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Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially enters Senate race
The move comes just after former North Texas congressman Colin Allred dropped from the race.
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GOP leadership pleads with Wesley Hunt to drop out of race for Texas seat in U.S. Senate
Hunt, a MAGA congressman from Houston, is trailing both Ken Paxton and John Cornyn by more than 10 points.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to run for a fourth term
In a speech unveiling his run, Abbott promised to keep Texas red and save it from ‘far-left, progressive insanity.’
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Paxton makes ‘extraordinary request’ to block Tylenol maker from paying shareholders
The filing is likely intended to create financial uncertainty for the company — something Texas has promised corporations they could avoid in a bid to lure business to the state.
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Texas voters think political corruption is the biggest problem facing the state, new poll shows
The poll also named Paxton as the most popular Republican in the race against Sen. John Cornyn.
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Dallas-area U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett exploring potential Senate run
The rising-star Democrat says she’s about to ‘spend a lot of money’ to determine her standing statewide.
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About $675 million earmarked for Texas projects is in limbo as Congress careens toward shutdown
Texas’ congressional delegation obtained tentative funding for infrastructure improvements, university research and other initiatives, but the nearly 350 earmarks are all in jeopardy.
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U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas voted against releasing Epstein files
The amendment was narrowly defeated with a 51-49 vote, meaning the Texas senators could have stopped the GOP effort to squash it.
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News report accuses Texas AG Ken Paxton of affair with married ‘Christian influencer’
The report alleges Paxton, a MAGA adherent who’s running for U.S. Senate, had an extramarital affair with a 57-year-old mother of seven.
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Texas Rep. James Talarico officially launches bid for U.S. Senate
The former San Antonio school teacher promises to bring the fight to billionaires and lift up working class people of all political stripes.
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San Antonio FBI agents helping Sen. John Cornyn locate Texas House Democrats … he claims
Texas House Dems say “Come and take it.” It remains to be seen whether anyone can.
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Sen. John Cornyn wants to build an ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Texas
‘If we could find a way to make something like [Alligator Alcatraz] work in Texas, I would strongly support it,’ Cornyn said.
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Sen. John Cornyn of Texas calls for special counsel to probe Obama ‘election interference’
Obama has already fired back a response, calling the allegations ‘a weak attempt at distraction.’
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Senate GOP campaign committee blasts Texas AG Ken Paxton as ‘repulsive and disgusting’
The statement from the National Republican Senatorial Committee signals it’s throwing its support behind John Cornyn in the GOP Senate primary.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s wife files for divorce on ‘biblical grounds’
The Texas Attorney General’s wife said recent discoveries do not ‘honor God.’
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Trump’s legislation will constrict the growth of Texas’ clean energy industry and its power grid
Solar energy now makes up almost 20% of the grid’s capacity and 40% of new gigawatts in line for interconnection, with power demands surging.
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DOJ quietly closes investigation into Texas Muslim-centric housing development EPIC City
High-profile Texas Republicans demanded the probe, warning the Dallas-area development could bring Sharia law to the Lone Star State.
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Potential rivals James Talarico and Joaquin Castro to join Beto O’Rourke at Friday town hall in San Antonio
All three Democrats have publicly indicated interest in running for longtime U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s seat.
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Former San Antonio teacher State Rep. James Talarico considering U.S. Senate run
Talarico grabbed headlines this session for rebuking Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher scheme.
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Beto O’Rourke says he’ll run for Senator again if Texas wants him to
O’Rourke indicated his willingness during a Denton town hall over the weekend.