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New Poll Shows Trump Increasing Lead in Texas
The former president is leading the field of Republican presidential candidates, with 61 percent of the vote among primary voters.
US Rep. James Comer Blasts Biden Administration in Houston
U.S. Rep. James Comer told Harris County Republicans that the Biden family has more suspicious activity reports “than any family in the history of America.”
Kyle Rittenhouse Corrects False Media Narratives in New Book ‘Acquitted’
Rittenhouse says he believes readers will be most surprised by the fact that he was just “a normal kid.”
Biden Administration Directs Border Patrol Agents to Use Preferred Pronouns for Illegal Aliens
A newly released memo gives border patrol agents guidance on interacting with illegal aliens.
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Trump Focuses on Border Security in El Paso Rally
EL PASO, Texas—All eyes were on The Sun City on Monday night as President Donald Trump held a rally in which he called on Democrats to support the construction of a wall along the southern border to curb illegal immigration. “Today we started a big beautiful wall...
President Trump To Hold El Paso Rally
The Trump Campaign announced the President's plans to hold the first major campaign rally of 2019 in the City of El Paso, Texas on February 11, beginning at 4:00pm. The announcement comes directly after President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress, where...
Democrats Target Texas Elections for Federal Takeover
In a calculated bid to put Texas elections under federal control, congressional Democrats traveled to Brownsville Monday looking to create a case that the state is so riddled with racial discrimination it can’t be trusted to enact voting laws without approval from...
Commentary: Polling on the Democrats
The Emerson College Polling Institute and Monmouth University just released two presidential polls, the former of Iowa voters, the latter, a national study. The Emerson poll (1/30-2/2; 831 IA registered voters; 260 IA likely Democratic caucus attenders) finds former...
Commentary: The Underlying Numbers
In the last couple of days, the new Morning Consult American electorate tracking poll (1/18-22; 1,996 US registered voters; 35% self-identified Democrats; 33% Independent; 32% Republican) captured media attention because it released a national Democratic presidential...
Democrats Plan To Target Six Texas GOP Congressional Seats
On Monday the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee listed six Texas congressional seats held by Republicans as part of their “aggressive effort” to expand their party’s majority in the U.S. House. The overall plan has the DCCC challenging 33 GOP...
Shelia Jackson Lee to Resign from Leadership Posts in Wake of Sexual Assault Scandal
U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-Houston) announced she will resign from her position as the head of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation amid allegations she fired a staffer who accused a CBC aide of sexual assault. According to reports, Jackson Lee informed CBC...
Commentary: Trump Is Right, Congress Needs to Do Its Job
As the partial government shutdown enters its third week with little hope of an end in sight, President Trump continues to demand funding for a southern border wall. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) flat out refuses to pass any funding at all. In the Senate,...
Paxton Fights to Protect Second Amendment
Over a decade ago the U.S. Supreme Court formally acknowledged the individual right to bear arms in Heller v. District of Columbia, but little ground has been gained by gun rights activists since the landmark decision. Lacking further guidance from the Supreme Court,...