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Gubernatorial Candidate Gina Hinojosa: "Greg Abbott is scared to run against me."
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "New York Democrats just voted to erase 'Mother' and 'Father'. Governor Kathy Hochul will be replacing 'mother' with 'gestating parent' and 'father' with 'non-gestating parent.'"
Rep. Brandon Gill: "Conservatives like to say 'woke is dead' but it’s not dead; it’s merely dormant.”
Attorney General Ken Paxton: "I launched an investigation into the Celsius energy drink company to protect Texas children from dangerous levels of caffeine."
Texas Approves $411 Million Energy Fund Loan For New Power Plant — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced a Texas Energy Fund loan agreement providing...
Senate Clears $70 Billion DHS Funding Bill — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — The United States Senate voted 52-47 along party lines earlier this morning...
First U.S. Screwworm Detection Found In Texas Sparks Concerns Over Livestock Threat — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — The first United States New World screwworm detection found in Texas...
House Committee Fails to Advance Data Privacy Bill — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — The House Energy and Commerce Committee failed to advance a bill earlier this week...
John Cornyn Praises Senate Passage of the Secure America Act — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Senator John Cornyn (R) praised Senate passage of the Secure America Act...
August Pfluger Secures Support for Stronger Penalties Against Threats to Federal Agents — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Congressman August Pfluger (R) announced bipartisan support for legislation that...
Chip Roy Introduces Bill to Reform H-1B Visa Program — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Congressman Chip Roy (R) introduced the American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026...
Secretary Marco Rubio Designates Sanctions on Certain Cuban Entities — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — The Secretary of State tweeted Thursday a list of Cuban entities...
Four Senate Republicans Vote Against SAVE America Act — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — The Trump-backed SAVE America Act failed in the U.S. Senate Thursday night...
Wesley Hunt Condemns New York Bill Replacing the Terms 'Mother' and 'Father' in State Law — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez Diaz — New York just passed a bill that would replace the words "mother" and "father"...
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is creating the Rural Hospital Officers Academy…
Congressman Michael McCaul (R) said passing tougher sanctions on Russia would honor the legacy of…
Lawmakers scrutinized the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan on Capitol Hill, questioning whether its export…
As rising costs continue to strain American households, Representative Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) is…
The House Budget Committee advanced the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027…
256,000 Potential Non-Citizen Voter Registrations Found in Four States and Congress Is Responding The Department…