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The Prospects of the GOP Taking the Senate Just Got Better
As we previously reported, there are indications that the Senate may be moving in the direction…
Grassley Vows to Take Back the Senate, Says McConnell Was Just Trying to ‘Wake People Up’ With His Glum Comments
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa told Fox News on Friday that Mitch McConnell’s glum warning…
Will you pay less for your prescriptions under bill just passed by Senate? What to know
The United States Senate just passed a sweeping bill that could drastically change the cost of…
Senate Democrats send their big tax, climate package to House: Five takeaways
Senate Democrats after a very long series of votes have approved a massive $740 billion bill…
Dems push Biden climate, health priorities toward Senate OK
Democrats drove their election-year economic package toward Senate approval early Sunday, debating a measure that is…
Drug price bill pruned in Senate in partial industry win
Medicare was cleared to negotiate drug prices for the first time by the Senate’s top rules…
Texas House and Senate propose similar spending amounts in preliminary budgets
Texas House and Senate propose similar spending amounts in preliminary budgets The two chambers have…
Watch: Live video of the Texas House and Texas Senate
Watch: Live video of the Texas House and Texas Senate During the 2021 legislative session,…
Fani Willis Probe by Georgia State Senate Heats Up, Her Response May Get Her in More Hot Water
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis came under the spotlight again on Friday. A Georgia…
What rules did protesters break? Here’s what UT Austin had to say
UT officials said more than 10 “known violations of Institutional Rules” were committed by protesters.…
The Democratic Party’s Catch-22 on Israel Just Keeps Getting Worse
Senior Democrats are reportedly in “panic mode” about the violent demonstrations that have broken out…
The Government May Want Us Dead, Part 3: The War on Meat Is a War on Us
In Part 2 of “The Government May Want Us Dead,” I surmised that Americans need…
Texas truck inspections costing border industry $32 million a day, Juarez official says
by: Julian Resendiz Posted: Apr 29, 2024 / 08:36 PM EDT Updated: Apr 30, 2024…
Texas truck inspections costing border industry $32 million a day, Juarez official says
by: Julian Resendiz Posted: Apr 29, 2024 / 07:37 PM CDT Updated: Apr 29, 2024…
Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans raises $565,850
The Texas Access to Justice Commission, along with its co-sponsor, the State Bar of Texas,…
Dems in CA Assembly Say Gavin Newsom Has Every Right to Play Hide the Sausage Behind an NDA
Back in September 2023, the California Assembly passed more of the “sounds good in theory…
Putin’s War, Week 113. US Aid Arrives Just in Time and a Russian Attack Nearly Turns Into a Breakthrough
We’re now 26 months into Vladimir Putin’s grad adventure to restore the glory of the…
DPS to further investigate Austin TV photographer arrested during pro-Palestine protest
AUSTIN, Texas – UPDATE (9:56 p.m., 4/25/24): A TV photographer arrested during pro-Palestine protests at…
Arizona House Democrats Start Process of Repealing State’s Abortion Law. Three Republicans Lend a Hand.
RedState previously wrote about Arizona’s Supreme Court upholding a 123-year-old state law about abortion on…
Protest Erupts in Tennessee as Bill to Arm School Staff Clears House
The Tennessee House on Tuesday passed legislation allowing teachers and members of school staff to…
DA Finally Reveals Underlying Crime Trump Allegedly Committed, and the Bidens Should be Nervous
Prosecutors in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office have finally revealed the underlying crime they allege…
Funds secured to restore historic international suspension bridge in South Texas
by: Sandra Sanchez Posted: Apr 23, 2024 / 04:33 PM CDT Updated: Apr 23, 2024…
An Unlikely Ally Could Rescue House Speaker Mike Johnson If Republicans Try to Oust Him
After the House passed a bill that would send $61 billion in aid to Ukraine…
US migrant crisis shifts from Texas to California border
On a blustery morning last month, volunteer Adriana Jasso raised the flaps to a tent…
Missouri Senate sends bill for Texas border deployment to Gov. Parson
A bill dedicating $2.2 million to support deployment of Missouri National Guard soldiers and State…
De La Cruz: House Speaker to visit border, campaign for South Texas congresswoman
by: Sandra Sanchez Posted: Apr 19, 2024 / 04:49 PM CDT Updated: Apr 19, 2024…
De La Cruz: House Speaker to visit border, campaign for South Texas congresswoman
