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LONESTAR — 10.5.2026 —Ken Paxton Leaked Audio Sparks Questions—Tris Pharma Pays $7.5M Settlement— and More...

Ken Paxton Leaked Audio Raises Questions About Trump’s Midterm Election Role Republican Senate nominee and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX)…

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Senate Fails to Clear House-Passed Data Centers Bill

In the final week before Senators head home until after the midterm elections, the chamber was hoping to pass one…

1 week ago

Senate Passes Cruz-Backed Bill to Crack Down on ATM Robberies

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation backed by Senator Ted Cruz (R) that would apply federal bank-robbery penalties to robberies involving…

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LONESTAR — 10.1.2026 —Sid Miller Calls Out Gov. Abbott's Data Center Crackdown—Senate Passes Bill to Protect College Sports— and More...

Sid Miller Blasts Abbott's Data Center Crackdown as 'Smoke and Mirrors' Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (R) is criticizing Gov.…

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LONESTAR — 9.21.2026 —Dan Crenshaw Warns About Data Center Opposition—House Lawmakers Head Home Early— and More...

Dan Crenshaw Warns Data Center Opposition Could Hurt U.S. AI Leadership U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R) argued that opposition to…

3 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 9.18.2026 —Democrats Criticize Trump's $5K Promise—Mystic Alerts Act Advances— and More...

Trump’s $5,000 Promise Sparks Pushback From House Democrats After last week’s Republican midterm convention, Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) had a…

3 weeks ago

Mystic Alerts Act Advances in Senate After Central Texas Floods

The bipartisan Mystic Alerts Act, led by Rep. August Pfluger (R), advanced through the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee,…

3 weeks ago

Cornyn Votes to Advance CLARITY Act as Senate Vote Fails

The U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act after a procedural vote fell short of the 60 votes needed…

3 weeks ago

Ted Cruz Tells House Lawmakers to ‘Do Their Job’

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is urging the Senate to refuse to advance any bills from the House of Representatives due…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.6.2026 —Law Firm Lands Federal Contract to Represent Migrant Children—Support for Todd Blanche Wobbles— and More...

Houston Law Firm Lands $150 Million Federal Contract to Represent Migrant Children A Houston law firm is poised to take…

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