Ericka Pinon

Ericka Piñon is a reporter for Cactus Politics specializing in Arizona Legislative Correspondent. With 1 year on the ground in Phoenix, Arizona, they have been cited by Cactus Politics, Big Energy News, The Floridian Press, and Texas Politics. Her focus is on Public Relations and Communications.

Greg Abbott Credits Low Taxes and Workforce Investment for Economic Surge

Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) celebrated Texas’ continued economic momentum after new labor data showed the state added 40,100 nonfarm jobs…

18 hours ago

Texas Lawmakers on Opposite Sides as Supreme Court Weighs Birthright Citizenship

Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX) sharply criticized President Donald Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship following Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday,…

2 days ago

Texas Eyes New Mexico Territory in Unlikely Annexation Push

A proposal quietly tucked into a routine Texas legislative document has sparked an unexpected international conversation about state borders, political…

3 days ago

Keith Self Targets Foreign Donations to American Nonprofits

Congressman Keith Self (R-TX) is pushing legislation that would strip tax-exempt status from American nonprofits that accept donations from citizens…

4 days ago

Violence at L.A. Rally Fuels Chip Roy's Pushback on ICE Funding

As millions demonstrated across the country Saturday in the latest round of 'No Kings' protests, Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) seized…

5 days ago

Senate Sneaks DHS Funding Bill Through, Texas Reps Divided

While most of the country slept, the Senate passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill by voice vote,…

1 week ago

Ken Paxton Claims Victory Over Planned Kaufman County Development

A planned large-scale development in rural Kaufman County, Texas, has been scrapped, and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) is taking…

1 week ago

Ted Cruz Forgoes Paycheck During DHS Shutdown Standoff

As the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stretched past a month, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) made…

1 week ago

Chip Roy Calls for Answers After Explosion Rocks Port Arthur Refinery

Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) is demanding a full account of what went wrong after an explosion and massive smoke plume…

2 weeks ago

Greg Abbott Cuts Sugar from SNAP Benefits starting April 1

Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) is making headlines this spring after signing a law that changes what millions of low-income Texans…

2 weeks ago