Who Gets to Tell America’s Story? Congress Debates the Smithsonian’s Role.

A White House report criticizing the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s portrayal of America's past has sparked a broader...READ MORE

AG Ken Paxton: "When it wasn’t popular to stand with law enforcement, I stood with law enforcement. When politicians attacked our officers, I fought back. To every law enforcement officer across Texas and America: I’ll always have your back."

Rep. Lloyd Doggett: "Documents Trump just released to prove the 2020 election was stolen, actually prove the opposite. His own intelligence reports contradict his fraud claims and confirm not a single vote was changed. Six years and an insurrection later, he is still lying about the election he lost instead of focusing on the problems with which American families are coping today. ."

Rep. Brandon Gill: "The moment you cross this border illegally, you are not an immigrant. You are an invader."

Rep. Michael Cloud: "For years, the previous administration actively directed taxpayer dollars toward racial discrimination, organizations that mutilate children in the name of gender ideology, and institutions that allow biological men into women’s spaces. Even after the Supreme Court ruled against it, the funding continued."

John Cornyn Threatens To Break With Trump on Nominees— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —The Senate voted along party lines to continue with the nominations of two diplomatic posts, despite threats from Texas Senator John Cornyn...

Greg Abbott Signs Executive Order Targeting Birth Tourism Schemes in Texas Healthcare Industry— By Texas Politics' Ericka Rodriguez Diaz—Governor Greg Abbott (R-AZ) is taking direct aim at what he calls birth tourism fraud...

Who Gets to Tell America’s Story? Congress Debates the Smithsonian’s Role.— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —A White House report criticizing the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s portrayal of America's past has sparked a broader...

University of Houston Joins Texas Nuclear Alliance, Expanding Nuclear Research— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —The University of Houston has joined the Texas Nuclear Alliance, strengthening its role in advanced nuclear research

Chip Roy’s Push to Lock In Trump’s Border Policies— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) is leading the charge among Republican lawmakers to cement Trump-era immigration policies into law, warning that...

House Committee Advances August Pfluger's Bill Combating Xylazine trafficking— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Congressman August Pfluger's (R) bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act unanimously advanced out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee...

Stop Insider Trading Act Moves to House Floor, Goes to a Vote— By Texas Politics' Ashley Pardes—The Stop Insider Trading Act moved to the House floor, and lawmakers are expected to...

Veronica Escobar Seeks to Speed Up Military Construction Projects— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D) has introduced bipartisan legislation alongside Congressman Mark Alford (R-MO) directing the Department of Defense to...

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Raeylee Barefield