by: Sandra Sanchez Posted: Apr 19, 2024 / 04:56 PM CDT Updated: Apr 19, 2024…
De La Cruz: House Speaker to visit border, campaign for South Texas congresswoman
by: Sandra Sanchez Posted: Apr 19, 2024 / 04:49 PM CDT Updated: Apr 19, 2024…
De La Cruz: House Speaker to visit border, campaign for South Texas congresswoman
by: Sandra Sanchez Posted: Apr 19, 2024 / 08:30 PM EDT Updated: Apr 19, 2024…
Texas Republicans criticize Senate Democrats for dismissing Mayorkas impeachment
AUSTIN, Texas — At the state and federal level, Texas Republicans slammed Senate Democrats for…
Missouri Senate sends bill for Texas border deployment to Gov. Parson
A bill dedicating $2.2 million to support deployment of Missouri National Guard soldiers and State…
The Epic Texas Panhandle Fire Is Just a Preview
Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted with permission from the Sierra Club magazine. On February 26,…
State of Texas: ‘Contract with Texas’ aims to push House further right
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Both chambers of the Texas legislature are facing new pressures concerning their priorities…
Sens. Cruz, Lee Op-Ed in Wall Street Journal: ‘The Senate’s Duty to Put Mayorkas on Trial’
The Senate has an obligation to vote on articles of impeachment. Read More
Allred calls migrant surge a ‘crisis,’ urges Senate to pass border security bill
Colin Allred says “crisis” is an acceptable word to describe the situation at the U.S.-Mexico…
‘Not Our Texas’ notes placed near UT campus appear to protest DEI law, firings
AUSTIN (KXAN) — No one can miss seeing the dozens of small notes with the…
US-Mexico border sees decrease in migrant arrests in March, Border Patrol reports
The law is currently blocked while courts decide if it’s legal. However, it allows local…
A&M professors discuss Texas border policies, legal clashes with federal government
For a few hours, a new law known as Senate Bill 4, or SB4, went…
Which Central Texas school buses have seatbelts?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — In 2017, Texas passed Senate Bill 693, which would require three-point seatbelts…
Texas law that allows arrest of migrants suspected of illegally crossing border to remain on hold
The law would allow the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally entering…
South Texas Alliance of Cities Calls for Compassionate Solutions Over Senate Bill 4
The Alliance’s statement emphasizes a palpable sense of apprehension among local leaders regarding SB4’s enactment…
Republican-controlled Pa. Senate calls on Gov. Shapiro to send National Guard to Texas
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania senators held an impassioned and partisan debate Tuesday before the Republican-controlled chamber…
US Supreme Court extends delay on Texas immigration law taking effect
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A controversial Texas immigration law will not take effect today. Supreme Court…
Fort Worth’s Forgotten Lynching: In Search of Fred Rouse
They burned his coat before they killed him. This was in Fort Worth, in 1921, during…
Austin tutor’s arrest reveals ‘cracks’ in how Texas vets school employees
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The email came in late on a Friday. The Austin Independent School…
A House Defeated? Abbott, Paxton, Patrick Bag Rebellious State Legislators
In one of the ugliest and most contentious Republican primaries in Texas history, an array of…
Longtime Texas House representative facing multiple primary challengers
Editor’s Note: The above video explains how the Texas March primary is often more important…
U.S. Supreme Court puts temporary pause on controversial Texas border enforcement bill
The United States Supreme Court has put on hold a federal appeals court decision that…
Texas Democrat’s illegal immigration positions could come back to haunt him in bid to oust Ted Cruz
Democrat Texas Rep. Colin Allred’s aim to flip his state’s Senate seat from incumbent Republican…
Causes and consequences of ending DEI on college campuses in Texas
Green is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida and a member of scholars.org. In…
Tennessee Senate urges Gov. Lee to deploy troops to Texas border
The senate’s goal is to fully secure the border in the ongoing debate over immigration…
Texas senators demand murder suspect’s immigration files
Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Thursday, Feb. 29,…
Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants suspected of being in country illegally blocked by federal judge
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — A federal judge in Austin on Thursday halted a new state…
Will Cornyn Take McConnell’s Place atop Senate GOP?
