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Texas sues Biden again to block federal protections for transgender w…
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Texas looks to other states for ideas about private school subsidy legislation
A brainstorming session happened for hours Monday at the Texas Capitol so that state lawmakers could…
High-profile Texas Democrats endorse Ted Cruz for Senate
(The Center Square) – Three and a half years into an unprecedented border crisis impacting…
Church, state and the Texas Legislature: Debate heats up over what st…
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Texas AG Ken Paxton’s voter fraud unit spends millions despite low caseload
Even as Texas AG Ken Paxton’s election fraud work has dwindled, his office has spent…
Despite Abbott’s threats, rural Texas Republicans still skeptical of school vouchers
click to enlarge Michael Karlis Texas state Rep. Ken King (second from right) expresses concerns…
High-profile Texas Democrats endorse Ted Cruz for Senate
(The Center Square) – Three and a half years into an unprecedented border crisis impacting…
In the Permian Basin, this DA Republican candidate doesn’t like Trump and is suing big oil
Sarah Stogner first shot to fame on the back of a pump jack in a viral…
Texas Republicans have passed bills they know won’t survive the courts
Lawmakers say they’re taking principled stands, and some admit that these very conservative measures endear them…
Texas leading the way against non-citizen voting
AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 20: The Texas State Capitol is seen on the first day…
Biden official touts summer food program for kids that Texas turned down
“When kids are healthy and have the nutrition they need, they’re better prepared to…
Biden official touts summer food program that Texas turned down during visit to Houston, San Antonio
Months after Texas turned down millions in federal funding to feed more than 3.8 million school…
A new online hub for students looks to fight discrimination, censorship, and more in Texas
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Texas looks to other states for ideas about private school subsidy legislation
A brainstorming session happened for hours Monday at the Texas Capitol so that state lawmakers could…
Can Kamala Harris turn Texas blue?
Vice President Kamala Harris will not be able to translate the growing enthusiasm for her…
Texas-based judge expands ban on Title IX gender, sexuality protections
A federal judge in Texas has expanded restrictions on the U.S. Department of Education, blocking…
The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG
DALLAS (AP) — The State Fair of Texas is laying down a new rule before millions…
The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG
DALLAS (AP) — The State Fair of Texas is laying down a new rule before millions…
The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG
DALLAS — (AP) — The State Fair of Texas is laying down a new rule…
Major Issues Like The Border Are Costing Democrats South Texas Voters | NewsRadio 740 KTRH | KTRH Local Houston and Texas News
Photo: Getty Images North America The border crisis has hit South Texas harder than anywhere…
How Lubbock artists pushed back after the city ended funding for its …
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Some Republicans have called for a boycott of TribFest due to the Tribune’s alleged leftwing bias
TribFest information picture | Image taken from event webpage; Democrats vs republicans. the concept of…
She’s Fighting Big Oil in Texas. But Republicans Want to Make Her D.A.
Looking to oust a Democratic district attorney in rural West Texas, Republicans have an unusual…
“Vibe shift”: Young Texas voters, motivated by Kamala Harris, lock in…
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LANDGRAF: Back to School: Championing Texas children’s future
State Rep. Brooks Landgraf By State Rep. Brooks Landgraf In June, I wrote a column…
Latinos in once true-blue Texas border zone are getting on the Trump train
Anna Holcomb is preparing her Ram pickup truck for the big event on Saturday, festooning…
Robert Kennedy Jr. will be on the 2024 Texas ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, will be on the Texas general election…
Texas House committee to lay ground work for private school subsidy legislation
Next week Texas lawmakers will likely start laying the groundwork to revive private school subsidy legislation,…
Could RFK Jr. really turn Texas blue?
Austin-based podcaster Joe Rogan recently endorsed the brain worm survivor.
