Texas Politics Newsletter
Rep. Beth Van Duyne: "15 months of zero border crossings – this is what the American people voted for!!"
Rep. Ronny Jackson: "I’m PROUD to lead my fellow Texas Republicans in urging the Senate to advance the House-passed budget resolution so we can DELIVER on the priorities Texans and Americans voted for."
Rep. Lloyd Doggett: "Trump’s new vaccine order is a prescription for more measles and more sick children. Once again, science rejected in favor of right-wing, conspiracy theorist dogma."
Rep. Greg Casar: "The American people deserve answers about the serious safety incidents at major AI companies."
James Talarico Unveils ‘New American Dream’ in Major Policy Speech— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — United States Senate Candidate James Talarico (D-TX) kicked off his “Working for Texas” tour earlier last week with a visit...
Joaquin Castro Challenges $150 Million Burke Law Group Immigration Contract— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —A $150 million federal contract that already raised questions over how it was awarded is facing another challenge, this time...
Dan Crenshaw Tells College Student Concerned Over Affordability to ‘Eat Ramen’— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — The price of a burrito has sparked a heated online debate and prompted Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) to tell a...
Bipartisan Lawmakers Push to Protect Corpus Christi Army Depot With New Military Transparency Bill— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —The future of one of South Texas' most important military employers is getting a bipartisan push from Congress...
Donald Trump Calls Texas Data Center Restrictions a 'Mistake' as Greg Abbott Audits Projects— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —President Donald Trump (R) criticized Texas' growing scrutiny of data center development, calling opposition to...
Hut 8 Commits to Responsible Data Center Development in Texas— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Texas energy company Hut 8 said it welcomes Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) focus on responsible data center development...
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Jupiter Power announced $1.4 billion in financing across four transactions supporting 10 utility-scale battery energy…
Representatives Pete Sessions (R) and Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) introduced bipartisan legislation to update the…
The House of Representatives voted unanimously this week to pass the bipartisan Water Resources Development…
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R) argued that opposition to artificial intelligence data center development could…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) issued a formal opinion clarifying which law enforcement agencies…
The U.S. Senate voted 74-24 to advance Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) Protect College Sports Act,…