Over 20,000 Students Apply for Texas School Choice Voucher Program

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced a strong response to the Launch of Texas's School voucher program, known as the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program (TEFA). READ MORE.

Rep. Chip Roy: "The Attorney General is Texas's chief legal officer and must have proven legal experience. I've served as First Assistant Attorney General and as a federal prosecutor, taking criminals off the street. This is not a role for learning on the job."

State Rep. James Talarico: "We just dropped our Super Bowl ad. If we're going to take on the billionaires that have broken our political system, we need to reach everyone. This is the time for big plays."

Senator Ted Cruz: "I am a passionate supporter of the SAVE Act. We ought to nuke the zombie filibuster and require a talking filibuster if Democrats want to try to block it. Let's force a vote and get it passed."

Rep. Wesley Hunt: "Astroturfed lies on television don't earn you another six years in the Senate. We're in a different city every day, EARNING IT. And the results prove it. March 3rd, Texas chooses a NEW generation of leadership."

Over 20,000 Students Apply for Texas School Choice Voucher Program — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced a strong response to the Launch of Texas's School voucher program, known as the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program (TEFA).

Ken Paxton Sues Bexar County Over Alleged Deportation Defense Services — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Bexar County, the Bexar County Commissioners Court, and multiple county officials, alleging the unlawful use of taxpayer dollars to fund legal defense services for individuals that illegally entered in the United States and are facing federal deportation proceedings.

August Pfluger Questions Why Winter Storm Fern Caused 300% Energy Price Spikes — By Texas Politics' Ericka Piñon — When Winter Storm Fern hit the United States in late January 2026, it exposed serious weaknesses in America's energy system. Now, Representative August Pfluger (R-TX) is demanding answers and solutions.

Border Czar Announces Withdrawal of 700 Federal Officers in Minnesota — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — The Trump administration is withdrawing 700 federal immigration agents in Minnesota “effective immediately,” White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Feb. 4 during a press conference in Minneapolis.

DHS Lawyer Claims 'This Job Sucks' in Court — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attorney was removed from her post with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Feb. 4, after declaring to a Minnesota judge during a hearing on immigration enforcement that the “system sucks” and that her “job sucks.”

Ryan Routh Given Life Sentence Over Trump Assassination Attempt — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon sentenced Ryan Routh, the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in September 2024, to life in prison.

Over 20,000 Students Apply for Texas School Choice Voucher Program — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina