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Texas House Democrats Threaten Quorum Break Over Redistricting
If Democrats follow through on their threat to flee the state, it would mark the third time in two decades that they’ve done so.
Texas Attempts To Tax VELO Nicotine Pouches as Tobacco
VELO contends the pouches are not a tobacco leaf product in a battle going before the Texas Supreme Court.
AG Ken Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming for Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports
Ken Paxton continues the fight to protect women’s sports.
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases 2025 Legislative Index
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility gave the 89th Legislature an overall score of 59.
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Republicans Demand Rep. Crockett Resign Over Legislation to Revoke Trump’s Security
Republicans in the Texas Legislature are calling on Democrat U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas to resign after she co-sponsored a bill to strip former President Donald Trump of Secret Service protection. First reported by the Daily Caller, the letter is signed by...
Trump Shot in Assassination Attempt: Texans React
At a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear, with a bullet narrowly missing his head. BREAKING: Shots were fired directly at President Trump, watch the moment he reaches for his neck pic.twitter.com/rj5S2YZdvG —...
Lt. Gov. Patrick Promises Senate Will Get Answers From CenterPoint
While over a million Texans have been left without power for days after Hurricane Beryl, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is highlighting questions for electricity distributor CenterPoint, which he and the Senate will seek answers to. Patrick posted on X, “For various reasons,...
Federal Government Stretches Conservation Arm to Snatch More Private Land in Texas
Under the guise of “land protection,” the federal government aims to acquire 700,000 acres of private land in the Southern High Plains region—which sits along the Texas-New Mexico border. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently finalized its Land Protection Plan....
Patrick: Documentation Proves Biden Lied About Granting Major Disaster Declaration
Acting Gov. Dan Patrick has levied accusations against President Biden alleging that the president has misled him, Gov. Abbott, and the people of Texas by ending a Major Disaster Declaration the same day he granted it. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Poll: Trump, Cruz Continue to Lead Democrat Opponents
A new poll from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs shows both former President Donald Trump and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz are leading their Democrat opponents. The poll—conducted from June 20 through July 1—surveyed more than 1,400 likely Texas...
Texas Installs New Anti-climb Barriers in El Paso With Help From Georgia
Texas National Guard soldiers in El Paso have begun replacing concertina wire, temporarily removed from an area of the Rio Grande last week, with new rows of razor wire. The Georgia National Guard is assisting in installing the barriers to prevent illegal border...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Says Texas House Preparing Another Impeachment Attempt
Update: On July 11, Chairman Andrew Murr denied Paxton's allegation, stating that next week's committee hearing is on an unrelated matter. Attorney General Ken Paxton claims the Texas House is gearing up for another attempt to impeach him. Paxton made these comments...
Lawmakers Press for Action on Border Crisis and Child Abuse Allegations Amid Inaction from House Speaker
Two state representatives are calling on the Texas House’s Democrat Criminal Jurisprudence Chair to hold interim hearings on urgent matters that they believe are putting Texas in imminent danger. State Reps. Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian) and Nate Schatzline (R-Fort...