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LONESTAR — 6.17.2026 — Abbott Bolsters Southeast Texas With $200M Grid Grant — Democrats Celebrate 14 Years of DACA — and More...

Southeast Texas Receives a $200 Million Grid Reliability Grant

Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced a $200 Million Texas Energy Fund grant to... READ MORE.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton: "We are not backing down. We are not surrendering. And we are not going to let them take Texas."

Congressional Candidate Leigh Wambsganss: "Being a mom is the most important role I’ll ever have, and it shapes the way I approach everything I do."

Governor Greg Abbott: "Early reports show that students in the Dallas ISD are improving test scores.”

Rep. Sylvia Garcia: "Dreamers are American in every way but on paper."

Federal Judge Shoots Down Ken Paxton’s ‘Retaliatory’ ActBlue Lawsuit — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled last week that...

Texas Democrats Mark 14 Years of DACA With Push for Permanent Citizenship Pathway — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Fourteen years after the creation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...

DACA Turns 14 Amid Legal Battles and Social Security Warning From Al Green — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez Diaz — As the nation marked 14 years since the creation of DACA...

August Pfluger Advocates for Nuclear Energy Expansion — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Congressman August Pfluger (R) used a House Energy Subcommittee hearing to...

Trump Publicly Rebukes Netanyahu For Continuing to Strike Iran and Lebanon — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — President Trump publicly rebuked Benjamin Netanyahu after...

Southeast Texas Recieves a $200 Million Grid Reliability Grant — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced a $200 Million Texas Energy Fund grant to...

Paxton Blocked From Suing Democratic Donor ActBlue, a Federal Judge Rules — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton must drop his lawsuit against ActBlue...

Libertarian Ted Brown Kicks Off U.S. Senate Campaign Against 'Corrupt Two-Party System' — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — Libertarian Ted Brown has kicked off his U.S. Senate campaign...

 

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