U.S. Senator John Cornyn speaking tougher and tougher about the political games played by runaway Texas House Democrats rings hollow, given his alignment just two years ago with these same Democrats during the 2023 impeachment push against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, his Senate GOP primary rival. Through multiple press releases and posts on his […] The post Cornyn’s Squishy History Proves His Tough Guy Act On Runaway Democrats Is FAKE appeared first on Loomered.| Loomered
Republican attorneys general accuse three of the world’s biggest asset managers of conspiring to depress U.S. coal output. It’s a first-of-its-kind and closely watched test of whether corporate alliances on climate efforts violate antitrust laws.| Inside Climate News
As the quorum break by members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus continues into its second week, Republican leaders have pursued various avenues to hold the absentee Democrats accountable for their actions. Here is the latest on those efforts. Texas Supreme Court Sets Briefing Schedule in Litigation to Remove Absentee Legislators The Texas Supreme Court […] The post Republican Leaders Pursue Accountability for Absentee Democrats appeared first on The Texas Voice..| The Texas Voice.
John Cornyn said recently that he needs to close the gap in the polls in his race against Ken Paxton in order to potentially land a Trump endorsement. But he’s currently attempting to drive Paxton’s numbers down using recycled attacks that failed against Paxton three years ago. In May, Cornyn’s campaign launched a website attacking Ken Paxton (CrookedKen.com), labeling […] The post Cornyn’s Recycled Attacks on Paxton Echo Bush Ties, Risk Trump Endorsement appeared first on Natio...| National File
Texas Republicans reaffirmed their overwhelming control of the state legislature in Tuesday’s election. But a crop of fresh Republican faces in the Texas House could have big implications for the balance of power in the chamber, including the state’s ongoing battle over school vouchers.| KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station
Nearly one in five state representatives could be newbies when the Texas Legislature meets next in January.| KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station
Six people in a rural Texas county have been indicted in a widening elections investigation led by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.| AP News
A Latino voting rights group is calling for a federal investigation after Texas authorities searched the homes of its volunteers last week and seized phones and computers.| AP News
A grand jury in South Texas has indicted nine individuals, including a number of prominent Democrats, for alleged ballot harvesting as part of a sprawling voter fraud investigation by Attorney General Ken Paxton. Among the indicted were Manuel Medina, who once chaired the Bexar County Democratic Party, which encompasses San Antonio, and served as a […]| Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary
Democrat Colin Allred is once again running for the U.S. Senate. The former congressman from Dallas announced his candidacy on Tuesday.| AP News
A Democratic judge has been arrested for participating in a “vote harvesting scheme” in connection with five other individuals, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday. Judge Rochelle Lozano Camacho, an elected judge serving Frio County, was charged with three counts of illegal ballot harvesting during her 2022 primary campaign when she waged a bitter […]| Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary
There’s more troubling news for Senator John Cornyn’s (R) reelection campaign as a new poll finds him trailing Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by 22 points.| Texas Politics
Many Black voters across the south may conclude that showing up at the polls in November just isn’t worth the risk.| Truthdig
A progressive business group sued Texas on Thursday over a 2021 law that restricts state investments in companies that, according to the state, “boycott” the fossil fuel industry.| Energy Capital
The change occurred quietly with no official announcement, but trans advocates are blasting the "hateful" policy.| LGBTQ Nation
