Opinion/Newsletters

LONESTAR — 10.28.2026 —Chip Roy Seeks Updated Deportation Numbers—Ken Paxton Sues OpenAI— and More...

Chip Roy Presses DHS for Updated Deportation Numbers Under Trump U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R) has asked the Department of…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.27.2026 —Talarico and Hinojosa Bet Big on Affordability—Republicans Divided Over Ken Paxton— and More...

Democrats James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa Bet Big on Education and Affordability A Texas Democrat has not been elected to…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.26.2026 —Voters Want States to Determine Health Care Spending— and More...

Texas Voters Want Washington to Honor the Medicaid Promise, and They Want the Call Made Closer to Home A recent…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.23.2026 —Dallas County Makes History—U.S.Chamber of Commerce Endorses Paxton— and More...

Dallas County Democrats Make Early Voting History With early voting starting this week, one Texas county set a new opening-day…

3 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.22.2026 —Gina Hinojosa Sues Greg Abbott—Dade Phelan Refuses to Back Ken Paxton— and More...

Gina Hinojosa Sues Greg Abbott Over Redacted Elon Musk Emails At a rally in San Antonio, Texas, gubernatorial candidate Gina…

3 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.21.2026 —Texas Revealed to Not Comply With Data Center Pause —Trump Calls Out Republican Leaders— and More...

Report Questions Texas Compliance with Abbott's Data Center Permit Pause A new review by FracTracker Alliance and Public Citizens found…

3 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.20.2026 —Matthew McConaughey Pushes Voting Independent—Greg Abbott Defends Decision to Not Debate— and More...

Matthew McConaughey Urges Americans to 'Elect Independence' in November The political tides are shifting, and Matthew McConaughey is doing his…

3 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.19.2026 —Healthcare Study Criticizes 'Medicare for All' Messaging—James Talarico Called 'Total Con Man'— and More...

New Healthcare Cost Study Complicates Democratic Messaging on Medicare for All in Texas As the cost of living, including healthcare…

3 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.15.2026 —Ken Paxton Questioned About Senate Debate—Chip Roy Urges Probe Into Islamic Groups' Federal Grant— and More...

Ken Paxton Pressed on Refusing Debate Offers From James Talarico Republican Senate nominee and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) was…

4 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 10.14.2026 —Trump, Abbott Approval Rating Down—James Talarico Breaks Silence After Absence— and More...

Poll Finds Trump, Abbott Approval Down as Texans Cite Rising Costs President Donald Trump's job approval rating stands at 47%…

4 weeks ago