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Auto week at D.C. Circuit raises ‘major questions’ for EPA
“This is all really just an effort to try and get the Supreme Court’s attention,” a…
John Cornyn’s fundraising prowess could be edge in eventual contest to succeed McConnell
Cornyn has a track record of raising significant campaign money for his colleagues.
Paxton trial updates: Diverging narratives emerge as prosecutors call…
Watch a livestream of the suspended attorney general’s impeachment trial and get the latest updates as…
After Ike Dike funding cut, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber breaks from Freedom…
The far-right congressman from Friendswood worries that the caucus’ demands to stave off a government shutdown…
Analysis: Here’s why many Black people despise Clarence Thomas. (It’s not because he’s a conservative.)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has spent his career lecturing Black people about living off of…
Why conservative voices are needed in the climate debate
Conservative voices need to be at the climate solution table. Conservative voices can help craft adaptable…
Texas Republicans weigh in on Paxton impeachment after week one of trial
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Republicans from Texas are weighing in on the evidence outlined during the first…
Congress Embarks on Spending Battle as Shutdown Looms at End of September
The House returns this week with conservatives threatening both spending levels and Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Hard-line House Republicans itching for shutdown, impeachment fights
Hard-line Republicans in the House are itching for fights over opening an impeachment inquiry into President…
Texas had the most book challenges of any state last year, according to the American Library Association
Texas had over 90 challenges of over 2,300 books, nearly double the number of attempts as…
I left California for Texas to begin my new life as a divorcée. It’s more affordable as a single woman, and I feel free to express my political and religious beliefs.
Jackie Burse moved to San Antonio in 2021. In addition to its low cost of living,…
Former Rep. Mayra Flores says she was ‘attacked by a pervert’ in fundraising appeals
Mayra Flores, a South Texas Republican who served in Congress for just over six months after…
Texas border crossings to temporarily close for 9/11 anniversary ceremonies
A few ports of entry on the Texas border will be temporarily closed on Monday for…
RAW: TX: SHOOTING ON MEXICO TEXAS BORDER INJURES 7
7 people were wounded when gunmen attacked a caravan in Mexico near the U.S. border.
Gunmen attack vehicles at border crossing into north Mexico, wounding 3, including some Americans
Mexican authorities say a convoy of vehicles crossing into Mexico from the U.S. has been attacked…
Thirteenth bus of migrants arrives at Union Station from Texas
A bus carrying 46 migrants arrived at Union Station from Texas on Saturday morning, marking the…
Political warnings and accusations of misconduct: 6 main themes emerg…
The suspended attorney general’s lawyers focused on disloyalty and attacked evidence, while impeachment managers accused Paxton…
Who’s Ahead in AG Ken Paxton’s Senate Impeachment Trial?
Many Texas Republicans are backing Ken Paxton, but other Lone Star conservatives are condemning the embattled…
Texas: The red state Democrats continuously dream of turning blue, but keep falling short
With conservative firebrand and GOP Sen. Ted Cruz up for re-election in 2024, the question remains…
Trump’s Resilience Leaves Anxious G.O.P. Donors in Despair and Denial
The party’s big donors have made clear their distaste for the former president. Now, as he…
Biden officials pressured social media giants, federal appeals court finds
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday found that President Joe Biden’s White House…
Texas border crossings to temporarily close for 9/11 anniversary ceremonies
A few ports of entry on the Texas border will be temporarily closed on Monday for…
BREAKING: SD Gov. Kristi Noem Endorses Donald Trump in 2024 GOP Presidential Race
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Texas had the most book challenges of any state last year, according to the American Library Association
Texas had over 90 challenges of over 2,300 books, nearly double the number of attempts as…
State Senator Bill Eigel Officially Throws His Hat in the Ring for Missouri Governor
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NEW: Judge Denies Mark Meadows’ Bid to Remove Georgia RICO Case to Federal Court
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The biggest revelations from Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial so far
The first week of Paxton’s historic trial featured candid — and at times, emotional — testimony…
Abbott promises ‘even more buses’ if Biden admin pushes reported plan to keep migrants in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he would send “more buses” of migrants to Democratic-run cities…
McKinney ISD Trustee Chad Green announces bid for State Board of Education
The State Board of Education sets policies and standards for Texas public schools.
