Department of Defense

LONESTAR — 5.19.2026 — Louisiana Doctor Sounds Alarm on Weight-Loss Drugs — Greg Abbott Urges Court Response to Austin Rampage — and More...

Louisiana Doctor Urges Legislature to Pass Bill Covering Weight-Loss Drugs for Medicaid Patients BATON ROUGE — Every week, Dr. Gil…

2 days ago

Congress Presses Pentagon on Financial Transparency, Accountability

With the administration asking for a record-breaking defense budget of $1.5 trillion, members of Congress are skeptical that the Department…

6 days ago

U.S. Launches Large-Scale Strikes on ISIS Targets

The U.S. has launched what it deemed “large-scale strikes” against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria in response to an…

4 months ago

Cornyn Applauds $19M for National Domestic Violence Hotline

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) praised the announcement that the National Domestic Violence Hotline, based in Austin, Texas, will receive…

7 months ago

LONESTAR — 7.25.2025 — Select Committee on Redistricting Meets — Texas Lawmakers Investigate Flood Response — and More...

Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting Meets The Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting met this week to hear from elected officials…

10 months ago

Air Force Establishes Expanded National Defense Area Along Rio Grande in South Texas

The U.S. Air Force has announced the creation of a new 250-mile National Defense Area (NDA) in South Texas, following…

11 months ago

Hegseth Removes Gay Rights Activist's Name From Navy Ship

Defense Secretary  Pete Hegseth recently ordered the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in an…

11 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.19.2025 — 'Big Beautiful Budget Bill' Faces Obstacle — Comey Facing Jail Time? — and More...

In a 16 to 21 vote, the 'Big Beautiful Budget Bill' has failed in the House Budget Committee. Rep. Chip…

1 year ago

Fallon Introduces AI and Cloud Competition Defense Bill

Rep. Pat Fallon (R) has introduced the Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at…

1 year ago

LONESTAR — 5.5.2025 — Trump Taps Patrick for Religious Liberty Commission Chair — and More...

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) has been appointed chair of President Donald Trump’s (R) newly formed Presidential Religious Liberty Commission.…

1 year ago