Texas Governor Candidate Defends White Nationalist Staffer

Some of Texas’ highest-ranking Republicans will take part in a massive National Rifle Association convention being held in Houston this weekend. Their participation, and long ties to the gun lobby, is seen by some voters as obscene after the school shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday that killed 21 people including 19 children.

On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz got into a heated argument with a British journalist on why mass shootings happen “only in America.”. Cruz joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other local and state leaders at a vigil for the 19 children and 2 adults killed in Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

LUBBOCK, Texas, May 24 (Reuters) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton shrugged off a challenge on Tuesday from fellow Republican George P. Bush in a primary run-off election that pitted a Trump ally against the scion of two former U.S. presidents. Edison Research projected a win for Paxton, who...

Three of the four Republican state representatives forced into primary runoffs prevailed on Tuesday, bucking a statewide trend over the last decade that favored challengers who advanced to the second round. Gov. Greg Abbott had endorsed the winners in all four races, and the establishment-backed candidate also prevailed in the...

Rochelle Garza, soared to victory last night at the Democratic primary runoffs, securing her place as Texas attorney general nominee, and will be facing Republican AG Ken Paxton in November’s general election. Garza is a former American Civil Liberties Union lawyer from Brownsville, who defeated Joe Jaworski, with a...

May 25 (Reuters) – Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke interrupted state officials holding a news conference on Wednesday about the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, shouting, “You are doing nothing!”. O’Rourke, a former congressman who is running for governor of...

LAREDO —U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, the last anti-abortion Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, boldly declared victory just before midnight in his nail-biter primary runoff race. But his progressive challenger, Jessica Cisneros, refused to concede, as the race was separated by less than 200 votes with all counties reporting their votes.

After the Texas school shooting that killed 18 children and one adult on Tuesday, several Texas officials responded to the tragic event. Texas governor Greg Abbott reported the official numbers after the shooting and explained that the perpetrator was deceased, apparently in the hands of the police. Shortly after, he was scrutinized on social media after he posted his condolences for the victims in a tweet shortly after the shooting. He expressed that he was grieving with his wife for the situation and published an official letter.

Four more states appear likely to approve some form of legal cannabis usage by the year’s end, according to MJBiz reporting. Rhode Island and Delaware are looking to legalize weed at a recreational level, while Kansas and North Carolina are considering proposals for medicinal use. Despite cannabis being recently...

The powerful far-right Texas Public Policy Foundation is hoping to further their school voucher agenda over the summer with a slew of radio ads and events at public schools. Though the ads are nominally about conservative social just bogeyman issues like teaching the effects of white supremacy in schools or libraries having books about LGBT issues, each call-to-action ends with asking support for some sort of voucher system.

Mere hours after the devastating school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the state’s Governor Greg Abbott was already at a fundraiser for his reelection campaign. The fundraiser was held just 300 miles away from the tragedy at Robb Elementary School, where 19 kids and 2 teachers lost their lives. Abbott was gravely criticized for attending the event, one to raise money to reelect him and keep him in the government.

A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday blocked the Biden administration from lifting a public health order that immigration officers have used to quickly expel migrants at the southwest border, including asylum-seekers. District Judge Robert R. Summerhays, a Trump appointee in Lafayette, ruled that the Biden administration violated administrative law...

Gov. Greg Abbott has started a legislative war over public education in Texas when he pledged to push for taxpayer funds to pay for private school vouchers. The issue has been a conservative goal for at least 20 years, hoping to make it easier for students to abandon failing public schools in favor of private schools. But a large coalition of Democrats and rural Republicans have battled down such legislation since the start.

Republican leaders view social Darwinism as the leading method for developing a prosperous America. No government handouts, no government intervention. Leave the unfortunate majority to fend for themselves and let nature take its course. So long as the market represents their values. Intervention now seems to be the winning strategy...

One of the most prominent Texas Republicans, Sen. John Cornyn publicly stated that Attorney General Ken Paxton was an embarrassment for Texas politics. Making reference to the lingering scandals that have been trailing Paxton for more than seven years. In the upcoming runoff primary elections, Paxton is seeking a third...

Tasked by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick with finding ways to give homeowners and business property owners tax relief as appraisal values skyrocket, the Senate Finance Committee heard invited and public testimony Monday on how current efforts are working and different proposals they could consider in session next spring. Progress of...

A group of lawyers want the State Bar of Texas to investigate Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for his “leading” role in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Lawyers with the 65 Project, an organization aiming to hold attorneys accountable for trying to keep former President...

A 2019 law aimed at cracking down on the revolving door of lobbyists at the Texas Capitol is ensnaring two recent legislators and prompting state ethics regulators to address potential loopholes. The law says former members of the Legislature cannot engage in activities that require them to register as a...

Texas Republicans have always been eager to cast doubt on election integrity, and in 2018, a small county race helped do just that. Conservatives were able to portray an election system awash in fraud, that later on helped Attorney General Ken Paxton taint the 2020 presidential elections with doubt. Gregg...

According to a new poll, the majority of Texans support legalizing pot for medical and recreational use. However, the one who holds all the power, Gov. Greg Abbott, refuses to jump on board. On Tuesday, Abbott said his position has not changed beyond reducing the criminal penalty for marijuana possession...