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James Talarico Campaign Raises More Than $30M in Second Quarter

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) announced his campaign raised more than $30 million during...READ MORE

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Rep. Brandon Gill: "The American Dream belongs to Americans. And right now, it's under threat."

Rep. Greg Casar: "Trump is extending his disastrous, illegal war with Iran. Congress and the American People have demanded the war end. Instead, Trump is choosing higher gas prices, more lives lost, and more instability."

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez: "Boca Chica Beach is part of our South Texas fabric. It is and always will be the People's Beach.”

Rep. Keith Self: "We must shut down the exploitative birth tourism and foreign surrogacy industry."

Capitol Hill Staffers Call for Sexual Misconduct Reporting Reforms— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —A group of over 1,500 congressional staff members is calling on leaders of Congress to reform workplace reporting...

Greg Abbott Bets Big on Semiconductors With $33.6 Million Grant to Texas Instruments— By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez Diaz —Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) is doubling down on the state's semiconductor industry, announcing...

AEP Texas Secures $3.26B Federal Loan for Texas Grid Upgrades— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —AEP Texas has secured up to $3.26 billion in financing from the U.S. Department of Energy to modernize...

Cash App Ordered to Pay $45 Million Over Consumer Fraud Claims— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has secured a $45 million multistate settlement with Cash App...

Christian Menefee Raises Concerns Over EPA's Houston Environmental Investigation— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Representative Christian Menefee (D-TX) is demanding answers from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

James Talarico Campaign Raises More Than $30M in Second Quarter— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) announced his campaign raised more than $30 million during...

Christian Menefee Calls for Investigation Into Fatal Houston ICE Shooting— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Congressman Christian Menefee (D) joined the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo...

 

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Raeylee Barefield

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