Opinion/Newsletters

LONESTAR — 10.6.2026 —Texas Bans Over 8,000 Books—Trump Visits Ken Paxton on the Campaign Trail— and More...

Texas Records More Than 8,100 School Book Bans in 2025-26 PEN America reported Monday that Texas recorded more than 8,100…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.5.2026 —Ken Paxton Leaked Audio Sparks Questions—Tris Pharma Pays $7.5M Settlement— and More...

Ken Paxton Leaked Audio Raises Questions About Trump’s Midterm Election Role Republican Senate nominee and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX)…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 9.30.2026 —SCOTUS Allows Access to Citizenship Data—Federal Agents Warned Not to Deploy to Polling Places — and More...

Supreme Court Allows Texas Access to Expanded Citizenship Data for Voter Rolls The Supreme Court has allowed the federal government…

3 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 9.29.2026 —Texas Faces Voter Registration Backlog—Data Center Backlash— and More...

Texas Voter Registration Backlog Hits Counties Ahead of October Deadline Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications and updates,…

3 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 9.28.2026 —Angela Paxton Urges Women to Back Republicans—Two New Rehab Hospitals Planned For Texas— and More...

Angela Paxton Urges Texas Women to Back Republicans Even When They’re ‘Mad at Them’ State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-TX), former…

3 weeks ago

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…

4 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 9.24.2026 —100+ Lawmakers Rally Over Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE—Talarico Lands Black Caucus Support— and More...

100+ Lawmakers Rally Behind Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE Lawmakers are rallying for the release of a Venezuelan man after…

4 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 9.22.2026 —DOJ Intervenes in Paxton Coal Suit—Texas Lawmakers Seek Investigation After Austin ICE Shooting— and More...

Two Years In, Speculation of DOJ Intervention Emerges in Paxton's Coal Suit as Texas Energy Costs Fuel Senate Battle Last…

4 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 9.21.2026 —Dan Crenshaw Warns About Data Center Opposition—House Lawmakers Head Home Early— and More...

Dan Crenshaw Warns Data Center Opposition Could Hurt U.S. AI Leadership U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R) argued that opposition to…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 9.18.2026 —Democrats Criticize Trump's $5K Promise—Mystic Alerts Act Advances— and More...

Trump’s $5,000 Promise Sparks Pushback From House Democrats After last week’s Republican midterm convention, Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) had a…

1 month ago