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Gina Hinojosa Sues Greg Abbott Over Redacted Elon Musk Emails

At a rally in San Antonio, Texas, gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa (D-TX) announced she’s pursuing legal action against...READ MORE

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Sen. John Cornyn: "We should be supporting the victim, not the aggressor, in this conflict. Putin will not stop with Ukraine and is already threatening some of our NATO allies."

Rep. Lloyd Doggett: "Trump continues his quest to bulldoze Big Bend—turning to the Supreme Court after a Bush-appointed judge halted his wrecking ball. Big Bend is a natural border wall and Texas treasure."

Rep. Chip Roy: "James Talarico supported the Biden Border Crisis, attacked law enforcement during the BLM riots, and wants to end run oil and gas in Texas. He is not moderate in the least."

Rep. Greg Casar: "My office has been notified that ICE is using parking lots in Austin as staging areas to terrorize our community. ICE is making Austin less safe. Kids are scared to go to school, parents are scared to go to work, and crime victims are even scared to talk to police."

El Paso Families Face Thousands in Higher Costs, Joint Economic Committee Report Finds— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —A new report from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) shows that the average household in El Paso has had to spend thousands of dollars more for goods...

Texas Grid Meets Record Power Demand as Clean Energy Gains Ground— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield—Texas' electricity grid weathered a record-breaking summer as renewable energy supplied a growing share of power, according to...

Gina Hinojosa Sues Greg Abbott Over Redacted Elon Musk Emails— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson—At a rally in San Antonio, Texas, gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa (D-TX) announced she’s pursuing legal action against...

Gina Hinojosa Blasts Abbott as Data Center Permits Advance Despite Pause— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa (D) criticized Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after a new watchdog report found...

Dade Phelan Refuses to Back Ken Paxton for the Senate Seat— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Texas State Representative Dade Phelan (R-TX) said he will not be supporting fellow Republican and Texas Senate candidate...

Texas Republicans Cite France Riots as Warning About Socialism and 'Woke' Politics— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield—Texas Republican Representatives Dan Crenshaw and Randy Weber pointed to violent unrest in France as a warning about America's political direction...

 

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Raeylee Barefield

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