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LONESTAR — 5.22.2026 — Paxton Dismisses Cornyn's Electability Claim — Hinojosa Wants to Send 'Rainy Day' Fund Money Back to Texans — and More...

Ken Paxton Dismisses John Cornyn's Electability Claim, Predicts Texas Will Reject James Talarico

Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) isn't playing defense... READ MORE.

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Rep. Chip Roy: "One thing about me – if I have a disagreement I will say it to your face and move on."

Republican Party of Texas Chair Abraham George: “As Chairman of the @TexasGOP, I'm calling on both Senate candidates to pull all negative advertising."

Rep. Wesley Hunt: "My father grew up in the segregated South. He had to walk around to the BACK of a restaurant just to order a sandwich because he was black. THAT was Jim Crow. Not showing a photo ID to vote."

Rep. Keith Self: "Ban CBDC. FOREVER!"

Ken Paxton Dismisses John Cornyn's Electability Claim, Predicts Texas Will Reject James Talarico — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez — Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) isn't playing defense...

House Backs ‘Parental Rights’ Bill on Gender Identity Disclosure — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — The House of Representatives voted 217–198 along party lines to pass a bill denying...

Senate Passes TREY'S Law, Receiving Praise from Ted Cruz — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R) praised Senate passage of the bipartisan...

Lawmakers Revolt Over Trump’s $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Members of Congress in Washington, D.C., are pushing back against...

University of Texas Students and Faculty Stage Mock Funeral to Protest University Changes — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — Outside the UT System building in Austin on Wednesday...

Gina Hinojosa Favors Returning Chunk of Texas' 'Rainy Day' Fund Back to Texans — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — Democratic Candidate for Texas Governor Gina Hinojosa...

As Major Rulings Near, Members Clash Over Expanding Supreme Court — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Amid partisan controversies over the Supreme Court’s slew of recent decisions...

Ken Paxton Dismisses John Cornyn's Electability Claim, Predicts Texas Will Reject James Talarico — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez

AI data centers are booming. Why Texas may be best prepared — By Karoline Leonard for Austin American-Statesman

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