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ICE Arrests 1,361 Criminal Aliens in Houston-Area Operations in June
One arrest involved an individual previously convicted of hijacking an airplane.
Bills Begin To Be Filed as Lawmakers Prepare for Special Session
The first 30 House bill numbers remain reserved—held by House leadership for top-priority legislation that has not yet been filed.
Texas Lawsuit Challenges Federal Overreach
Attorney Clayton Calvin said his client wants the courts “to recognize the limits in the Commerce Clause are real.”
President Trump Visits Texas Hill Country: Pledges Federal Support After Deadly Floods
First Lady Melania Trump said, “We are here to honor them and to give them support.”
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Land Commissioner Buckingham Calls Newly Proposed Illegal Alien Processing Center a ‘Band-Aid’
Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham condemned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s newly proposed plan for a Joint Processing Center in Webb County. In February, DHS proposed “the acquisition of land, and to construct, operate, and maintain a new Joint Processing...
Attorney General Proposes New Reporting Requirements for Local Prosecutors
Attorney General Ken Paxton is proposing a new rule to enhance reporting requirements for district and county attorneys. The new rule would apply to district and county attorneys in counties with a population of 250,000 or more. Currently, around 20 counties would...
State Rep. Rogers Set the Stage for School Electioneering Long Before Primary
A recently unearthed newsletter from last fall appears to confirm that outgoing State Rep. Glenn Rogers of Graford worked with school district officials to engage in electioneering prior to the March 5 Republican primary. The article was obtained by Texas Scorecard...
Y’All Answered: Abbott on Phelan?
For the first time in more than 50 years, a sitting speaker of the Texas House has been forced into a party primary runoff. House Speaker Dade Phelan placed second in the three-person primary. He now faces David Covey on May 28. Mr. Covey had previously been endorsed...
Federal Court Upholds Texas Law Protecting Kids From Online Porn
A federal court has upheld a Texas law passed last year to protect children from adult content that requires pornography websites to verify users’ age. Yet the largest online platform for sharing pornographic videos is still violating the law, despite a $1.6 million...
El Paso Judge Blocks AG Paxton from Obtaining Illegal Alien Shelter Records
A state judge in El Paso ruled that a non-governmental organization accused of harboring illegal aliens does not have to immediately turn over internal documents to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. In his order, District Judge Francisco Dominguez ordered that...
Watchdog Group Calls Out Republican Lobbyists for ‘Redwashing’ Blackrock’s Pro-abortion Policies
As far-left corporate policies such as DEI and ESG fall under increased public scrutiny, a new fight has opened on the abortion front. Now, this fight has come to Texas. The American Accountability Foundation, a non-partisan watchdog group, sent an e-mail to state...
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US House District 23 Headed to Runoff Election
The seat for Congressional District 23 is going to the runoff election, with U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales and firearms influencer Brandon Herrera competing in the race. Congressional District 23 is a rural, majority-Hispanic area that encompasses western San Antonio and...
Speaker Hopeful Owns Shares in Bonnen-Phelan Bank
Another potential candidate for Speaker of the House, Dustin Burrows, has ties to a bank connected to current House Speaker Dade Phelan and disgraced former Speaker Dennis Bonnen. With Phelan entering a runoff election in second place to keep his southeast Texas seat,...