Austin Prepares for Anti-ICE Protests Over the Weekend

State Senator Roland Gutierrez: "Donald Trump's crimes against humanity will not go unpunished. Americans everywhere are standing up against the cruelty and brutality of the Trump regime. Together, we will fight and win."

Senator John Cornyn: "The 2017 Trump Tax Cuts allowed businesses to fully deduct costs of capital investments & write-off equipment purchases and operating costs to improve their business."

Austin Prepares for Anti-ICE Protests Over the Weekend — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — Tension between the Trump Administration and anti-ICE protests continues to rise ahead of planned protests in Austin this weekend. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson confirmed this week that the Texas National Guard may be called upon to assist the Texas Department of Public Safety if the situation escalates.

Aaron Reitz Announces Texas Attorney General Bid — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — Aaron Reitz (R), a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and longtime conservative legal strategist, has officially launched his bid for Texas Attorney General. Reitz pledges to be an unrelenting defender of conservative values and a staunch ally of President Donald Trump (R).

Poll Suggests Majority of Americans in Favor of Trump's Pharmaceutical Executive Order — By Texas Politics' Grayson Bakich — A recent poll released by the Pharmaceutical Reform Alliance (PRA) found that a majority of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at lowering drug prices for pharmaceutical companies.

Republican Infighting as Tensions Escalate with Iran — By Texas Politics' Mateo Guillamont — Republican lawmakers are at an apparent impasse regarding next steps with Iran as nuclear negotiations sputter. 

Austin Prepares for Anti-ICE Protests Over the Weekend — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina

Possible tornado in Wimberley as storms hit Central Texas — By Jessica Rivera for FOX 7 Austin

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina