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LONESTAR — 2.2.2026 — Ken Paxton Investigating H-1B Fraud in Texas — Cornyn Slams Democrats Over DHS Funding War — and More...

Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into H-1B Visa Fraud

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a wide-ranging investigation into alleged abuse of the H-1B visa program by Texas businesses, targeting what his office describes as fraudulent schemes designed to exploit the system at the expense of American Workers. READ MORE.

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Rep. Wesley Hunt: "I'm a millennial. I have zero interest in being 75 years old, still shuttling back and forth to Washington like it's a retirement hobby."

Senator John Cornyn: "Don't worry. It will all be over soon. Not that you care about the job, #MrNoShow."

Governor Greg Abbott: "CAIR is not allowed to hide behind its nonprofit status while advancing radical Islamism in Texas."

Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "Jailing journalists is what dictators do. Free Don Lemon and Georgia Fort."

Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into H-1B Visa Fraud — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a wide-ranging investigation into alleged abuse of the H-1B visa program by Texas businesses, targeting what his office describes as fraudulent schemes designed to exploit the system at the expense of American Workers.

Ken Paxton Partners with DOJ's Procurement Collusion Strike Force — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a new partnership with President Trump's Department of Justice this week as part of the DOJ's Procurement Collusion Strike Force, a federal initiative aimed at combating antitrust crimes in government procurement.

John Cornyn Blasts Democrats Over DHS Funding Controversy — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) criticized Senate Democrats, accusing them of using a recent tragedy in Minnesota as political leverage to defund DHS as Congress approaches a partial government shutdown.

Trump Files Lawsuit Against IRS and Treasury Department Over Tax Leak — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — President Donald Trump, Don Jr., Eric Trump, and the Trump organization are suing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Treasury Department for $10 billion over the federal agencies’ failure to prevent alleged leaks of President Trump’s tax information during his first term, which was given to several news outlets.

Venezuela’s Acting President Signs Legislation for Oil Privatization — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez signed into law a reform of the nation’s hydrocarbons legislation, opening the country’s oil industry towards privatization and allowing for more foreign investment.

Trump Imposing Tariffs on Countries Supplying Oil to Cuba — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 29 that would impose levies on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, declaring a national emergency toward the island nation.

Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into H-1B Visa Fraud — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

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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