Kelly Hancock Wants Ken Paxton's Opinion on School Voucher Eligibility

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock has asked the Texas Attorney General's Office to determine whether certain schools may be excluded from the state's newly created school voucher program due to alleged connections to a U.S. Muslim advocacy group or potential ties to the Chinese government. READ MORE.

Rep. Pat Fallon: "We've lost tens of thousands of Americans a year to fentanyl, made in China and trafficked into our country by cartels. Striking the narcoterrorists at sea is in America's best interest. It's a shame that Democrats can't get over their hatred of President Trump to agree."

State Rep. Gene Wu: "On the day that our separate communities turn around and finally realize that it's same boot is on all of our necks, that's the day we will start winning."

Governor Greg Abbott: "Across our state, hundreds of hardworking peace officers keep Texans safe during this holiday season. We are deeply grateful for their sacrifice and dedication to protect our communities."

Rep. Tony Gonzales: "This year, I partnered with #TX23 communities to secure grant funding to hire MORE police officers across South & West Texas to help improve public safety initiatives."

Kelly Hancock Wants Ken Paxton's Opinion on School Voucher Eligibility — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock has asked the Texas Attorney General's Office to determine whether certain schools may be excluded from the state's newly created school voucher program due to alleged connections to a U.S. Muslim advocacy group or potential ties to the Chinese government.

U.S. Launches Strikes Against ISIS in Nigeria — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced on this week that the U.S. launched a “deadly strike” against Islamic State fighters. The U.S. launched attacks in northwest Nigeria, where Trump says the fighters had been killing Christians.

EU Warns of Potential Action after U.S. Bars 'Radical' Europeans — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — The European Union, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany criticized a U.S. decision to impose travel bans on five Europeans this week.

Kelly Hancock Wants Ken Paxton's Opinion on School Voucher Eligibility — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

Winter Weather Alert for Texas as Snow Could Hit — By Jesus Mesa for Newsweek

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina