State of Texas: Third special session set to focus on ‘education freedom’, border security

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the third special session for the 88th Legislature lays out…

A Texas neighborhood became a target of the right over immigration. Locals are pushing back

 

Conservative nonprofit obtains Montana textbook license

A national nonprofit recently licensed to provide instructional materials to Montana public schools is sparking controversy…

Mexico: Texas truck inspections cost border plants over $1 billion

Mexican officials and border industry leaders say Texas truck inspections looking for drugs, migrants and mechanical…

Texas Republican looking to oust pro-life Dem seeks to have prior arrest expunged from his record

Jose Sanz is seeking to have an arrest expunged from his record following a reported assault…

Biden faces more criticism about the U.S.-Mexico border

Biden has inflamed conservatives and liberals alike.  

Locals push back as a Texas neighborhood becomes target of the right over immigration

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony…

Mexico: Texas truck inspections cost border plants over $1 billion

Mexican officials and border industry leaders say Texas truck inspections looking for drugs, migrants and mechanical…

A New Mexico judge rules against Republicans in a redistricting case

A judge in New Mexico has upheld the state’s Democratic-drawn congressional map. The decision could be…

The Coryell County Republican Party (CCRP) is pleased to announce the election of Colton Buckley

The Coryell County Republican Party (CCRP) is pleased to announce the election of Colton Buckley as…

El Paso sector encounters 280 stash houses in 2023 fiscal year

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a third special legislation session that begins on Monday.  

A New Mexico judge rules against Republicans in a redistricting case

A judge in New Mexico has upheld the state’s Democratic-drawn congressional map. The decision could be…

Abbott calls for legislature to address school choice, border in third special session

Gov. Greg Abbott officially issued his proclamation for the third special session of the Texas legislature.…

Mexico: Texas truck inspections cost border plants over $1 billion

Mexican officials and border industry leaders say Texas truck inspections looking for drugs, migrants and mechanical…

A Texas neighborhood became a target of the right over immigration. Locals are pushing back

Colony Ridge, Texas, fights back against unsubstantiated GOP claims that it’s a magnet for immigrants in…

Kevin Hern could be an unlikely choice for speaker

They called him “McCongressman.” Now Kevin Hern is chair of the Republican Study Committee — and…

Eye on Politics: Texas Legislature third special session border news McCarthy ousted as House speaker

Jack Fink covers the biggest political stories of the week in the latest episode of Eye…

A New Mexico judge rules against Republicans in a redistricting case

A judge in New Mexico has upheld the state’s Democratic-drawn congressional map. The decision could be…

Texas AG Ken Paxton endorses GOP challengers to House Speaker, Denton rep post-impeachment

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday endorsed a half dozen GOP challengers to House Republicans…

Paxton whistleblower Blake Brickman on why he and fellow staff are taking their case back to court

Brickman said he feels senators bowed to political pressure when they voted to acquit Paxton during…

Trump Considers Washington Visit Amidst Details of New Security Breach, House GOP Infighting

As concerning new information is unearthed about the extent of potential security breaches posed by former…

What’s next at the Supreme Court? | NYU School of Law

On September 27, at an NYU Law Forum sponsored by Latham & Watkins, experts looked back…

CBP Officers Seize $930K In Meth at Hidalgo International Bridge

CBP OFO turned the narcotics, vehicle and subject over to Hidalgo Police Department for further investigation…

Port of Brownsville Receives $11.5M Grant for Reconstruction of Cargo Dock 3

Today, the port ranks 55th out of the top 150 maritime ports in the nation for waterborne…

A New Mexico judge rules against Republicans in a redistricting case

A judge in New Mexico has upheld the state’s Democratic-drawn congressional map. The decision could be…

Operation Lone Star Buses Over 50,000 Migrants to Sanctuary Cities

Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administration’s refusal to…

STC Foundation Gala Sets the Stage for Continued Innovation, Student Success

The gala, set to become the largest fundraising event held by the college, was hosted at…