Texas had the most book challenges of any state last year, according to the American Library Association
Texas had over 90 challenges of over 2,300 books, nearly double the number of attempts as…
UMHB’s Young Conservatives of Texas Chapter Presents Annual 9/11 Memorial
UMHB’s Young Conservatives of Texas Chapter Presents Annual 9/11 Memorial
Ken Paxton threatens to divide, destroy GOP, says rival and ex-congressman Louie Gohmert
Former Texas congressman Louie Gohmert, who challenged Ken Paxton in the 2022 Republican primary, wrote a…
G.O.P. Gets the Democratic Border Crisis It Wanted
The strain of migrants in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities has taxed resources,…
Florida Supreme Court To Take Up Challenge To Abortion Bans
The lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and others tackles the law banning most abortions…
Appeals court temporarily stays order for Texas to remove buoy barrier
The ruling will allow Texas to keep the buoys in the Rio Grande while the court…
“It was not a mutiny”: Senior staff had no choice but to report Ken P…
Ryan Bangert, a former top official under the attorney general, said Paxton allowed a friend and…
A Judge Says Texas Absolutely Definitely Has to Stop Trapping People in the Rio Grande
Texas claims it’s just protecting itself from an ‘invasion.’ Sure, Jan.
Former congresswoman Mayra Flores says she was ‘attacked by a pervert’ in fund appeals
South Texas Republican Mayra Flores, who’s fighting to regain a House seat against Rep. Vicente Gonzalez,…
Texas avoids rolling blackouts during evening grid emergency
ERCOT has called on generators to push all available electricity to the grid as rising demand…
Factbox: Who are the Republican candidates running for U.S. president?
Ten Republican candidates are seeking their party’s nomination to take on Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden…
Texas Abortion Policy Doesn’t Stay in Texas
The Lone Star State wants to restrict the right to travel to prevent people from getting…
At Texas attorney general’s impeachment trial, all the Senate’s a stage
With questions like “Are you a RINO?“ the historic trial of Ken Paxton is about political…
Opinion | The Nationalization of American Politics Is a Tragedy
Wyoming’s conservative establishment has been working to keep national issues out of state politics.
Texas AG Ken Paxton’s orders to help donor rattled office
“It answered that ‘why’ question,” said Jeff Mateer.
The National Implications Of Impeaching Texas’ Attorney General : The NPR Politics Podcast
Ken Paxton, a Republican, is facing a bipartisan impeachment trial in the Texas Senate related to…
WATCH: Joe Biden Accidentally Blows up White House Mask Narrative With One Sentence
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Texas Gov. Abbott Blasts Judge’s Order to Remove River Buoys, Promises SCOTUS Appeal
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Texas ordered to remove buoys meant to block migrants from Rio Grande River
Preliminary order issued by judge David Ezra requires the floaters to be relocated to an embankment…
Texas children still in peril when it comes to getting healthcare
Texas’ culling of the Medicaid rolls started in June in an effort to drop people who…
U.S. judge orders Texas to move Rio Grande barriers to embankment, siding with Biden
A U.S. judge ordered Texas to move floating buoys that were placed in the middle of…
Judge orders Texas to remove border buoys from Rio Grande, rejects Abbott ‘invasion’ claim
Texas must remove floating border buoys by XX and cannot install any similar structures in the…
The Texas Bans on Abortion “Trafficking” Are Even Scarier Than They Sound
The ordinance allows abortion opponents to figure out how to limit interstate travel without violating the…
Texas’ heatwave is roasting the state’s economy, according to Dallas Fed
Nearly half of Texas manufacturers and 35.3% of retailers blamed the heatwave for declines in revenue…
Election fraud is now a felony in Texas
HB 1243 raises the penalty for electoral fraud back to a felony.
