoy member says crossings not as bad as she thought
A convoy headed to border towns to protest President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
House Speaker Dade Phelan, enemy of the far-right, faces toughest ree…
Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and former President Donald Trump are accusing Phelan…
House Speaker Dade Phelan, enemy of the far-right, faces toughest reelection yet
Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and former President Donald Trump are accusing Phelan…
We recommend in the race for Texas Senate District 30, Republican
We recommend in the race for Texas Senate District 30, Republican
GOP governors back at Texas border to keep pressure on Biden over migrant crossings
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) — Kyle Willis woke up in Mexico on Sunday, weighing different options…
Trump Hints RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel Will Soon Be Looking for a New Place to Fail
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Abbott hosting 14 fellow GOP governors at contested border park in Eagle Pass
EAGLE PASS, Texas (Border Report) – Greg Abbott and 14 fellow Republican governors are scheduled to…
Pillen visits Texas again, pledges more border help at Nebraska’s expense
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen joined at least a dozen other GOP governors in Texas on Sunday…
Phil Williams Commentary: Founding Fathers’ wisdom shows in Texas border crisis
Columnist Phil Williams looks at how the governor of Texas is pushing back on federal inability…
Largest Texas Newspaper Rebukes Greg Abbott’s ‘Defiance’ of Supreme Court
The Houston Chronicle criticized Abbott on Sunday about his fight in the removal of razor wire…
Nikki Haley confronted on whether Texas can secede from US
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley told CNN “the constitution doesn’t allow for that” when asked about Texas’…
Abbott to host 14 GOP governors in Texas for border security briefing
Republican governors are heading to the border Sunday for an in-person briefing on Texas border…
‘God’s Army’ protesters rally in Texas against migrant crossings | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
In trucks, vans and RVs, hundreds of people converged Saturday in southern Texas to rally against…
Trump backers air grievances at Texas border rally
Hundreds of protesters from around the country flocked to a small Texas border town on Saturday…
A decade-old Scalia dissent is now driving the Texas-Biden dispute over illegal immigration
WASHINGTON — For more than a century, immigration and border enforcement have been seen as falling…
How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border security
A Texas border city has gained an unsolicited spotlight in an extraordinary showdown between the state’s…
How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border security
A Texas border city has gained an unsolicited spotlight in an extraordinary showdown between the state’s…