Talks for bipartisan deal on gun background checks are over, Texas’ Cornyn says
WASHINGTON, DC — After months of negotiations, the effort to reach a bipartisan agreement on gun background checks has ended, a key GOP senator…
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Republican governors of Florida and Texas battle with cruise lines over vaccine requirements
AUSTIN, Texas — The Republican governors of Florida and Texas are headed toward showdowns with some of the world’s largest cruise lines,…
Continue Reading Abbott signs 2 new laws to overhaul Texas’ electrical grid
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed two sweeping pieces of legislation Tuesday to overhaul the state’s power grid after the disastrous…
Continue Reading Feds threaten legal action against Abbott over migrant shelters
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is threatening to pursue legal action if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t rescind his order shutting down…
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Herrell sought to travel with VP Harris on trip to Guatemala, Mexico
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The recent crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is gaining national attention because of the influx of immigrants fleeing…
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New Mexico Supreme Court rules state not obligated to compensate businesses for pandemic orders
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Monday that there is no constitutional or statutory requirement for the state to…
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Abbott signs law to punish Texas businesses that require proof of Covid-19 vaccination
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas businesses that require customers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will be denied state contracts and could lose their…
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Texas Republican leaders promised action on gun safety after the El Paso shooting; instead, they passed permit-less carry
AUSTIN, Texas — There was hope in the air when state lawmakers from El Paso arrived in Austin for the 2021 Texas Legislature. For them, this was…
Continue Reading Texas GOP chair Allen West resigns, may run for office
WHITEHOUSE, Texas — Allen West, the chair of the Texas Republican Party, announced his resignation on Friday as he teased a potential run for…
Continue Reading Texas high school valedictorian switches speech to speak out on state’s abortion law
DALLAS, Texas — A high school valedictorian exhaled as she pulled a piece of paper from underneath her graduation gown. Gathering her courage,…
Continue Reading Ted Cruz wins challenge to campaign reimbursement rules
WASHINGTON, DC — A three-judge panel has struck down the federal cap on candidates using political contributions to repay personal loans they…
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George P. Bush to challenge Texas AG Ken Paxton in primary
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced Wednesday night that he’s running for attorney general in Texas, setting…
Continue Reading Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins New Mexico special election for U.S. House seat
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Democratic state Rep. Melanie Stansbury will win the special election to represent New Mexico’s 1st…
Continue Reading Texas Democrats call on Congress to act on voting rights but key obstacles loom
AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats are intensifying their demands for Congress to pass sweeping voting rights legislation, but even with the party in…
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Trump endorses Abbott for re-election as Texas governor
AUSTIN, Texas – Former President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for re-election on Tuesday, giving him an early and crucial stamp of…
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New Mexico congressional race tests effectiveness of GOP’s attacks on police reform proposals
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A special congressional election in New Mexico on Tuesday poses an early test of whether Republicans’ strategy…
Continue Reading Texas Dems celebrate blocking vote restrictions, but warn of future threat
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats on Monday cheered their derailment of a restrictive voting bill, while warning of the continued threat of the…
Continue Reading Texas Dems leave House floor, blocking passage of restrictive voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans’ push to enact a slew of new voting restrictions was stymied — at least for now — by Democrats…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmaker calls Texas voting bill ‘shameful’ and says GOP wants to make it ‘easier to steal an election’
WASHINGTON, DC — New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday criticized the restrictive voting bill moving through the Texas Legislature as…
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Texas Senate OKs restrictive voting law after overnight debate
AUSTIN, Texas — Republicans in the Texas Senate muscled one of the most restrictive new voting laws in the U.S. to the cusp of the governor’s…
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Texas lawmakers reach deal on sweeping voting restriction bill
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans are digging for a final weekend vote on some of the most restrictive new voting laws in the U.S. The sweeping…
Continue Reading Biden says Texas vote restriction bill is ‘an assault on democracy’
WASHINGTON, DC —With Texas Republicans poised to sign off on a sweeping voting bill, President Joe Biden said Saturday that legislation like…
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Las Cruces man says alleged threats to kill Biden were ‘political expression’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A defense lawyer for a Las Cruces man accused of threatening to kill President Joe Biden says texts the man sent were taken…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Abbott says drug trafficking across border is at ‘crisis’ level
FORT WORTH, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott called the smuggling of fentanyl across the Texas-Mexico border a “crisis” and said Thursday that…
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Texas Senate approves legislation to cap cost of insulin
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has approved a bill to cap the cost of insulin copays at $25. The bill would reduce and cap the cost of insulin…
Continue Reading Texas’ Cornyn, other top Republicans dig in over Jan. 6 commission bill, plan to filibuster
WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Sen. John Cornyn was clear in February: Congress should establish a 9/11-style outside commission to investigate the…
Continue Reading Lawyers say Ft. Bliss ‘warehousing’ migrant kids by the thousands
FORT BLISS, Texas — The shelter at Fort Bliss feels more like a warehouse, according to people who have been there, with rows and rows of bunk…
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Texas gives final OK to unlicensed handgun carrying, El Paso lawmakers react: ‘Our deaths don’t matter’
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers have given final approval to allowing people carry handguns without a license, and the background check and…
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Texas Dems ‘anxious’ as Beto O’Rourke weighs governor bid
EL PASO, Texas — There’s no road trip, no soul searching. No beard or blogging. But Beto O’Rourke is making a political life decision again.…
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WATCH: GOP’s Border Security Caucus tours El Paso conditions
EL PASO, Texas — A Republican congressional delegation made up of members of the Border Security Caucus visited El Paso on Monday to examine…
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