Seven Non-citizens Arrested in Texas Election-Related Cases

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced the arrests of seven non-citizens indicted in federal cases...READ MORE

Sen. John Cornyn: "The only country in Europe with a habit of attacking their neighboring countries is the Russian Federation under Putin. Of course, if you lived in Russia you might not know that due to government censorship."

Sen. Ted Cruz: "Chris Murphy is running for president, so the only thing he cares about is making every trial lawyer in America happy. He wants every college to be sued nonstop. He wants no rules whatsoever. He wants every college athlete turned into an employee and a union member to give union dues to Democrats."

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez: "Earlier this year, President Trump promised the people of Corpus Christi that he was going to "take care" of the water crisis. As South Texans' voice in Washington, I'm holding the Administration accountable on its promise to bring the federal water funding our region needs to operate and survive. Reliable water is not a luxury nor a partisan issue. We need results NOW!"

Rep. Michael McCaul: "I'm proud to announce the House just passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by a vote of 262 to 159 — fulfilling one of Sen. Graham's final wishes."

Michael McCaul Pushes Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill in Congress’ Final Week— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Congress is in session for one final week before leaving Capitol Hill until after the midterms, and Representative Michael McCaul...

Cornyn Votes to Advance CLARITY Act as Senate Vote Fails— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —The U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act after a procedural vote fell short of the 60 votes needed to...

Chip Roy Weighs In as Texas Senate Race Heats Up— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —With less than 50 days until the midterm elections in November, members of Congress will be leaving Washington, D.C., this...

Seven Noncitizens Arrested in Texas Election-Related Cases— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced the arrests of seven non-citizens indicted in federal cases...

AI Doomsday Warnings Collide With Congress— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —After recent warnings on the potentially catastrophic risks of AI from the top voices in its development, Congress is scrambling...

August Pfluger Critical Minerals Bill Passes U.S. House— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Congressman August Pfluger's (R) bipartisan legislation to recover critical minerals from contaminated sites and waste streams passed the U.S. House...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tests Positive For COVID-19 Before Congress Leaves Capitol Hill— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Lawmakers are set to leave Capitol Hill this week and hit the campaign trail in full force ahead of the November...

Texas GLO Opens RFI for Geothermal, Nuclear, and Natural Gas Power— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —The Texas General Land Office is seeking industry input on developing geothermal energy, small modular nuclear reactors, and natural gas...

House Lawmakers Pass Third War Powers Resolution on Iran— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —The House of Representatives voted 220-204 this week on a third War Powers Resolution rebuking the ongoing war in Iran...

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Raeylee Barefield