Opinion/Newsletters

LONESTAR — 8.13.2025 — Texas GOP Pressures Democrats to Return — Texas Senate Pursues Lawsuit Against Abortion Drug Makers —Much More...

Texas GOP Pressures Democrats to Return as Flood Relief, Redistricting Stall Texas Republicans intensified efforts to compel Democratic lawmakers back…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.12.2025 — Abbott Claims Redistricting Fight 'Could Literally Last Years' — Cornyn Urges Texas Supreme Court to Act on Fleeing Lawmakers — and More...

Governor Greg Abbott (R) defended his decision to pursue the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.8.2025 — FBI Responds to Request to Locate Texas Democrats — Crockett Calls Cornyn a 'Bipartisan' Republican — and More...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has responded to a request from U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) to assist in locating…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.7.2025 — O'Rourke's Group Accused of Funding Democrat Exodus — Paxton Launches Investigation into Powered by People — and More...

Powered by People, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D) political group, is allegedly a key financial backer of the Texas…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.6.2025 — Texas Democrats Face Civil Arrest Warrants — Democrat Donors Back Cornyn — and More...

Texas House Approves Civil Arrest Warrants for Democrats This week, the Texas House voted to authorize civil arrest warrants for…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.5.2025 — Abbott Threatens to Remove Democrats who Break Quorum — Texas Democrats Flee State to Oppose Redistricting — and More...

Tension between Republicans and Democrats has reached a tipping point as Governor Greg Abbott (R) has threatened to remove from…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.4.2025 — Paxton Targets BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard — State Lawmakers Hear July 4 Flooding Testimonies — and More...

Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced a major legal victory in his lawsuit against asset management giants BlackRock, State Street,…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.11.2025 — Abbott Vows Endless Special Sessions — Paxton, Burrows Take Legal Steps to Arrest Texas Democrats — and More...

Abbott Vows to Call Endless Special Sessions as Democrats Flee Governor Greg Abbott has escalated a political showdown over redistricting…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.1.2025 — Texas Senate Passes Bill Banning THC — Texas Mobilizes Emergency Response for Texas Panhandle — and More...

This week, the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 5 (SB 5), a controversial bill that bans THC. The measure, authored…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 7.31.2025 — Abbott Announces Disaster Unemployment Assistance — New Texas Map Adds Five GOP Seats — and More...

This week, Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced that the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is now accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment…

3 months ago