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Veronica Escobar Demands Answers From Meta on El Paso Data Center

Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX) continues to demand that Meta provide a clear answer... READ MORE.

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Attorney General Candidate Mayes Middleton: "Great news to earn the endorsement of Congressman Troy Nehls, a true MAGA champion and trusted Trump ally.  He’s tough on crime and a tireless advocate of putting America First.  Thanks Troy!"

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Veronica Escobar Demands Answers From Meta on El Paso Data Center — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX) continues to demand that Meta provide a clear answer...

Texas Business Leaders Praise BlackRock's $30M Workforce Investment — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — The Texas Association of Business (TAB) praised BlackRock for launching a $30 million workforce investment initiative...

August Pfluger Tours Permian Basin Energy Site as GOP Pushes 'Energy Dominance' Agenda — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R) joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum this week...

John Cornyn Holds Narrow Lead Over Ken Paxton in Texas Senate Runoff — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — A new statewide survey released by Peak Insights shows...

41 Texas Lawmakers Threaten Greg Abbott With a Constitutional Fight — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez — A Muslim community's canceled water park celebration has turned into a full-blown political and legal standoff in Texas...

Michael McCaul Pushes Act to Shield World Cup, Olympics From Drone Threats — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Today, Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX) helped introduce a bill to expand the National Guard's role in defending...

Democrats Challenge Decades of Silence on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Earlier this week, a group of 30 lawmakers condemned the Trump administration’s silence...

Veronica Escobar Demands Answers From Meta on El Paso Data Center — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson

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