Opinion/Newsletters

LONESTAR — 8.27.2025 — Texas House Advances Local Property Tax Bill — Cruz Endorses Roy Texas For Attorney General — and More...

The Texas House passed a bill aimed at tightening restrictions on how much property tax revenue cities and counties can…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.26.2025 — Texas Lobby Guide Celebrates Two Year Anniversary — Texas Republicans Pass New Congressional Map — and More...

Two years after launching what began as a side project, brothers Dain and Adison Denham have grown the Texas Lobby…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.25.2025 — Abbott Announces $40M for Flood Recovery — Paxton Files Brief to Remove 13 House Democrats — and More...

Governor Greg Abbott (R) today announced a $40 million commitment to support long-term housing recovery in Kerrville and surrounding areas…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.22.2025 — Texas House Passes Redistricting Bill — Chip Roy Announces Attorney General Bid — and More...

The Texas House has passed the "One Big Beautiful Congressional Map." After weeks of deliberation from Texas House Democrats, the…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.21.2025 — Texas House Democrats Organize 'Slumber Party for Democracy' — Abbott Signs Emergency Abortion Care Ban — and More...

A group of Texas House Democrats returned to the chamber as part of an escalating protest against Republican efforts to…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.20.2025 — Abbott Unveils Major Investment in Texas Infrastructure — Abbott Signs Housing Bill to Boost Affordability — and More...

Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced a new 10-year transportation plan totaling more than $146 billion, aimed at addressing the infrastructure…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.18.2025 — Abbott Awards First Semiconductor Grant — Obama Backs Texas House Democrats Amid Redistricting Battle — and More...

Governor Greg Abbott (R) has announced a $3.6 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant to Austin Community College District…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.15.2025 — Texas Economy Takes Dip Amid Trade and Immigration Battle — Illinois Judge Blocks Arrest of Texas Democrats — and More...

A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas shows that Texas’ economy is slowing as job growth narrows,…

2 months ago

Online Program Managers Empower Latino Students

By Rosa Mendoza Latino students have achieved significant gains in higher education over the past two decades, which is largely…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.14.2025 — Paxton Wants O'Rourke Jailed — Texas Senate Democrats Stage Walkout — and More...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to have Robert “Beto” O’Rourke jailed, accusing him of blatantly defying a court…

2 months ago