Texas Democrat Faces GOP Lawsuit After Changing Her Name
Kristian Carranza accused Texas Republicans of showing a “disregard for women” after they questioned her name…
Texas ACLU Finds Dress Codes of 51 School Districts Violate CROWN Act ‣ Texas AFT
In 2023, Greg Abbott signed HB 567, also known as the Crown Act, into law to…
Texas Democrat faces GOP lawsuit after changing her name
The Bexar County Republican Party in Texas is threatening to sue a Democratic candidate who…
Chaos After Kamala’s Detroit Rally Is Emblematic of What Her Presidency Would Do to America
Kamala Harris held a rally in Detroit Wednesday in which she once again trotted out…
Texas Democrat Endorses Ted Cruz
In his mission to become senator for a third term, Ted Cruz seeks to gain support…
Republicans question a Texas House candidate’s Hispanic surname
The San Antonio candidate, Kristian Carranza, dismissed the effort as a political attack…
Harris-Trump campaigns rallying support in swing states ahead of election
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Governor Abbott Deploys State Firefighting Resources As Wildfire Threat Increases
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has deployed state firefighting resources across the state as…
Texas Standard for Aug. 5, 2024: Unregulated power lines for oil and gas drilling could be sparking wildfires
When new oil and gas drilling sites pop up in Texas, they need electricity. Often…
Texas Democrat Endorses Ted Cruz
Kim Ogg, a Texas Democrat, has endorsed Republican Senator Ted Cruz in his campaign for…
School vouchers are toxic. Texas voters should reject them.
Texas billionaires have pushed school vouchers as educational choice, but it’s really a…
Kamala Goes Babbling in Philly With Tim Walz, Opens Mouth and Inserts Foot
Kamala Harris has finally made her selection of her running mate, and it was probably…
Forbes Digs Tim Walz Out of His Red States Are ‘Mostly Rocks and Cows’ Comment
As we reported Monday, CNN’s Manu Raju was still ambushing Republicans in the halls of…
Democrat Elissa Slotkin, Republican Mike Rogers Win Michigan Primary Races for U.S. Senate
In a competitive Michigan primary for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Sen. Debbie…
Texas gets win from full appeals court in dispute with DOJ over buoys in Rio Grande – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — The full 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals handed Texas a major win…
Power-Hungry Data Centers Are Gobbling Up Texas Amid AI Boom
A state’s infamously strained electric grid faces a new threat.
Vouchers At The Heart Of Texas Leadership Feud
In 2023, Texas Republican leaders faced significant internal disagreements, with Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov.…
Texas Minority Grants Program Blocked in Latest Anti-DEI Move
A legal advocacy group led by conservative activist Edward Blum succeeded in convincing a federal…
Conservative AGs hope to upend 70 years of law going back to Brown v Board of Ed with Texas case
Texas has been locked in a battle over how it runs its foster care system…
The Texas Connection to Project 2025
Project 2025 is an autocratic (some would say fascist) set of guidelines proposed by the…
Texas sues Biden administration over confidential contraception for teens
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced he is suing the Biden administration over…
Tomlinson: How the conservative manifesto Project 2025 started in Texas
Heritage’s Kevin Roberts got his start and his ideas at the Texas Public Policy…
LIST: Candidates running for Texas’s 18th Congressional District
HOUSTON – Candidates have been announcing their campaign to run for the position of U.S.…
Texas is Now Going Toe To Toe With Cities Over Marijuana Laws | NewsRadio 740 KTRH | KTRH Local Houston and Texas News
Photo: Moment RF Attorney General Ken Paxton is now fighting both Austin and San Marcos…
The Texas Politicians You Should Be Paying Attention To
Image: Houstonia Composite This year is one for the books in US politics. From the…
Conservative AGs hope to upend 70 years of law going back to Brown v Board of Education with Texas case
A 13-year fight between a judge and Texas over how the state runs its foster care…
5th Circuit appears poised to side with Texas in federal foster care litigation
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. (ssucsy/Getty Images | E+) Lawyers for…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Major Antitrust Victory Against Google
Google Headquarters. Photo by Anthony Quintano, under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Texas Attorney General…
Governor Gordon Sending WHP Troopers and NCSO Deputies to Texas Border
Governor Mark Gordon is sending 10 Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers to the southern border in Texas…
Governor Abbott Appoints Twelve To Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council
Governor Abbott Appoints Twelve To Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory CouncilGovernor Greg Abbott has appointed Elizabeth…
The New York Times is Concerned That Kamala Harris is Not Dressing Presidential Enough
As you slog through whatever is left of your investments, and as we wait with…
Jamie Raskin Pretty Much Says the Dems Are Going to Steal the 2024 Election
The Democrat-media is alive and well, and how members of a particular party behave is…
Judicial Watch: Federal Court Hearing Set for August 6 in Ashli Babbitt $30M Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Ashli Babbitt, photo from X (formerly Twitter) Texas Border Business – Advertisement – Washington, DC – Judicial…
Kamala Harris Said ‘Bidenomics Is Working’ in 2023. Republicans Shouldn’t Let Voters Forget It.
