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Ken Paxton Targets James Talarico Over Alleged DEI Ties

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate campaign is criticizing State Rep. and Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico (D), citing…

4 weeks ago

Southeast Texas Recieves a $200 Million Grid Reliability Grant

Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced a $200 Million Texas Energy Fund grant to help Entergy Texas strengthen power infrastructure, improve…

4 weeks ago

Vicente Gonzales Blames Federal Delays as Screwworm Reaches Texas

U.S. Representative Vicente Gonzalez (D) is criticizing the federal government's response to the New World Screwworm (NWS) outbreak after the…

4 weeks ago

John Cornyn Seeks to Strengthen Protections for Firearms Industry

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) has introduced the Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts (SHOT) Act, legislation aimed at strengthening legal…

4 weeks ago

Chip Roy Urges State Department to Press Mexico on Screwworm Response

Congressman Chip Roy (R) is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to push Mexico to accelerate approval of a key…

4 weeks ago

Greg Casar Seeks to Double Federal Overtime Pay Rate

U.S. Representative Greg Casar (D) has introduced legislation that would double federal overtime pay from time-and-a-half to double-time for hours…

1 month ago

Ken Paxton Warns Big 12 Conference Against Sanctioning Texas Tech

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) warned the Big 12 Conference that any attempt to sanction Texas Tech University for…

1 month ago

John Cornyn's Child Exploitation Provision Gets Signed into Law

Senator John Cornyn (R) announced that a provision from his Renewed Hope Act has been signed into law, providing $108.5…

1 month ago

Ted Cruz Introduces NEW HORIZON Act to Test Space-Based Data Centers

Senator Ted Cruz (R), joined by John Hickenlooper (D-CO), has introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish a Department of War…

1 month ago

Chip Roy Requests DHS Deportation Data Seeking Transparency

Congressman Chip Roy (R) is requesting updated deportation and immigration enforcement data from the Department of Homeland Security, arguing that…

1 month ago