Texas Politics

Greg Casar Seeks to Double Federal Overtime Pay Rate

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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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Trump Pushes Third Reconciliation Bill With SAVE Act Attached

President Donald Trump is demanding that Congress pass a third $350 billion reconciliation bill that includes the Safeguard American Voter…

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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...

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

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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