Greg Casar Seeks to Double Federal Overtime Pay Rate

Greg Casar Seeks to Double Federal Overtime Pay Rate

Raeylee Barefield
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June 12, 2026
U.S. Representative Greg Casar (D) has introduced legislation that would double federal overtime pay from time-and-a-half to double-time for hours...
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Ken Paxton Warns Big 12 Conference Against Sanctioning Texas Tech

Ken Paxton Warns Big 12 Conference Against Sanctioning Texas Tech

Raeylee Barefield
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June 12, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) warned the Big 12 Conference that any attempt to sanction Texas Tech University for...
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LONESTAR — 6.12.2026 — Conservative Group Invests Big Bucks Against Talarico — Roy Requests DHS Deportation Data — and More...

LONESTAR — 6.12.2026 — Conservative Group Invests Big Bucks Against Talarico — Roy Requests DHS Deportation Data — and More...

Staff Reports
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June 12, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: National Conservative Group Spends Big on Tongue-in-Cheek Ad Campaign Targeting Talarico's Senate Bid A conservative nonprofit is going on...
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John Cornyn's Child Exploitation Provision Gets Signed into Law

John Cornyn's Child Exploitation Provision Gets Signed into Law

Raeylee Barefield
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June 11, 2026
Senator John Cornyn (R) announced that a provision from his Renewed Hope Act has been signed into law, providing $108.5...
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Ted Cruz Introduces NEW HORIZON Act to Test Space-Based Data Centers

Ted Cruz Introduces NEW HORIZON Act to Test Space-Based Data Centers

Raeylee Barefield
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June 11, 2026
Senator Ted Cruz (R), joined by John Hickenlooper (D-CO), has introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish a Department of War...
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Chip Roy Requests DHS Deportation Data Seeking Transparency

Chip Roy Requests DHS Deportation Data Seeking Transparency

Raeylee Barefield
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June 11, 2026
Congressman Chip Roy (R) is requesting updated deportation and immigration enforcement data from the Department of Homeland Security, arguing that...
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Why Al Green Thinks George Orwell's 1984 Is Less Fiction and More Blueprint

Why Al Green Thinks George Orwell's 1984 Is Less Fiction and More Blueprint

Ericka Rodriguez Diaz
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June 11, 2026
When Congressman Al Green (D-TX) took the microphone at a House Democrats forum on privacy and government surveillance this week,...
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LONESTAR — 6.11.2026 — Abbott Stalls on Special Election to Replace Tony Gonzales — Paxton Slams Talarico Over 'Masquerading as a Moderate' — and More...

LONESTAR — 6.11.2026 — Abbott Stalls on Special Election to Replace Tony Gonzales — Paxton Slams Talarico Over 'Masquerading as a Moderate' — and More...

Staff Reports
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June 11, 2026
Greg Abbott Has Yet to Call a Special Election to Replace Tony Gonzales Nearly two months after U.S. Rep. Tony...
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Keith Self Pushes to Block Foreign Aid Funding for Abortions

Keith Self Pushes to Block Foreign Aid Funding for Abortions

Ericka Rodriguez Diaz
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June 10, 2026
Representative Keith Self (R-TX) is calling on his colleagues to support a measure that would prevent U.S. foreign aid money...
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Ken Paxton Accuses James Talarico of 'Masquerading As a Moderate'

Ken Paxton Accuses James Talarico of 'Masquerading As a Moderate'

Ashley Paredes
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June 10, 2026
Ken Paxton accused James Talarico of "masquerading as a moderate" after the Democratic nominee said he opposed transgender surgery for...
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