Gov. Announces Texas Small Business Credit Initiative

Additional guidance, forms, and other resources for financial institutions related to TSBCI programs are also available…

RFK Jr. set to speak at CPAC event

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be a headline speaker at a Conservative Political…

Abbott calls for legislature to address school choice, border in third special session

Gov. Greg Abbott officially issued his proclamation for the third special session of the Texas legislature.…

Mexico: Texas truck inspections cost border plants over $1 billion

Mexican officials and border industry leaders say Texas truck inspections looking for drugs, migrants and mechanical…

Ken Paxton endorses candidates challenging House Republicans who impe…

Paxton’s campaign promised more details soon on a “statewide Fall tour,” including campaign stops with the…

Texas special session kicks off Monday with school vouchers, border security at the center

Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday the latest special session will focus on school vouchers and…

Abbott calls for legislature to address school choice, border in third special session

Gov. Greg Abbott officially issued his proclamation for the third special session of the Texas legislature.…

Texas special session kicks off Monday with school vouchers, border security at the center

Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday the latest special session will focus on school vouchers and…

Pharr CBP Officers Seize $253K In Cocaine

CBP seized the narcotics. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested the driver and initiated a…

Governor Abbott Announces Third Special Session Agenda

Texas Border Business AUSTIN, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today announced Special Session #3 and issued a proclamation identifying…

Prestigious Statewide Water Harvesting Award

“We are proud to receive this award, which acknowledges the Delta Reclamation Project’s originality, innovation, and…

Teach For America Honor Roll Gala, April 4th

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ​www.teachforamerica.org/HonorRollGala​.  

Voter Registration Deadline is Tuesday, October 10, 2023

VRA’s are also available at any U.S. Post Office, the Department of Public Safety, Texas Health…

Texas Regional Bank Acquires Smith-Reagan Insurance

With this transaction, Smith-Reagan brings eighteen insurance professionals.  

Texas Democrat praises new Biden border wall, ‘a necessary step’

Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) came out in support of the Biden administration’s decision Thursday to expand…

Vouchers return this special session — and school funding might be le…

Gov. Greg Abbott called lawmakers back to Austin to try again to pass education savings accounts,…

A Texas neighborhood targeted by the right over immigration pushes back

Conservative media and GOP activists have been stating unsubstantiated claims that Colony Ridge has become a…

Texas special session kicks off Monday with school vouchers, border security at the center

Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday the latest special session will focus on school vouchers and…

A Texas neighborhood became a target of the right over immigration

Neighborhood developer Trey Harris is let down by Abbott.  

Texas governor calls special session on school choice, border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Friday that state legislators will return to the capitol in…

New barriers on southern border

 

Amid anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a North Texas college town hosts its th…

Home to the University of North Texas, organizers say Denton acts as a liberal enclave in…

Ex-President Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to be US House Speaker

 

Fairlys give $20 million to WT for Hill Institute and ‘Texas Panhandle values’

“We are working diligently to be a reflection for the people that we serve in the…

Poll: Re-election battle uphill for Manchin even if switching to independent

CHARLESTON — New polling released Thursday shows that even if he switches parties from Democratic to…

Trump endorses Jim Jordan as next House speaker

The former president was “50-50” on coming to D.C. amid the speakership fight. Now, he’s throwing…

El Paso divided over White House’s decision to continue border wall construction in Texas

The White House’s decision to resume border wall construction in parts of south Texas is sparking…

A dozen migrants were bused from Texas to San Jose. But who sent them?

