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Texas State University to Host 2024 Presidential Debate
Texas State will be the first university in the state to host a presidential debate.
Former ICE Director Promises ‘Biggest Deportation Operation’ Under Trump
Tom Homan says there will be consequences for illegal border crossers under another Trump administration.
Texas Congressmen Introduce Legislation to Block ‘Remain In Texas’ Policy
The legislation would prohibit U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas from enforcing the proposed policy.
Illegal Immigration Costs American Taxpayers Nearly Half a Trillion
A new report reveals that taxpayers are losing around $451 billion per year to the border crisis.
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Sheila Jackson Lee Is A Texas-Sized Embarrassment
The day after Memorial Day, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee took to social media to promote protesting during the National Anthem. As you might recall, she's not exactly well-regarded as it is. She has claimed the US Constitution is 400 years old, and thought astronauts...
Oldham Nomination Moves Forward
Update: On Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to send Oldham's nomination to the full Senate for confirmation. Republicans on the committee also voted to advance two other district court nominees, Michael Truncale and Wendy Vitter....
John Cornyn’s Texas Two-Step
Democrats have the upper hand in the US Senate because the Republicans charged with leading it simply are not doing so. Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper of record, recently wrote: Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn isn’t convinced the Senate will need to change its...
Trump Sends First-Class Letter to 10-Year-Old Texan
Hesitantly, 10-year-old Anson Graft, student at Granbury’s Lakeside Baptist Academy and son of Texas Torchbearer Melanie Graft, mailed his class project, a hand crafted “Flat Stanley,” to President Donald Trump. According to Anson’s mother, Melanie Graft, he wasn’t...
Farenthold Gets New Tax-Funded Job
Disgraced former congressman Blake Farenthold has a new job at the taxpayers' expense: he's the new "legislative liaison" for the Calhoun Port Authority in Port Lavaca. Farenthold resigned from Congress in disgrace in April, following revelations that he used $84,0000...
Cornyn Doesn’t ‘Understand’ Paxton Bid To End DACA?
While the Dallas Morning News' business columnist is gushing with excitement, conservatives are wondering what it is Sen. John Cornyn doesn't understand about Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit to end the Obama-imposed DACA program. The DMN's Mitchell Schnurman...
Perry Endorses Crenshaw In CD2
Few contests have as striking a contrast between candidates as the open-seat CD2 race in Harris County. On one side is Kevin Roberts, the debate club coach who – despite not being a lawyer – works for his brother-in-law's law firm. On the other is Dan Crenshaw, a...
Arrington: Limit Terms To Drain The Swamp
A freshman lawmaker from Texas wants to enact strict term limits for Congress. Lubbock’s Jodey Arrington and other first-term lawmakers recently met with President Trump on term limits. Arrington wants to restrict individuals from serving more than 12 years in...
Ratcliffe Demands Strict Accounting Of Money Sent To Palestinian Government
Congress and President Trump have warned the Palestinian Authority to stop funding a “pay to slay” program that gives cash payments to terrorists and their families. Now a Texas congressman is demanding that the Department of State take action. Republican US Rep. John...