texas politics

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…

2 months ago

GOP Securing $1.4 Billion in Savings by Cutting Gender-Transition Funding

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

2 months ago

Abbott Requests Waiver Prohibiting 'Unhealthy SNAP Purchases'

Governor Greg Abbott (R) is urging the federal government to approve a statewide policy banning the use of Supplemental Nutrition…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.15.2025 — Crenshaw Pushes for U.S.-Mexico Alliance Against Cartels — Cornyn Attacks 'Crooked Ken' in New Ad — and More...

Rep. Crenshaw Pushes for U.S.-Mexico Alliance to Target Drug Cartels With illegal border crossings dropping, U.S. officials are shifting attention…

2 months ago

Cornyn Accuses 'Crooked Ken' of 'Funding the Left' in new ad

In a new advertisement, Senator John Cornyn's (R) re-election campaign accuses Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) of "funding the left." 

2 months ago

New Poll Shows Paxton Crushing Cornyn in Attorney General Race

Senator John Cornyn (R) is trailing Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by 16 points in a new poll commissioned by…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.14.2025 — Cruz Introduces Invest America Act — Nursing Home Protection Bill Passes — and More...

Senator Ted Cruz (R) announced a major step forward for his Invest America Act, a bill that would provide every…

2 months ago

Texas Senate Considers Bill to Ban NDAs in Child Sex Abuse Settlements

A Texas Senate committee is weighing legislation that would prevent child abusers, and the organizations that shield them, from hiding…

2 months ago

Senator Cruz Introduces the Invest America Act

Senator Ted Cruz (R) announced a major step forward for his Invest America Act, a bill that would provide every…

2 months ago

Texas House Votes to Get Rid of STAAR Exam in Schools

The Texas House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to eliminate the controversial STAAR exam, aiming to transform the way the…

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