LONESTAR — 2.16.2026 — Paxton Investigates Massive Data Breach — Crockett Calls out Bondi During Epstein Hearing — and More...

LONESTAR — 2.16.2026 — Paxton Investigates Massive Data Breach — Crockett Calls out Bondi During Epstein Hearing — and More...

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Daniel Molina
Daniel Molina
February 16, 2026

Ken Paxton Investigates Conduent Data Breach Affecting 4 Million Texans

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS) and Conduent Business Services LLC... READ MORE.

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State Rep. James Talarico: "I've had a lot of interviews with national media. No one's ever asked me about the cost of housing. No one's asked me about the cost of prescription drugs. The only thing the media wants to ask me about are trans athletes. The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires."

Rep. Brandon Gill: "If mass Somali immigration benefits Americans, why are 80% still on welfare after 10 years?"

Team Cornyn: "Texas pro-life leaders are backing Senator @JohnCornyn for re-election. They trust his record because he has consistently defended the unborn."

Congressional Candidate Colin Allred: "Spend the afternoon working a shift at Henderson's Chicken and hearing from customers and workers about what's on their minds."

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Ken Paxton Investigates Conduent Data Breach Affecting 4 Million Texans — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS) and Conduent Business Services LLC...

John Cornyn Seeks to Use USMCA Review to Enforce Water Treaty with Mexico — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) questioned former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R) during a Senate Finance Committee Hearing...

Jasmine Crockett Calls Out Pam Bondi on Epstein Files — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) made headlines during Attorney General Pam Bondi's testimony this week...

Tom Homan Announces End of ICE Operation in Minnesota — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — On Feb. 12, White House Border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the Trump administration’s immigration operation in Minnesota...

Judge Blocks Pentagon from Punishing Mark Kelly — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — A federal judge in Washington, D.C. agreed to prevent the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly...

DHS Shutdown is Imminent After Funding Stalemate — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — As of Feb. 12, a shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appears imminent as federal officials in the House and Senate appeared ready to leave Capitol Hill for a 10-day recess...

Ken Paxton Investigates Conduent Data Breach Affecting 4 Million Texans — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

5 years later, what triggered the 2021 Texas freeze and could history repeat itself? — By Mary Wasson, Justin Ballard for Austin American Statesman

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina

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Daniel Molina is an award-winning senior reporter based in Miami. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Florida International University.

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