Staff Reports

LONESTAR — 5.29.2026 — House Passes Major Affordable Housing Bill — Abbott Freezes Tuition at Texas Universities — and More...

House Clears Major Affordable Housing Bill, but Senate Path Remains Uncertain After a back-and-forth amendment process, the House of Representatives…

2 days ago

LONESTAR — 5.28.2026 — Trump's Endorsement Power Displayed in Texas Runoffs — and More...

Trump's Endorsement Power Displayed in Texas Runoffs The four candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump in the runoffs won big…

3 days ago

LONESTAR — 5.27.2026 — Ken Paxton Crushes Sen. John Cornyn in Texas Run-off Election

Ken Paxton Beats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate Republican Nominee Texans have cast their votes in the Republican runoff elections…

4 days ago

LONESTAR — 5.25.2026 — Texas Republicans Rally Behind Ken Paxton — Cornyn Unfazed by Trump's Endorsement of Paxton — and More...

Texas Republicans Rally Behind Ken Paxton After Trump Senate Endorsement As early voting gets underway in Texas's high-profile Republican Senate…

6 days ago

LONESTAR — 5.22.2026 — Paxton Dismisses Cornyn's Electability Claim — Hinojosa Wants to Send 'Rainy Day' Fund Money Back to Texans — and More...

Ken Paxton Dismisses John Cornyn's Electability Claim, Predicts Texas Will Reject James Talarico Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) isn't playing…

1 week ago

LONESTAR — 5.21.2026 — Chip Roy Tackles Foreign Adversaries Purchasing U.S. Homes — Republicans Worry Over Trump Endorsing Paxton — and More...

Chip Roy Seeks to Ban Foreign Adversaries from Purchasing U.S. Homes Congressman Chip Roy (R) introduced the Ban Chinese Communist…

1 week ago

LONESTAR — 5.20.2026 — Trump Endorses Paxton for U.S. Senate — Panhandle Fire Near Amarillo Expands — and More...

Donald Trump Endorses 'America First Patriot' Ken Paxton The wait is over, and President Donald Trump has just endorsed Attorney…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 5.19.2026 — Louisiana Doctor Sounds Alarm on Weight-Loss Drugs — Greg Abbott Urges Court Response to Austin Rampage — and More...

Louisiana Doctor Urges Legislature to Pass Bill Covering Weight-Loss Drugs for Medicaid Patients BATON ROUGE — Every week, Dr. Gil…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 5.18.2026 — Escobar Reintroduces Bipartisan Dignity Act — Pfluger Pushes for DHS Reforms — and More...

Bipartisan Dignity Act Promises Border Security Without Sacrificing Compassion Earlier this week in Washington, D.C., Representatives Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 5.15.2026 — Abbott Expands Repeat Offender Task Force — Casar Questions Secretary McMahon Over Trump Ballroom Cost — and More...

Greg Abbott Expands Repeat Offender Task Force into Major Metro Areas Governor Greg Abbott (R) has directed the Texas Department…

2 weeks ago