Texas AG Ken Paxton’s affair explains his illegal acts, former aide testifies at impeachment trial
An extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a donor’s employee is at the…
A Look at Past Houston Conventions Leading Up to the 2028 RNC
For the third time in history, the city will host a national party convention, when the…
Texas’ years-long refusal to accept the Medicaid expansion has dire consequences for the working poor
Texas is the nation’s most uninsured state, and San Antonio residents live with the consequences of…
McCarthy ‘dangling’ Biden impeachment inquiry to delay reckoning over spending, some conservatives say
Some conservatives in the House are suspicious of Speaker McCarthy’s rhetoric about a Biden impeachment inquiry…
5 issues to watch as Congress wrestles with the NDAA
Disagreements about electric vehicles and climate action — including an administration rule on contractor emissions —…
A Trump-Biden rematch may be on the horizon in 2024, whether voters like it or not
NEW YORK (AP) — The end of Labor Day weekend would typically mark the start of…
Texas AG Ken Paxton turns defendant at historic impeachment trial
Paxton, accused of bribery, unfitness for office and years of abuse of public trust, will have…
Fentanyl at the U.S. border: How the drug is made, smuggled, discovered and seized
A new scanning device, as well as a new fentanyl testing lab in El Paso, is…
Texas Governor transports 35K migrants to sanctuary cities including NYC in response to Joe Biden’s border failure
Texas has transported over 35,000 migrants to sanctuary cities due to the Biden administration’s border security…
Conservatives slam Fauci for latest recommendations on masking
Widespread mask mandates are poised to make a comeback as COVID-19 cases tick upwards nationwide, reigniting…
New ordinances would ban driving through cities and counties en route to abortion care
The latest strategy engineered by the Right to Life group comes amid growing frustrations about the…
Texas attorney general Paxton could lose his job in impeachment trial
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s top law-enforcement official, could lose his job in an…
Embattled Nueces County prosecutor joins Democratic primary to challe…
Targeted by local conservative activists, Mark Gonzalez joined an increasingly crowded 2024 primary — a move…
Paxton loyalists, but few others, turn out for impeachment trial open…
Texans came to the Capitol to witness Tuesday’s proceedings in which the Senate rejected motions to…
Trump challenges argument 14th Amendment disqualifies him in 2024, and more trail takeaways
Trump is weighing in on a brewing battle over whether he should have access to the…
Ken Paxton: Why Republicans are impeaching a Trump ally in Texas
Ken Paxton’s trial exposes deep divides between the party’s pro-Trump and establishment factions.
Mark Gonzalez will step down as Nueces County District Attorney
Mark Gonzalez will resign as the Nueces County District Attorney on Tuesday just a few months…
Texas AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty at impeachment trial then leaves as arguments get underway
The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that could lead to his permanent removal…
Progressive District Attorney Enters Race to Unseat Ted Cruz
Mark Gonzalez, facing a conservative effort to remove him from the district attorney’s office in Nueces…
Morning news brief
The Senate returns to Washington after a month-long recess. The impeachment trial of Texas’ suspended attorney…
Ken Paxton’s Texas impeachment trial begins: Here’s what to know
The Texas attorney general’s impeachment trial, led by fellow Republicans, could lead to the Trump ally’s…
Texas AG Ken Paxton goes on trial after being impeached: What to know
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial begins Tuesday in Austin after he was accused of…
GOP spending battle intensifies as conservative House lawmaker pokes Senate: ‘Saddle up’
A series of posts on X from Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Monday evening foreshadowed the…
The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to begin in the state Senate
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faced the most serious threat to his troubled career Tuesday with…
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
More libraries are cutting ties with the American Library Association as the professional group stands up…
Ken Paxton Impeachment: Ken Paxton Faces Impeachment Trial in Texas
The case has become a collision point in the Republican Party over the fate of the…
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
This summer, the state libraries in Missouri, Montana, and Texas announced they’re leaving the ALA
Timeline of events leading to the impeachment of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
A timeline of events that have led to three-term Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton facing…
Texas Republicans put Trump ally Attorney General Ken Paxton on trial
Paxton, a Republican firebrand and key Donald Trump ally, faces charges of corruption and abuse of…
Revealed: US pro-birth conference’s links to far-right eugenicists
Natal conference, to be held in Austin in December, promoted on far-right podcast circuit and set…
Ramaswamy, Pence cross paths but don’t trade fire at GOP Labor Day picnic in key presidential primary state
Republican presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and former Vice President Mike Pence cross paths but keep their…
Texas AG Ken Paxton’s habit of refusing to defend state agencies cost…
Records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune give deeper insight into how Paxton’s representation denials…
Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars
Farris and Dan Wilks’ deep pockets fund climate denialism education, conservative politicians and pro-fossil fuel projects…