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Senate Approves John Cornyn's Screwworm Readiness Bill

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) announced that his Stop the Screwworms With Active Readiness and Mitigation (SWARM) ACT has passed the Senate…

1 day ago

John Cornyn Cosponsors Bill to Protect SNAP Benefits Amid Federal Shutdown

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) has cosponsored the Keep SNAP Funded Act, legislation that would provide full and uninterrupted funding…

2 weeks ago

Ronny Jackson Says Democrat Shutdown is Sabotaging American Farmers

U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R) continues to call out Democrats for prolonging the ongoing government shutdown. He warns that their…

1 month 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…

3 months ago

Cornyn Praises $1 Billion USDA Investment to Fight Screwworm Threat in Texas

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) on welcomed a nearly $1 billion federal investment announced by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins (R)…

3 months ago

De La Cruz Secures $280M Drought Relief for Texas Farmers

Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (R) and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller held a joint press conference in Mission to…

4 months ago

LONESTAR — 7.7.2025 — House Passes One Big Beautiful Bill — Dangerous Flood Strikes Texas — and More...

The House of Representatives has passed the ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ by a slim majority. The final vote count was…

4 months ago

U.S. to Release Sterile Flies Over Texas and Mexico to Combat Screwworm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ramping up efforts to control a dangerous livestock pest by releasing millions of…

4 months ago

LONESTAR — 6.20.2025 — Texas Education Finds STAAR Results 'Encouraging' — USDA Commits to Combatting Screwworm Threat — and More...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released the 2025 STAAR results for grades 3 through 8, calling them “encouraging” despite…

5 months ago

USDA Launches $8.5 Million Facility to Combat Screwworm Threat in Texas

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins (R) launched an $8.5 million sterile fly dispersal facility at Moore Air Base…

5 months ago