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Howden, the fresh Texas secretary of state, reiterates the predecessor’s position regarding the final Republican primaries.
Robert Howden, the newly appointed Secretary of State, joined his predecessor, SOS Jane Nelson, in claiming that the Texas Legislature must be the first to take action in the case of closing party primaries, which his office and the Republican Party of Texas ( RPT ) are embroiled in a lawsuit. Howden stated in a
In a lawsuit brought against Texas ‘ Ten Commandments in Classrooms Law, Harris County Court denies disaster relief.
A request for a temporary restraining order ( TRO ) from a Harris County court was turned down, preventing the enforcement of a Texas law that mandated the display of donated Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Three Houston-area mothers who had filed a lawsuit against Senate Bill ( SB ) 10’s validity on the
Trump Takes Another Aim at Birthright Citizenship, Targeting ‘Birth Tourism’ in Executive Orders
President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at birthright citizenship and cracking down on “birth tourism” in more narrow executive orders after his initial one was blocked by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The first in his set of two related executive orders on Thursday identified which children may not be
Talarico Targets Cost of Living at Campaign Tour Kickoff in Affordability-Centered U.S. Senate Race
The Democratic nominee in Texas’ 2026 U.S. Senate race, state Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin), launched a campaign tour in Arlington on Wednesday night to publicize an agenda aimed at lowering the cost of living. Dubbed the “New American Dream,” it resembled the platform his Republican rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced nearby the night
Harris County Court Set to Hear Case Against Texas’ Ten Commandments in Classrooms Law
A Harris County court is set to hear a lawsuit filed by a group of Houston-area mothers challenging a new statute requiring the display of donated copies of the Ten Commandments in public schools under the state’s religious freedom law, instead of under federal law as in previous suits. Senate Bill (SB) 10, which requires
Liquefied Natural Gas Exports Rapidly Growing Sector in Texas Economy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Cheniere Energy’s request for natural gas introduction in Train 7 of its South Texas Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) capacity expansion project. Cheniere is the parent company of Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (CCL), the subsidiary responsible for operating and expanding Cheniere’s existing facility in Gregory, Texas that has been
Texas Congressional Republicans Push for U.S. Senate’s Passage of ‘Reconciliation 3.0’
Nearly every Republican Texas member of the U.S. House of Representatives is urging the U.S. Senate to pass House Budget Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington’s (R-TX-19) budget resolution, citing Republican priorities such as election integrity, agricultural resources, and defense funding. In a letter addressed to President Donald Trump on Tuesday and exclusively obtained by
Texas House Committee Examines State Voter Registration Database, Citizenship Verification
With less than three months to go before early voting begins in the 2026 midterm elections, the Texas House Elections Committee took testimony this week regarding ongoing issues with the state’s voter database, identification of noncitizens, and county struggles to comply with 2025 election reform legislation. The two-day hearing kicked off Monday with an update
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Here’s Where Greg Abbott and Gina Hinojosa Stand in Major Polls
Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott faces outgoing state Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin) in the general election for governor this November, and he leads her by varying margins in the most recent polls. The gap ranges from a seven-point advantage in a New York Times/Siena survey conducted in June to a one-point advantage in a Fox News
Paxton Launches Campaign Tour in North Texas, Gathering Unlikely GOP Allies
A range of Republicans rallied in North Texas on Tuesday night to kick off Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s “Protecting the Texas Promise” Tour. The Republican nominee for U.S. Senate packed a crowd of attendees and some unlikely allies into Allen restaurant Matt’s Rancho Martinez for a campaign event that introduced Paxton’s economic agenda and
Texas A&M Professors Sue University Over ‘Race, Gender Ideology’ Policies
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and four Texas A&M University (TAMU) professors filed a lawsuit on Monday against the university’s board of regents over its policy on teaching “race or gender ideology.” In November, the TAMU System Board of Regents unanimously voted to change the way the university system defined “gender ideology” and
