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LONESTAR — 5.5.2026 — Cornyn Tackles 'Birth Tourism' With New Bill — Talarico Gives Paul Quinn College Commencement Address — and More...

John Cornyn Wants Foreign Adversaries to 'BACK OFF,' Targets Birth Tourism

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) announced new legislation aimed at cracking down on "birth tourism"... READ MORE.

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Rep. Chip Roy: "The kill switch puts the government and the corporate cronies in your car to track all of your activities and to surveil you."

State Rep. James Talarico: “You have scrolled through more suffering, division, and chaos than any generation in human history. But as painful as it may be, your disillusionment is a superpower."

Rep. Michael Cloud: "I have the pleasure of congratulating the talented Elizabeth Colton, the 2026 Congressional Art Competition winner for TX-27. Her piece 'Locked In' will soon hang in the halls of Congress for all to admire."

Gubernatorial Candidate Gina Hinojosa: "Don’t let them tell you it can’t happen in Texas because it already is."

John Cornyn Wants Foreign Adversaries to 'BACK OFF,' Targets Birth Tourism — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) announced new legislation aimed at cracking down on "birth tourism"...

Greg Casar Seeks to Cut Utility Costs and Target Corporate Profits — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Representative Greg Casar (D), joined by Josh Riley (D-NY), has introduced new legislation...

Ted Cruz Introduces 'No FED in West Texas Act" to Block Federal Land Expansion — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R) has introduced new legislation aimed at preventing future federal efforts to...

Texas Democrats Sound Alarm After Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Ruling — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Following last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the 1965 Voting Rights Act...

James Talarico Tells HBCU Graduates Their Disillusionment Is a Superpower — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez — Graduation season is upon students, and Representative James Talarico (D-TX) stood before graduates at Paul Quinn College...

John Cornyn Wants Foreign Adversaries to 'BACK OFF,' Targets Birth Tourism — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

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