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LONESTAR — 2.17.2025 — Texarkana Gets new Advanced Recycling Facility — Committee Assignments Trigger GOP Criticism — and More...

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Advanced Recycling Facility Opening in Texarkana

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) has announced that Braven Environmental, LLC, a waste-to-value company specializing in plastic recycling solutions, will open a state-of-the-art advanced recycling facility in Texarkana. The project, part of the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program, is expected to bring more than $145 million in capital investment to Bowie County. READ MORE.

Committee Assignments Trigger GOP Backlash

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced his committee assignments this week, which has ignited controversy within Texas Republicans. Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu (D) praised the selections as a step toward bipartisanship, but some GOP members argue the appointments empower Democrats. READ MORE.

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz: "For reelection, or for governor, or United States Senate, whenever you’re ready, I will endorse you your first day [Speaking to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton]."

Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "When the US President (Wanna be King) & his Queen are rooting for our enemies... our friends throw us the deuces. What's crazy is I AGREE that we have a rogue regime ruining our country & I'll be watching to see what the ICC does. Trump is a national security risk & embarrassment & MAGANIACS are the only ones that can't see it."

Rep. Beth Van Duyne: "When Democrats chose to protect criminal illegal aliens over Americans, @GovAbbott stepped up with Operation Lone Star. I was glad to join him and my Texas congressional colleagues to discuss reimbursing our great state for covering the costs of securing our border."

Governor Greg Abbott: "No school should be involved in 'transitioning' a child. If this is not already illegal, it will be after this session."

Advanced Recycling Facility Opening in Texarkana — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) has announced that Braven Environmental, LLC, a waste-to-value company specializing in plastic recycling solutions, will open a state-of-the-art advanced recycling facility in Texarkana. The project, part of the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program, is expected to bring more than $145 million in capital investment to Bowie County.

Committee Assignments Trigger GOP Backlash — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced his committee assignments this week, which has ignited controversy within Texas Republicans. Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu (D) praised the selections as a step toward bipartisanship, but some GOP members argue the appointments empower Democrats.

American and Allied Forces Continue Figthing ISIS Terrorists in Middle East — By Texas Politics' Mateo Guillamont — American military and allied forces continue battling ISIS terrorists in the Middle East. 

Bipartisan Coalition Introduces School Safety Bill — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers composed of Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales (R) and Florida Representatives Jared Moskowitz (D), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D), and Mario Díaz-Balart (R), has introduced the Single Application for School Safety Act (SASS) to improve access to federal school safety resources.

Advanced Recycling Facility Opening in Texarkana — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina

Committee Assignments Trigger GOP Backlash — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina

New York doctor ordered to stop providing abortion pills to Texans — By Eleanor Klibanoff for The Texas Tribune

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina is a managing editor and legislative correspondent with a decade of experience covering the evolving political landscape of the American South and Southwest.

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