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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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." 

11 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…

11 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…

11 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…

11 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…

11 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…

11 months ago