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Published 13 hours agoTrump to visit San Antonio next week for rally with Paxton, De La Cruz
The campaign trip will be Trump’s third to Texas in a month, underscoring the state’s importance in the fight for control of both chambers of Congress.
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Published 14 hours agoTestimony: Women sexually assaulted in ICE detention sites in Texas
A top immigrant-rights advocate made the claim during a hearing held by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro in San Antonio on Friday.
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Published October 01Senate GOP smashing political spending records in Texas with ad-buying binge for Ken Paxton
With the Senate GOP majority hinging on a red Texas, Republicans spent an eye-popping $122 million in September to support nominee Ken Paxton. But the polls have hardly budged.
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Published October 01Tejano singer and South Texas congressional hopeful Bobby Pulido surges past GOP rival in poll
Even so, there's reason to view the new survey with skepticism since it was conducted by a PAC that backs Democratic candidates.
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Published October 01Trump’s proposed ban on diesel exports could have unintended consequences for Texas refineries
Experts say the president’s goal of lowering gas prices by prohibiting exports would devastate the energy sector and cause fuel shortages.
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Published October 01At University of Texas, Hasan Piker says he can’t understand why women keep having sex with Ken Paxton
Left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker didn’t pull any verbal punches when he appeared at the University of Texas Wednesday night despite what students described as attempts by school officials to “soft cancel” the event. During an audience Q&A, the Twitch streamer said he…
Untangling Abbott's Deregulation Threat: Speaking with the Author of 'Brokers of Power'
The first in a series of conversations about Abbott's threat against city-owned utilities in Texas.
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Published September 30Elon Musk said he wants to build an Austin-to-San Antonio tunnel. That’s news to officials in both cities.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has concocted another grandiose stunt. On social media platform X, which he owns, Musk last week teased plans by his Boring Co. to build an 80-mile-long “hyperloop” tunnel connecting Austin and San Antonio. “Boring Company is working on a simple,…
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Published September 30Ken Paxton caught talking shit about Trump on hot mic
The Texas Republican running for U.S. Senate said Trump's Dallas midterm convention hurt him and other GOP candidates.
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Published September 30Texas agriculture commissioner candidates trade ineligibility jabs
The candidates accused one another of not having ties to the agriculture industry, a requirement under state law.
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Published September 29Cook Political Report shifts Democrat Bobby Pulido’s House race to ‘tossup’ 5 weeks from Election Day
Tejano singer-turned-congressional candidate Bobby Pulido got big news this week after the Cook Political Report shifted its forecast in the race for Texas’ 15th Congressional District one more notch in his direction. The nonpartisan newsletter that analyzes federal elections,…
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Published September 29Elon Musk has spent more than $6 million backing Ken Paxton’s Senate race over recent weeks
The billionaire's super PAC is also named in a legal filing alleging it used a corporate shell company to funnel even more money into politics and to bribe voters.