Local officials are investigating what they believe to be the first case of migrants bused to…

Texas neighborhood became target of right over immigration, locals push back

Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony Ridge, one of the…

Border security, ‘education freedom’ top Abbott’s special session call; teacher pay absent

Gov. Greg Abbott released his formal proclamation of a special session on Thursday, directing lawmakers to…

Biden administration greenlights border wall construction in Texas: Local lawmakers express skepticism

Texas lawmaker said they’re surprised by the Biden administration pushing for border wall construction in Texas…

Federal court to hear Texas border buoy case

 

Sen. Ted Cruz discusses leadership of the U.S. House during interview with FOX 4 News

FOX 4’s Steven Dial sat down with Texas Senator Ted Cruz and discussed a number of…

Federal court to hear Texas border buoy case

 

Unfilled Job Openings Increased in September

“All year, Texas job creators have stood in the gap of their open positions all while…

Texas special session kicks off Monday with school vouchers, border security at the center

Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday the latest special session will focus on school vouchers and…

Conservative group blasts Maine voter privacy law at First Circuit

Maine likely faces an uphill battle in defending its law, with the Justice Department siding against…

Abbott calls for legislature to address school choice, border in third special session

Governor Greg Abbott officially issued his proclamation for the third special session for the Texas legislature,…

Updated COVID-19 shot slowly rolls out in Texas, but access is spotty

Doses aren’t arriving at providers’ offices at uniform, predictable intervals. Shipments are largely dependent on individual…

Biden expedites 20 miles of new border wall in South Texas but doesn’t think it will work

Biden’s reversal on border wall construction angered Mexico and fellow Democrats.  

Homeland Security resumes building border wall in Texas, despite Biden opposition

Biden administration is speeding construction of a section of border wall in Starr…  

Texas special session kicks off Monday with School vouchers, border security at the center

Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday the latest special session will focus on school vouchers and…

Biden administration moves to restart construction of border wall in Texas despite saying wall doesn’t work

President Joe Biden and his Homeland Security secretary are contradicting each other on whether a border…

Overwhelming majority of House GOP’s most conservative members voted to keep McCarthy

Republican rebels voted alongside House Democrats to boot McCarthy, while the majority of House Freedom Caucus…

BENSMAN: Eyewitness report on Texas’ invasion of cartel island in U.S.

I embedded with a Texas state mission to retake an island INSIDE of America that has…

Mayorkas backtracks on Texas border wall hours after DHS cites ‘immediate need’

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas walked back prior DHS statements about the need to waive dozens…

Judges hear arguments on Texas’ floating border wall

Two of the three judges hearing arguments on the 1,000-foot floating barrier Texas installed in the Rio Grande in June…

Biden administration presses forward with border wall plans in Texas,…

Even as the president says the barriers don’t work, his administration says it will waive environmental…

Biden says ‘no,’ border wall doesn’t work, after Mayorkas cited ‘immediate’ need

President Biden, speaking after his administration announced border wall construction in Texas, denied the wall worked…

House contemplates its next speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s removal: Live updates

Get live updates on the effort among House Republicans to fill the vacant speaker position after…

Texas Abortion Rights Advocates Vow to Fight ‘Unconstitutional’ Local Travel Bans

One former state lawmaker said the laws aim to create “a reproductive prison in the state…

Opportunities with Leading Pipe Manufacturer

During the recruitment visit, representatives from EPIC Piping discussed the company’s history, career outlook, job benefits…

Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar seeks to have assault …

Sanz was accused of throwing a chair at his sister. The case was dismissed after Sanz…

Biden White House waives dozens of federal laws to permit Texas border-wall construction

“A border wall is a 14th-century solution to a 21st-century problem,” U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said.…

US to build new barriers, roads in Texas border area

The United States will build additional barriers and roads in a Texas border area that has…

Texas officials to make federal appeal to keep border buoys in place

 

University Drafthouse Beerfest in Edinburg, Oct. 14

The event will feature over 100 different craft beers from around the world alongside delectable cuisine…

Video President Biden clears way for new border wall in South Texas

The administration waived 26 federal laws to allow construction of the wall.  

