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Paxton Passed Over for US AG Slot After Gaetz Withdrawal
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Florida AG Pam Bondi to the position.
Federal Government Blocked From Reinstating Obama-Era Overtime Pay Regulation
The Texas attorney general said another overreaching federal agency has been blocked from unconstitutionally rewriting laws.
Texas Rep.-Elect Brandon Gill Named Freshman Class President of Upcoming US Congress
Gill was one of four incoming Republican members of Congress to be selected for a freshman leadership position.
John Cornyn Loses Race for Senate Majority Leader to John Thune
Ted Cruz said he would vote for Rick Scott to lead the GOP-controlled Senate.
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Incoming ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan Pledges to Save Smuggled Children
Incoming “border czar” Tom Homan has vowed to locate and save hundreds of thousands of children who were smuggled into the United States. “We have over half a million children that were smuggled into this country by criminal cartels that this administration released...
McLennan County Activist Group Urges US Senators to Reject John Cornyn
Heart of Texas Conservatives, a grassroots activist group claiming to have knocked on over 15,000 doors in central Texas for President-elect Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, issued a press release asking U.S. Senators to reject Senator John Cornyn of Texas as the majority...
Texans Applaud Trump’s Announcement of New ‘Border Czar’
Texas leaders are celebrating President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Tom Homan as the new “border czar” in his incoming administration. Trump announced in a social media post on Truth Social Sunday night that Homan will be in charge of all deportations of...
AG Ken Paxton Files 100th Lawsuit Against Biden-Harris Administration
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his 100th lawsuit against the Biden administration. This time, he is targeting a Federal Communications Commission rule that he argues undermines states' rights. The rule limits the charges for prisoner phone calls,...
Texas Court Halts Biden-Harris Administration ‘Parole in Place’ Scheme
A coalition of 16 states led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have won a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration, halting a federal parole program aimed at allowing 1.3 million illegal aliens to remain in the United States. Known as “parole in place,” the...
Trump to Impose 25 Percent Tariff on Mexican Products on ‘Day One’ If Border Crisis Persists
Donald Trump has promised to impose a 25 percent tariff on all Mexican products on day one of his presidency if Mexico refuses to halt illegal border crossings into the United States. The former president unveiled the plan at his Monday rally in Raleigh, North...
Report: The State Department’s Role in Immigration
The Center for Immigration Studies recently hosted a panel discussion on components of border security that are often overlooked: those carried out by the State Department. Philip Linderman, a retired State Department senior foreign service officer, explained that...
Trump Announces New Compensation Fund for Victims of Illegal Alien Violence
Former President Donald Trump has announced plans for a new compensation program for victims of violence by illegal aliens. The GOP presidential nominee made the announcement during a Tuesday speech at his Mar-A-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida. “We will be...
Texas Lawmakers Co-sponsor the FARM Act
A group of lawmakers from Texas are co-sponsoring the Farmer Assistant and Revenue Mitigation Act of 2024, also known as the FARM Act. The FARM Act seeks to provide temporary immediate assistance to farmers while the Farm Bill is still being debated in Congress....