In the wake of the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, U.S. Senator John Cornyn bucked his…
Cornyn, Cruz to Secretary Mayorkas: Release Files On Migrant Murder Suspect’s Immigration Parole Status
Texas Border Business WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) sent a…
Houston Rodeo protesters call for end of new migrant arrest law in Texas
The chants from the protesters near the NRG Park, where Houston Rodeo was held, Tuesday……
Hagerty Discusses Border Crisis and Its Effects After Traveling to South Texas With Tennessee Sheriffs and Mayors
Border crossings are at a record-high, including gotaways, foreign nationals, and members of the terrorist…
Angela Chao, shipping business CEO and Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, dies in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority…
Texas border law Senate Bill 4 to face court challenge Thursday
Senate Bill 4 would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest suspected illegal immigrants…
Texas border law Senate Bill 4 to face court challenge Thursday
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas’ novel new border security law will face its first legal test…
Send Utah guard to Texas-Mexico border, Senate leader urges Gov. Cox
Utah Senate President Stuart Adams said Wednesday that Gov. Spencer Cox should send National Guard…
‘Left out to dry’: Frustration brews in Eagle Pass as border bill fails
As the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan border security bill sinks amid intractable political headwinds in Washington,…
Senate border deal criticized by bishops, other Catholics
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Senate leaders in which they…
The bipartisan Senate border security bill might already be good as dead
“It really feels like the politics are just upside down, topsy turvy on this.” Read…
Senate border bill says non-Mexican children won’t be counted in migrant total to trigger mandatory shutdown
A Senate border package says “noncontiguous” unaccompanied children will not be included in the weekly…
Federal agents often immune from prosecution. This Austin shooting tested the law
Investigative Summary: While public pressure mounts for more local police department transparency and accountability, shootings…
Texas lawmakers learn during visit that Mexico has more troops at border than US has agents
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A bipartisan delegation of Texas congressmen traveled to Mexico City this…
Governor Abbott Orders Special Election To Be Held In Senate District 15
Governor Abbott Orders Special Election To Be Held In Senate District 15TO ALL TO WHOM THESE…
U.S. Department of Justice sues Texas over state’s immigration enforcement bill
The lawsuit alleges that Senate Bill 4 violates the U.S Constitution because it challenges the federal…
U.S. Justice Department sues Texas to halt new state law targeting il…
Senate Bill 4 allows Texas police to arrest immigrants who cross the border between ports of…
House GOP to begin 2024 with focus on border
House Republicans are beginning a crucial election year with a heightened focus on border issues as…
Senator becomes first woman Dean of Texas Senate
AUSTIN (KXAN) — When the new year starts, Senator Judith Zaffirini will start her role as…
DOJ threatens to sue Texas over new law targeting people who are suspected of crossing border illegally
Senate Bill 4 goes into effect in March, but the Department of Justice is giving Gov.…
DOJ threatens to sue Texas over new law targeting people who are suspected of crossing border illegally
Senate Bill 4 goes into effect in March, but the Department of Justice is giving Gov.…
DOJ threatens to sue Texas over new law targeting people who are suspected of crossing border illegally
Senate Bill 4 goes into effect in March, but the Department of Justice is giving Gov.…
Diversity offices on college campuses will soon be illegal in Texas, as 30 new laws go into effect
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — When Texas college students return to their campuses after the winter break,…
Two thousand years ago, a young family became refugees (Editorial)
How would Gov. Greg Abbott treat Mary and Joseph at the border? Senate Bill 4 allows……
Allred widens lead over Gutierrez in Texas Senate poll; Cruz leads both Democrats
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Rep. Colin Allred has increased his lead over State Rep. Roland Gutierrez, and…
US halts rail operations at border over migrant surge
The U.S. suspended cross-border rail traffic in some Texas cities. (CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, KFOX, KINT,…
US halts rail operations at border over migrant surge
The U.S. suspended cross-border rail traffic in some Texas cities. (CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, KFOX, KINT,…
US halts rail operations at border over migrant surge
The U.S. suspended cross-border rail traffic in some Texas cities. (CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, KFOX, KINT,…
US halts rail operations at border over migrant surge
The U.S. suspended cross-border rail traffic in some Texas cities. (CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, KFOX, KINT,…
US halts rail operations at border over migrant surge
The U.S. suspended cross-border rail traffic in some Texas cities. (CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, KFOX, KINT,…
US halts rail operations at border over migrant surge
The U.S. suspended cross-border rail traffic in some Texas cities. (CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, KFOX, KINT,…
US halts rail operations at border over migrant surge
The U.S. suspended cross-border rail traffic in some Texas cities. (CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, KFOX, KINT,…
US halts rail operations at border over migrant surge
The U.S. suspended cross-border rail traffic in some Texas cities. (CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, KFOX, KINT,…
Central Texas shooting spree suspect cut off ankle monitor in 2022, Bexar County officials say
Editor’s note: In the video above, Senator Joan Huffman is referred to as a Dallas-area lawmaker.…
The issue that led to a competitive Democratic primary for a Texas House seat
HOUSTON (KXAN) — A trend is emerging of Republican lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives…
A new Texas law will increase the penalties for operators of stash houses and human smugglers
Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 into law Tuesday. It will go into effect in…
School voucher bill to reach Texas House floor Friday for potentially pivotal vote
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) – After years of work from advocates and months of arm-twisting in the…
Criminal Penalties for Illegal Immigration, Border Barrier Funding Pass Texas House
Gov. Greg Abbott called a fourth special session after the House and Senate failed to pass…
Texas House gives initial OK to $1.54 billion border wall construction bill
However, King’s amendment allowing for funds to help local governments enforce illegal entry penalties sends SB…
Texas House gives initial OK for sending $1.5B for border wall construction
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas House gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill that would send $1.5B…
New Texas DEI law closes campus LGBTQ+ centers. Here’s the student impact
AUSTIN (KXAN) — After Chloe Wilkinson came out four years ago, she left college to focus…
From bathroom bills to trans health care, how Texas lawmakers shifted LGBTQ+ focus since 2015
AUSTIN (KXAN) — “There was this escalation in 2021 that we had never seen,” Ricardo Martinez…