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LONESTAR — 9.25.2026 —Congress Seeks to Ban AI 'Superintelligence'—Big Bend National Park Expansion Moves Forward— and More...

Congress Pushes New Bill to Ban Artificial 'Superintelligence'

As AI continues to advance, along with the public’s anxiety about its risks, Representative Greg Casar (D-TX)...READ MORE

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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez: "Extreme Republicans in Washington have accelerated inflation, which is increasing costs on almost everything."

Rep. Pat Fallon: "Foreign money and pay-per-ballot schemes have no place in American elections. Democrats raised billions through ActBlue while turning a blind eye to fraud and illegal contributions. American elections must be decided by eligible U.S. citizens alone, anything else is corruption."

Rep. August Pfluger: "As the radical Left keeps trying to push our nation toward communism and socialism, we must fight back to protect our Texas values. Always proud to represent all of our wonderful communities in Texas-11.."

Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "Texas mothers are dying, and instead of giving us answers, Abbott’s administration is hiding that data right before the midterms. Texans deserve the truth. They deserve transparency. And our state officials have a legal obligation to give it to them."

Congress’ Push to Expand Big Bend National Park Moves Forward— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —A House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing last week to evaluate a bill that would increase...

Greg Casar Says Man Shot by ICE Still Has Bullet Lodged in His Body— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Representative Greg Casar (D) visited Wilber Rafael Garces Perez at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall on Wednesday...

HUD Whistleblower Protections Expand Under House-Passed Bill— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —The House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the Whistleblower Protection Act last week, ensuring all of the Department of...

DHS Pushes Back on Claims After Austin ICE Shooting— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —The Department of Homeland Security is pushing back against claims surrounding an ICE shooting in Austin, saying the Venezuelan man...

Congress Pushes New Bill to Ban Artificial 'Superintelligence'— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —As AI continues to advance, along with the public’s anxiety about its risks, Representative Greg Casar (D-TX)...

DNA Identifies Remains of Missing Texas State Student Jason Landry— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —The Texas Attorney General's Cold Case Unit says DNA testing has identified recently recovered human remains...

Judge Rules EPA Unlawfully Terminated $250 Million Texas Solar Grants— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —A federal judge has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully terminated more than $250 million in...

 

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Raeylee Barefield

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