Texas Politics Newsletter
Governor Greg Abbott announced $166 million in energy assistance... READ MORE.
State Rep. James Talarico: "We have to protect good paying oil and gas jobs."
Attorney General Ken Paxton: "Fact check. Talacreepo voted against a bill that banned sex changes for minors."
Rep. Brandon Gill: "James Talarico has always been a radical open borders zealot.”
Governor Greg Abbott: "A Texas-built drone boat just made history, executing the first sea drone rescue in combat. This is what happens when you let businesses innovate and give them freedom to build."
Controversial Intelligence Pick Derails Upcoming FISA Extension — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — With a portion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) expiring later this week...
Texas Republicans Secure Major Defense Priorities in FY27 NDAA Markup — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Last week, several Republican members of the House of Representatives secured...
Welfare Fraud Bills Brings Clash Over Administration's Credibility — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — The House of Representatives is considering a collection of bills to combat welfare fraud...
Congressional Creators Caucus Hosts First Creator Row on Capitol Hill — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Representatives Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) hosted the first-ever Creator Row on Capitol Hill...
John Cornyn Seeks to Increase Penalties for Gun Store Thefts — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and 17 other Republican senators...
Data Centers Requiring More Power Than the Texas Grid Can Handle — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — Texas' already strained power grid is facing another challenge: data centers...
Greg Abbott Announces $166 Million in Energy Assistance for Low-Income Texans — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Governor Greg Abbott announced $166 million in energy assistance...
Ken Paxton Investigating FIFA Over Transparency Leading into the World Cup — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began an investigation into...
Greg Casar Revives Home Team Act as NBA Finals Spotlight Team Relocation Fears — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez Diaz — With the NBA Finals underway between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks...
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Jupiter Power announced $1.4 billion in financing across four transactions supporting 10 utility-scale battery energy…
Representatives Pete Sessions (R) and Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) introduced bipartisan legislation to update the…
The House of Representatives voted unanimously this week to pass the bipartisan Water Resources Development…
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R) argued that opposition to artificial intelligence data center development could…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) issued a formal opinion clarifying which law enforcement agencies…
The U.S. Senate voted 74-24 to advance Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) Protect College Sports Act,…