Live: Texas faces DOJ at appeals court on whether migrant ‘invasion’ justifies river buoys

The conservative 5th Circuit federal appeals court is weighing Texas’ claim that a migrant ‘invasion’ gives…

Federal hearing over Texas border buoys begins today

The legal showdown between Texas and the Biden administration’s challenge to the state’s immigration policies begins…

Governor Abbott Readies State Resources Ahead Of Severe Weather Across Texas

“The State of Texas is readying emergency response resources to assist local officials across the state…

FREE Women’s Safety Workshop, Oct. 14th

Presented by safe H.A.V.E.N. forensic exam center & level 1 trauma center Women’s safety workshop, “EMPOWER…

Exploring Your Market: In-Person Seminar, Oct. 25th

This event is set to take place on October 25, 2023, from 8:30 AM to 10:30…

Landgraf travels to Eagle Pass to observe ongoing Border Crisis

While in Eagle Pass, Landgraf took part in a helicopter flyover of the Rio Grande  

Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

The Biden administration will waive 26 laws to build additional border barriers in the Rio Grande…

Federal hearing over Texas border buoys begins today

The legal showdown between Texas and the Biden administration’s challenge to the state’s immigration policies begins…

Biden administration waives federal laws to allow border wall construction in Texas

 

US to Build New Barriers, Roads in Texas Border Area

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will build additional barriers and roads in a Texas border…

Biden Admin Does a Big 180, Finally Approves Building a Texas Border Wall Amid Massive Surge

There’s been a huge development in the crisis at the U.S. southern border.  

Federal hearing over Texas border buoys begins today

The Biden administration has sued the state over environmental concerns with the buoys put in the…

Nearly 30 federal laws waived to allow border wall construction in Texas

 

Conservatives’ war on the feds reaches SCOTUS. Health care hangs in the balance.

The slew of cases has alarmed legal experts, patient advocates and former health officials from both…

Texas neighborhood targeted by the right over immigration

There is no evidence to support the claims  

Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

 

Biden approves new border wall in political U-turn

Dozens of federal laws are being waived to allow the building of new barriers in Texas.…

Biden administration clears way for border wall construction in South Texas

 

Biden administration, Texas head to court over floating buoy wall

The Biden administration and Texas will face off in court before a panel of judges.  

National Guard soldiers return from $850,000 Texas border deployment

The $850,000 came from the state’s Emergency and Disaster Fund.  

Federal hearing over Texas border buoys begins today

The Biden administration has sued the state over environmental concerns with the buoys put in the…

Federal hearing over Texas border buoys begins today

The Biden administration has sued the state over environmental concerns with the buoys put in the…

A Texas Neighborhood Became a Target of the Right Over Immigration. Locals Are Pushing Back

LIBERTY, Texas (AP) — Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony…

New speaker could take House GOP backward on climate

Green conservatives credit former Speaker Kevin McCarthy with moving Republicans away from climate science denialism. His…

Texas community subject of conservative crossfire

Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony Ridge, one of the…

Biden administration is waving 26 federal laws to allow more construction on the Texas border wall

The construction will be in Starr County, Texas, which is part of a busy Border Patrol…

Jim Jordan announces candidacy for House speaker, kicking off GOP race to replace McCarthy

 

McCarthy Aftershocks & the Texas Plot

For all Kevin McCarthy’s flaws, he was also one of the most active political animals in…

US House speaker hopefuls seek Texas GOP’s blessing

 

Border inspections should be priority between Texas and Coahuila, lawmaker says

When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott met this week with Gov.-Elect Manolo Jiménez Salinas, of the Mexican…

Mayorkas Waives 26 Federal Laws to Allow Border-Wall Construction in Texas

‘There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers,’ Mayorkas said Wednesday.  

Speaker contest between Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan is a contrast in styles

WASHINGTON – In the early skirmishing for the top job in the U.S. House of Representatives,…

Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

The Department of Homeland Security posted the announcement on the U.S. Federal Registry with few details…

Tarrant County drops funding for Girls Inc., citing its support for LGBT, abortion rights

Tarrant County will end its partnership with a nonprofit that seeks to empower girls and young…

After McCarthy, Texas Speaker Phelan to face challenge for gavel

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is expected to weather a challenge to his post when lawmakers…