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LONESTAR — 8.22.2025 — Texas House Passes Redistricting Bill — Chip Roy Announces Attorney General Bid — and More...

The Texas House has passed the "One Big Beautiful Congressional Map." After weeks of deliberation from Texas House Democrats, the…

5 days ago

Texas House Democrats Stage Overnight Protest Against GOP Redistricting Plan

A group of Texas House Democrats returned to the chamber as part of an escalating protest against Republican efforts to…

6 days ago

LONESTAR — 8.20.2025 — Abbott Unveils Major Investment in Texas Infrastructure — Abbott Signs Housing Bill to Boost Affordability — and More...

Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced a new 10-year transportation plan totaling more than $146 billion, aimed at addressing the infrastructure…

6 days ago

Texas House Quorum Restored After Democrats Two-Week Walkout

After a two-week quorum break, Texas House Democrats have returned to Austin, ending their protest against a Republican-led congressional redistricting…

7 days ago

LONESTAR — 8.19.2025 — Texas Voters are Split on Redistricting — Paxton Expands Legal Action Against O'Rourke — and More...

Texas Voters split on Redistricting Texas Democrats and Republicans have been at war over the GOP’s effort to add five…

7 days ago

Paxton Expands Legal Action Against O'Rourke-Backed Group

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has obtained a modified temporary restraining order (TRO) against Powered by People, a political…

1 week ago

LONESTAR — 8.18.2025 — Abbott Awards First Semiconductor Grant — Obama Backs Texas House Democrats Amid Redistricting Battle — and More...

Governor Greg Abbott (R) has announced a $3.6 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant to Austin Community College District…

1 week ago

Abbott Calls Second Special Session, Democrats Still Out of State

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) today issued a proclamation launching a Second Special Session, which convened at, with a focus…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 8.15.2025 — Texas Economy Takes Dip Amid Trade and Immigration Battle — Illinois Judge Blocks Arrest of Texas Democrats — and More...

A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas shows that Texas’ economy is slowing as job growth narrows,…

2 weeks ago

Illinois Judge Blocks Texas Warrants for Fleeing Democrats

An Illinois judge ruled this week that the state will not assist Texas officials in enforcing civil arrest warrants against…

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