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James Talarico Calls For a ‘Bigger’ Texas Built On Unity, Not Division

United States Senate candidate and Texas Representative James Talarico (D-TX) delivered a message of... READ MORE.

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Senatorial Candidate Ted Brown: "I joined Pat Dixon, Libertarian candidate for Governor of Texas, at a community event in the town of Industry in rural Austin County, to celebrate Independence Day early. Thanks to local Libertarians for setting this up and allowing us to meet with local voters."

Rep. Lloyd Doggett: "Inspiring meeting with economist and political activist, Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of the late Alexei Navalny, murdered by the Putin regime."

Rep. Sylvia Garcia: "Republicans are trying to push through their so-called 'Take Care of America's Veterans Act,' which would create the largest cut to veterans' benefits, including disability compensation and VA home financing.”

Texas Democratic Party: "A new identity for a new chapter of the Texas Democratic Party."

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Texas Supreme Court Halts Program Funding Deportation Defense for Illegal Immigrants — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Attorney General Ken Paxton secured an order from the Texas Supreme Court blocking...

Lawmakers Continue Questioning Immigration Detention Site Safety — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — With the Trump administration’s expansion of immigration enforcement efforts...

Congress Looks to Curb SNAP Fraud As Enrollment and Program Costs Climb — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — With the Department of Justice’s fraud takedown efforts ramping up...

Ken Paxton Says Austin's Electric-Ready Building Code Violates Texas Law — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) issued an opinion...

SCOTUS Rules Federal Law Does Not Require Mail-In Ballots to Be Received by Election Day — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that federal law does not...

AstraZeneca to Pay Nearly $34 Million to Texas Over Alleged Medicaid Kickback Scheme — By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez Diaz — Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) announced Sunday that his office reached...

Trump Directs Americans to Report Gas Station Price Gouging as Crude Oil Prices Drop — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — Trump directed Americans Monday to report gas station price gouging...

James Talarico Calls For a ‘Bigger’ Texas Built On Unity, Not Division — By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — United States Senate candidate and Texas Representative James Talarico (D-TX) delivered a message of...

 

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