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US Rep. Cloud Introduces Bill to Codify Ending DEI in Federal Government
The legislation aims to prevent future administrations from reviving DEI policies.
Ted Cruz Moves To Put Biden-era Water Heater Mandate on Ice
Cruz emphasized the need to protect consumer choice and prevent federal bureaucrats from dictating appliance standards.
AG Paxton Signs Immigration Enforcement Agreement With Trump Administration
The agreement allows the federal government to collaborate with state law enforcement to apprehend illegal aliens.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy Calls for Termination of Department of Education
This comes as a measure aiming to abolish the department was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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8/8/25 Democrats Sued for Abandoning Jobs
- Paxton Moves to Vacate Seats of Quorum-Breaking Democrats - Texas Republicans’ Redistricting Plan Heads to Senate for Approval - Commissioner Ramsey Seeks Removal of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Following Historic Censure Vote
Paxton Moves To Vacate Seats of Quorum-Breaking Democrats
After warning Democrat lawmakers to return to the Texas Capitol by Friday or face legal consequences, Attorney General Ken Paxton has followed through by filing a lawsuit in the Texas Supreme Court seeking to declare the seats of 13 Democrat House members vacant. In...
Ag Commissioner Miller Announces New Lure To Combat a Flesh-Eating Parasite
As the New World screwworm reemerges near the U.S.-Mexico border, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced a new bait he says could stop the flesh-eating pest in its tracks. The parasite is native to South America and eats the living tissue of warm-blooded...
Commissioner Ramsey Seeks Removal of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo
This article has been updated since publication to clarify the process of removing a county judge. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo faced a historic 3-1 censure vote from the commissioners court after her proposed property tax increase was rejected. The vote followed...
AG Paxton Investigating Beto O’Rourke’s PAC for Alleged Bribes to Runaway Democrats
Ken Paxton said Powered by People has been one of the “top groups bankrolling the Texas House Democrat members who abandoned Texans and vacated their offices,” and suggested the group may have violated multiple Texas laws.
Former Austin Elementary School Teacher Gets 71 Years For 20 Child Sex Crimes
A former Austin elementary school teacher was sentenced to 71 years in prison for sexually abusing a child and possessing child sexual abuse material. Kevin Stephen Abeyta, 54, was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony. A jury also...
Texas Republicans’ Redistricting Plan Heads to Senate for Approval
A Republican plan to create five new GOP-opportunity congressional districts is headed to the Texas Senate for consideration and likely approval. During a hearing on Thursday, the Senate’s Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted 6-1 along party lines to...
Texas Officials Seek To Enforce Arrest Warrants on Runaway Democrats Across State Lines
In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing legislative standoff, Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have initiated legal actions in an attempt to enforce arrest warrants for Democrat House members who fled the state. The Democrats' departure...
Cornyn Says FBI Is Assisting in Locating Absent Texas Democrats
U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas says the Federal Bureau of Investigation has approved his request for assistance in locating Democrat members of the Texas House of Representatives who recently fled the state to obstruct a vote on congressional redistricting and...