At the beginning of August last year, Kamala Harris praised a jobs report as being…
Noah Lyles, Texas A&M’s Fred Kerley advance to men’s 100-meter finals in Paris Olympics
Noah Lyles finished behind Jamaica’s Oblique Seville in the semifinal of the Olympic 100 meters Sunday…
Paralyzed Man Sets Off to Cycle Entire Length of Britain on a Motorized Bike Controlled by His Chin
A 47-year-old paralyzed man hopes to become the first person to cycle the entire 1,000-mile length…
Oklahoma 4-H Teen Gives Away 6,000 Backpacks Packed With $1.3 Million in School Supplies to Families
An 18-year-old Oklahoma boy spent his Saturday igniting school spirit by giving away 6,000 book bags…
Marijuana decriminalization effort scores courtroom wins in Texas
Dallas voters will decide the issue in November. DALLAS — If Dallas voters pass a…
Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate walks tightrope in Republican-led state after Harris becomes Presidential nominee
Texas Republicans are already trying to tie Congressman Colin Allred to Harris’ policies, including the…
Pope Francis Finally Weighs in on Vulgar Olympics Opening Ceremony: The Holy See Is ‘Saddened’
As we’ve reported, parts of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony were offensive, lewd, religion-mocking performances…
Governor Abbott Sets Special Election For 18th Congressional District
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Tuesday, November 5, 2024 as the special election…
Paris Rewind, August 2: Track and field begins with jam-packed opening day
Sha’Carri Richardson won her first-ever race at the Olympics and Australia’s swimmers continued their dominance…
WATCH: Tulsi Gabbard Is Back Haunting Harris, This Time Over MSNBC Deceptively Editing Joe Rogan Video
If anyone is Vice President Kamala Harris’ nemesis–that is, in the way the Joker is…
Oil Giant Chevron Says Adios to CA After 145 Years, TX Gov. Abbott Invites Them to ‘Drill Baby Drill’
Chevron Corp. is the latest in a long line of companies to flee California and…
Governor Abbott Appoints Fernandez To Governor’s Committee To Support The Military
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Fernando Fernandez to the Governor’s Committee to Support the Military for…
Governor Abbott Meets With CenterPoint, Accelerates Timeline For Improvements
Governor Greg Abbott today met with the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CenterPoint Energy,…
White House Gets Decimated Over Disgusting Comment on 9/11 Deal
We reported on the plea deal that was announced by the Biden Defense Department with…
FLIP-FLOP PALOOZA: Read the EPIC Thread on All of Kamala Harris’ Policy Changes
The Kamala Harris of 2020 is not the Kamala Harris of 2024. As she distances…
Things That Make You Go Hmm: Kamala Harris Continues to Avoid the Media, They Continue to Be Okay With It
As RedState reported Wednesday, despite the fact that it has been eleven days since Vice…
VP Kamala Harris responds to Donald Trump’s comments on her race
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Iranians gather to mourn Hamas leader killed in an airstrike
Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this…
Elon Musk Accepts Nicolas Maduro’s Challenge to a Cage Match Fight on National Television
Sometimes, stories bubble up that are a metaphor for a particular time. A moment before,…
WATCH: Pete Buttigieg Has Egregious Take on Abortion, Members of Pro-Life Movement Light Him Up
Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and made abortion a state issue,…
WATCH: Donald Trump Delivers an All-Timer Re-Enacting Kamala Harris’ Call With the Obamas
I have no idea whether all the stuff Donald Trump said on Wednesday will help…
Biden’s Pentagon Approve Plea Deal for 9/11 Conspirators but Won’t Tell the Terms of the Agreement
Joe Biden’s Defense Department approved a plea deal Wednesday for three of the conspirators behind…
Texas teachers stand behind Kamala Harris after years of feeling targeted, neglected by Republicans
click to enlarge Texas Tribune / Danielle Villasana ent Kamala Harris gave the keynote speech…
Texas AG wins $1.4B settlement from Facebook parent Meta over facial-capture charges
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won a $1.4 billion settlement from Facebook parent Meta…
Fifth Circuit Rules Texas’ Floating Barrier in Rio Grande Can Stay in Place For Now
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants…
En Banc Fifth Circuit Rules for Texas in Water Buoy Case, but Doesn’t Resolve Issue of Whether Illegal Migration Qualifies as “Invasion”
