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LONESTAR — 9.2.2025 — Abbott Signs Controversial Redistricting Map Into Law — Paxton Secures $720 Million Opioid Settlement — and More...

Governor Greg Abbott (R) has signed into law a newly redrawn congressional map for Texas, concluding a rare mid-decade redistricting…

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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…

10 months 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…

10 months 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…

10 months 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…

10 months 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…

10 months 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…

10 months 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…

10 months 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…

10 months 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,…

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