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LONESTAR — 6.22.2026 — Texas Democrats Decry 'Leave Big Bend Alone' — Bipartisan Effort Honors Juneteenth — and More...

‘Leave Big Bend Alone’: Texas Democrats Fight Proposed Border Wall in National Park

Texas lawmakers are pushing back against the plans to expand... READ MORE.

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Senatorial Candidate Ted Brown: "I’m fine with rejecting FISA, NDAA, the reconciliation bill, and the SAVE Act."

Senator John Cornyn: "As our nation celebrates #Juneteenth, we remember and honor the end of slavery as well as when General Gordon Granger and his soldiers arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865, to deliver the good news of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation."

Paxton War Room: "Texas leads America in oil and gas, supporting more than 475,000 jobs and generating $385 billion in economic output — 36% of Texas' economy.”

Governor Greg Abbott: "Cecilia and I are deeply saddened by the loss of Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Sergio Romero, who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving his fellow Texans."

‘Leave Big Bend Alone’: Texas Democrats Fight Proposed Border Wall in National Park — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Texas lawmakers are pushing back against the plans to expand...

Supreme Court Sides With Texas Man in Marijuana-Arms Case — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — Four years ago, a Texas man was convicted of possessing a gun while also engaging in recreational marijuana use...

John Cornyn Leads Senate Resolution Honoring Juneteenth — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) has introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution...

Texas Universities Receive USDA Funding to Combat New World Screwworm — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Governor Greg Abbott announced that several Texas universities...

Iran Shuts Down Strait of Hormuz Following Continued Israeli Strikes in Lebanon — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — Iran once again closed the Strait of Hormuz today...

Al Green Marks Juneteenth in Galveston With a Call for Reparations — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez Diaz — Representative Al Green (D-TX) stood in Galveston on Juneteenth...

Ken Paxton Says He Supports IVF Procedures, Unlike Rest of Texas GOP — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday he is a "strong supporter"...

 

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