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LONESTAR — 6.19.2026 — Oil Prices Lower Than $80 Per Barrel — Cornyn's PAID OFF Act Advances — and More...

Oil Prices Drop Below $80 Per Barrel, Following the Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

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House of Representatives Votes to Fast-Track Union Contracts — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — The House of Representatives is advocating for faster first-time labor contracts...

Ted Cruz, Ron Wyden Team Up to Target Government Pressure on Online Speech — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — United States Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) are combating...

John Cornyn's PAID OFF Act Advances Targeting Foreign Influence — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — A Senate committee has advanced legislation led by Sen. John Cornyn (R) that...

Ted Cruz Seeks to Support Military Homeschool Families — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Senator Ted Cruz (R) has introduced legislation to...

Oil Prices Drop Below $80 Per Barrel, Following the Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — President Trump signed an Iran peace memorandum Thursday...

Ken Paxton Joins Lawsuit Against WPATH Over Pediatric Gender Transition Treatments — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has joined the Federal Trade Commission and...

Protect College Sports Act Heads to the Senate Floor — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — The bipartisan Protect College Sports Act now heads to the Senate Floor after...

New Bill Would Replace Time-and-a-Half With Double Pay for Overtime Hours — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez Diaz — A group of House Democrats wants to fundamentally change how...

 

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