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Public Outrage Erupts Over GOP Redistricting Plan in Texas

Texans packed the Capitol to voice strong opposition to a Republican-led effort to redraw the state’s congressional map during a…

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Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting Meets

The Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting met this week to hear from elected officials and constituents alike. President Donald Trump…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 7.18.2025 — Abbott Signs Border Security Bills — Paxton Targets Illegal Voting Scandal — and More...

Gov. Abbott Signs Bills Requiring Sheriffs to Enforce Federal Immigration Law Governor Greg Abbott (R) ceremonially signed two key pieces…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 7.3.2025 — Senate, House Pass One Big Beautiful Bill — Is The Space Shuttle Discovery Heading to Houston? — and More...

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) issued a statement praising the Senate’s passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), a sweeping…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 5.30.2025 — Texas Senate Moves to Ban Hemp Products — Paxton Wants to Prosecute Voter Fraud — and More...

Texas Senate Moves to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products, Expand Medical Marijuana Access With just days left in the legislative session,…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.16.2025 — GOP Cuts Gender-Transitioning Funding — Abbott Requests Waiver to Prohibit 'Unhealthy SNAP Purchases' — and More...

Republicans are celebrating a legislative victory as a provision authored by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) to prohibit federal funding for…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.9.2025 — Paxton Violates Federal Campaign Finance Law? — Abbott Tackles 'Deadly and Broken' Bail System — and More...

Send us tips!: tips@DNM.news Paxton Accused of Violating Federal Campaign Finance Law Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is facing…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.7.2025 — Texas Lawmakers Reach Property Relief Deal — Castro Grills Gabbard Over Venezuela and Tren de Aragua — and More...

Texas legislators have struck a long-awaited deal on delivering billions in property tax relief, aligning the House and Senate on…

3 months ago

Castro Says Gabbard Misrepresented Intelligence on Venezuela and TDA

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) and Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes (D), members of the House Intelligence Committee, have accused Director of…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.2.2025 — Paxton's Flouride Fiasco — Middleton Emerges as Frontrunner in AG Race — and More...

Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has launched an investigation into two major toothpaste manufacturers, Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble. Attorney…

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