(Illustration: Lex Villena; Free Speech Coalition) Yesterday, in United States v. Abbott, the en banc…
Conservative AGs hope to upend 70 years of law going back to Brown v Board of Education with Texas case
Texas has been locked in a battle over how it runs its foster care system…
Budget letters signal a bumpy road when lawmakers return to Austin
Austin Budget letters signal a bumpy road when lawmakers return to Austin An ongoing feud…
Texas Can Maintain Floating Border Barriers, Fifth Circuit Rules
The Fifth Circuit said Tuesday Texas can maintain a floating river barrier to stem migration…
Texas gets win from full appeals court in dispute with DOJ over buoys in Rio Grande
Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File The full 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals handed Texas a major…
Texas gets win from full appeals court in dispute with DOJ over buoys in Rio Grande
(CNN) — The full 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals handed Texas a major win Tuesday…
Texas gets win from full appeals court in dispute with DOJ over buoys in Rio Grande
CNN — The full 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals handed Texas a major win Tuesday…
Texas’ floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists
AUSTIN, Texas – A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from…
Texas’ floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists
AUSTIN, Texas — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from…
Texas attorney general wins $1.4 billion settlement from Facebook-parent Meta over facial-capture charges
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won a $1.4 billion settlement from Facebook-parent Meta over charges…
Texas senators grill utility executives about massive power failure after Hurricane Beryl
AUSTIN, Texas — The top executive of Houston’s power utility told lawmakers Monday the company…
In Texas, Biden proposes changes to Supreme Court
AUSTIN — President Joe Biden said Monday that “extremism” on the U.S. Supreme Court is…
There Is Good Reason to Believe Google Deliberately Suppressed Information on the Trump Shooting
Questions about Google’s bias are reemerging in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former…
Here’s MORE Evidence of ELECTION INTERFERENCE from Google
As Twitchy reported earlier, a search for “assassination attempt on Tr …” led Google to…
Speaker Mike Johnson BLASTED for Choices for Trump Assassination Task Force
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Extreme Hakeem Jeffries have announced the members of…
Liberal White Women Are the Worst
Is there anything worse than white people? You likely wouldn’t be surprised to hear that…
Could Swiss Style Fiscal Rules Work in the United States?
During this election campaign, neither political party has proposed a viable solution to our debt…
Texas is once more flirting with expanding passenger rail
A robust passenger rail system has long been seen as a pipe dream in car-dependent…
Paris Olympics: What does AIN mean?
Russia and Belarus are banned from team sports, but officials have allowed some individual athletes…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Proclamation In July 2024
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Proclamation In July 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Adam Kinzinger Jumps Into Latest Leftist Conspiracy Theory About Trump Assassination Attempt
The left is just a font of conspiracy theories. It would just be funny except…
Texas is once more flirting with expanding passenger rail
“Texas is once more flirting with expanding passenger rail” was first published by The Texas…
Texas sues Biden administration over teenage access to birth control
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing the Biden administration over a policy that…
Catholic Rio Grande Valley migrant shelter wins victory against Texas AG
In the latest legal defeat for a Republican-led investigation of Catholic migrant shelters, a Hidalgo…
Ted Cruz appeals to Hispanic voters with new Spanish language TV ad
The new TV spot is titled “El Valiente Senador,” or “The Brave Senator.”
Greg Abbott compares Hamas attacks to Texas border crossings at sheriffs’ conference
click to enlarge Shutterstock / lev radin Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a conservative conference in…
Friday Funnies: Hilarious Parody Campaign Ad Beautifully Exposes Kamala’s Monumental Flaws
Kamala Harris regularly seems like a parody of a vice president, but a new fake…