August Pfluger Seeks to Put States on the Hook for Medicaid Oversight

August Pfluger Seeks to Put States on the Hook for Medicaid Oversight

Raeylee Barefield
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October 1, 2026
Representative August Pfluger (R) introduced legislation this week that would require every state Medicaid program to designate an official responsible...
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LONESTAR — 10.1.2026 —Sid Miller Calls Out Gov. Abbott's Data Center Crackdown—Senate Passes Bill to Protect College Sports— and More...

LONESTAR — 10.1.2026 —Sid Miller Calls Out Gov. Abbott's Data Center Crackdown—Senate Passes Bill to Protect College Sports— and More...

Staff Reports
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October 1, 2026
Sid Miller Blasts Abbott's Data Center Crackdown as 'Smoke and Mirrors' Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (R) is criticizing Gov....
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Bexar County Found Liable After Jury Says Surveillance-Driven Traffic Stop Violated Driver's Rights

Bexar County Found Liable After Jury Says Surveillance-Driven Traffic Stop Violated Driver's Rights

Raeylee Barefield
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September 30, 2026
A federal jury found Bexar County liable after determining that a surveillance-driven traffic stop violated the Fourth Amendment rights of...
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LONESTAR — 9.29.2026 —Texas Faces Voter Registration Backlog—Data Center Backlash— and More...

LONESTAR — 9.29.2026 —Texas Faces Voter Registration Backlog—Data Center Backlash— and More...

Staff Reports
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September 29, 2026
Texas Voter Registration Backlog Hits Counties Ahead of October Deadline Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications and updates,...
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John Cornyn, Sheldon Whitehouse Aim to Expand Prison Addiction Treatment

John Cornyn, Sheldon Whitehouse Aim to Expand Prison Addiction Treatment

Raeylee Barefield
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September 28, 2026
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand substance use disorder treatment for incarcerated...
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Texas Counselor Convicted in $26 Million TRICARE Fraud Scheme

Texas Counselor Convicted in $26 Million TRICARE Fraud Scheme

Raeylee Barefield
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September 28, 2026
A federal jury in Fort Worth convicted a Texas-licensed professional counselor of health care fraud, illegal kickbacks, and money laundering...
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Judge Rules EPA Unlawfully Terminated $250 Million Texas Solar Grants

Judge Rules EPA Unlawfully Terminated $250 Million Texas Solar Grants

Raeylee Barefield
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September 24, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully terminated more than $250 million in Solar for All...
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DNA Identifies Remains of Missing Texas State Student Jason Landry

DNA Identifies Remains of Missing Texas State Student Jason Landry

Raeylee Barefield
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September 24, 2026
The Texas Attorney General's Cold Case Unit says DNA testing has identified recently recovered human remains as those of Jason...
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Greg Casar Says Man Shot by ICE Still Has Bullet Lodged in His Body

Greg Casar Says Man Shot by ICE Still Has Bullet Lodged in His Body

Raeylee Barefield
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September 24, 2026
Representative Greg Casar (D) visited Wilber Rafael Garces Perez at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall on Wednesday,...
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Veronica Escobar Leads Call for Investigation Into Texas Social Security Disability Insurance Wait Times

Veronica Escobar Leads Call for Investigation Into Texas Social Security Disability Insurance Wait Times

Raeylee Barefield
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September 23, 2026
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D) is asking the Social Security Administration's Office of Inspector General to investigate what she and other...
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