LONESTAR — 2.26.2025 — House DOGE Caucus Shares new Bills to Shrink Government — Sessions, Van Duyne Back Trump's Deportation Efforts — and More...

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House DOGE Caucus Unveils Bills to Shrink Government

The House DOGE Caucus held a press conference this week, unveiling plans for cutting government waste and improving efficiency. Among the DOGE speakers were Texas Reps. Beth Van Duyne (R) and Pete Sessions (R), who unveiled new bills to shrink government and curb waste, fraud, and abuse. READ MORE.

Rep. Chip Roy's Press Office: "Congress must commit to making President Trump's executive order on labeling drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations PERMANENT! Rep. Roy's H.R. 885, the Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act, does just that."

Rep. Greg Casar: "Donald Trump's State Department tried to funnel $400 million to Elon Musk's Tesla. They got caught. Then they lied about it. This isn't efficiency -- it's corruption.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "People don't understand, but you will understand when those hospitals in rural America start closing down even more. You will understand when you don't have your Social Security. You will understand when your Medicaid, your Medicare goes away. You will understand as planes continue to fall out of the sky."

State Rep. James Talarico: "The only minority destroying America is the billionaires. Here in Texas, a group of billionaires are trying to dismantle our public schools with a private school voucher scam. If they want to close our schools, Texans have 4 words for them: Come and Take It."

House DOGE Caucus Unveils Bills to Shrink Government — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — The House DOGE Caucus held a press conference this week, unveiling plans for cutting government waste and improving efficiency. Among the DOGE speakers were Texas Reps. Beth Van Duyne (R) and Pete Sessions (R), who unveiled new bills to shrink government and curb waste, fraud, and abuse.

Speaker Burrows Pushes For Expanded Property Tax Relief — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) is pushing for expanded property tax relief, supporting two legislative proposals aimed at reducing tax burdens on homeowners and small businesses across the state.

Sessions, Van Duyne Praise Trump's Deportation Efforts — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — This week, the House DOGE Caucus held a press conference to discuss efforts to rein in government spending and reduce bureaucracy. Texas Politics spoke with Rep. Pete Sessions (R) and Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R) about the federal government’s role in deporting criminal illegal immigrants and Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (R) involvement in the process.

Scott Reintroduces Bill to Fight Online Fentanyl Sales — By Texas Politics' Jackson Bakich — Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) have reintroduced a bill to curb the sale of fentanyl online. The legislation is known as the Stopping Online Confusion for Investigative Agencies and Law-enforcement by Maintaining Evidence Determined Interparty Arrangements (SOCIAL MEDIA) Act.

Ramaswamy to Run For Ohio Governor — By Texas Politics' Mateo Guillamont — Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy recently announced his candidacy for Ohio’s governorship.

Rubio Expands Visa Restrictions For Cubans Affiliated With Forced Labor Exports — By Texas Politics' Mateo Guillamont — Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently announced expanded visa restrictions for members of the Cuban government participating in the ‘exploitation’ of medical workers.

Van Duyne Defends Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative, Role in White House — By Texas Politics' Jackson Bakich — Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) held a press conference just outside the Capitol on Tuesday and defended President Donald Trump (R) and Elon Musk's aggressive Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative.

House DOGE Caucus Unveils Bills to Shrink Government — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina

Homeland Security, Texas agents arrest around 90 illegal immigrants — By Brooke Taylor for Fox News

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.