Why a Republican Texas House member is calling for a third GOP candidate in speaker's race
Rep. Gary Gates of Houston is warning that the increasingly contentious contest for House speaker is fostering "a poisonous atmosphere" in the GOP.
People can’t flee blue states fast enough
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that many people vote not just on Election Day but vote with their feet each and ...
Case of ‘missing’ congresswoman sparks uncomfortable conversation
Republican Rep. Kay Granger moved to an assisted-living facility months ago and stopped casting votes — a detail that wasn't ...
Texas bought $12 million in border wall materials in federal auction. Here's why
Some Texas lawmakers slammed the Biden administration over the auction of wall materials. But the sale was directed by ...
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Taylor Sheridan asked Texas legislators to support film incentives. Here’s what could happen
Texas lawmakers approved a record $200 million in funding for the state’s film incentive program in 2023. Now, ahead of ...
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Here’s why Trump’s foreign policy is hard to pin down
It is common to hear President-elect Donald Trump described as an isolationist. According to critics, Trump deserves this moniker because he would abandon the long-standing American strategy of deep ...
Texas senator renews battle to expand Medicaid
A few years ago, with the nation in the throes of a pandemic, Sen. Nathan Johnson’s effort to add 1 million low-income Texans ...
Gov. Abbott issues orders to safeguard Texas from CCP threats
Ahead of the state legislature convening in January, Gov. Greg Abbott issued four executive orders to safeguard Texas from ...
Texas GOP Chairman reacts to Congresswoman Granger's absence, talks Speakers Race
The Chairman of the Texas GOP, Abraham George says he would have liked to have seen more transparency from Congresswoman Kay ...
‘Baby in a dumpster.’ A spate of abandoned newborns unsettles Texas.
Critics say these cases are no coincidence in a state with one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans and near-bottom ...
Court orders Biden admin to stop selling border wall materials, was 'illegally subverting' laws: Texas AG
The Biden administration has been ordered to stop selling off border materials ahead of the incoming Trump administration ...
Abortions are up in the US. It’s a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel
Even with abortion bans in place in most Republican-controlled states, the number of people obtaining them has grown slightly ...