Texas Republicans
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Is gay marriage safe? – The Texas Observer
This piece was originally published by the Los Angeles Blade. While the shock of seeing a draft Supreme Court opinion overturned Roe vs. Wade depressed, reporters ... -
GOP hopes Nevada’s Laxalt will help win Senate control
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man Republicans hope will be their 51st senator, returning them to power, recently took the stage at a raucous country music ... -
Log Cabin Republicans of Texas state chairman announces resignation
Marco Antonio Roberts announced his resignation as president of Log Cabin Republicans of Texas. In a letter to all LCR chapters in the state, Roberts said ... -
Kansas is a Midwest abortion haven, but Republicans in the state are forcing the issue again
The Kansas Supreme Court has protected the right to abortion, but a GOP-led amendment on the ballot threatens the protection. Shutterstock As pregnant women are forced ... -
Abbott’s approval on the rise amid turmoil over his border policy
In mid-April, as Governor Greg Abbott made headlines for a controversial plan to inspect commercial vehicles crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, his popularity in Bexar County was ... -
Texas GOP lawmaker predicts GOP to win 40 seats in November | United States and world
Texas gOP Rep. Michael McCaul predicted Republicans would get 40 House seats in midterm elections. The leading member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Fox ... -
US Senator Cruz joins Laxalt in Nevada for Bash Cortez Masto | Nevada News
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas joined Adam Laxalt, a GOP nominee for the Nevada Senate, ... -
Bring the Climate Change Lawsuits to Colorado
Colorado officials are failing to respond to climate change with the urgency the crisis demands. The least they can do is let the everyday Coloradans help. ... -
Texas LGBTQ Republicans support blocking some medical treatment for transgender youth
AUSTIN — The group that represents LGBTQ conservatives in Texas backs a controversial state policy that targets medical care for transgender youth. Texas Log Cabin Republicans ... -
The elusive politics of Elon Musk
Mr Musk objected when politicians tried to characterize his views as in line with theirs, insisting he would rather leave politics to others, despite plenty of ... -
Trump news today: Ex-president says impeachment of Barr ‘raises ratings’ as Truth Social faces further humiliation
Mitch McConnell explains why he will always support Donald Trump Donald Trump said he would not return to Twitter if his ban was lifted during an ... -
The lifting of title 42 will be unpopular. It’s also the right thing to do.
Karl Rove visited Fox News on Friday and issued a warning to President Joe Biden and Democratic members of Congress. Rove, the political mastermind of former ... -
Texas to Charter Buses of Undocumented Immigrants to DC
Abbott: Texas will charter buses of undocumented immigrants to DC Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced new guidelines as part of the state’s border security efforts on ... -
Dan Patrick wants Texas version of Florida law dubbed the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers informed about Texas’ most essential news. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday he would prioritize ... -
The midterm reviews will decide the future of the January 6 investigation. Here’s what the Home race looks like today
By Simone Pathé, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, uprising on the U.S. Capitol is racing against a political clock to shed light ... -
Vulnerable Democrats warn Biden about reopening asylum
PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration’s decision to end border asylum limits in May satisfied demands from prominent Democrats who had been anxiously awaiting the end ... -
Senate Republicans focus on border crossings
Senate Republicans stepping up focus on southern border crossings and President BidenJoe BidenTrump Says He’s Not Interested In Being President If GOP Takes Over House Biden ... -
Arizona Republicans wage culture war in battleground state – Reuters
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has long been fertile ground for a conservative social agenda, with some of the nation’s toughest anti-abortion laws and a history of ... -
Democrats challenge redistricting in Texas Supreme Court
Lawyers representing a group of Democratic state lawmakers faced off against the state attorney general’s office on Wednesday in the latest partisan battle over redrawn political ... -
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to answer questions during day two of confirmation hearing
By Clare Foran, CNN President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, is expected to face intense questioning from Republican senators on Tuesday ... -
Republicans to raise issue of Guantanamo clients at Ketanji Brown Jackson Senate hearings
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee will face pointed questions from Republican lawmakers this week about her work as a public defender representing four Guantanamo ... -
16 House Republicans vote against bill to promote education on internment camps
More than a dozen House Republicans on Wednesday voted against legislation to promote public education about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The ... -
Wilson will not seek to recount in the Texas House District 13 GOP primary | Local government and politics
Dennis Wilson, Republican candidate for the new House District 13 seat, decided not to seek a recount in the March 1 primary race that saw Angelia ... -
How Noem’s struggles at home can improve White House chances | Texas News
By STEPHEN GROVES and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press PIERRE, SD (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s election-year struggle with fellow Republicans in the Legislature has ... -
STATEMENT: Texas Democrats Respond to Latest Texas Supreme Court Ruling on Anti-Abortion Senate Bill 8
AUSTIN, Texas – 191 days after SB 8 went into effect in Texas, the Republican-led Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that private citizens can continue ... -
House approves $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The $1.5 trillion spending bill passed by the House on Wednesday was fueled in large part by bipartisan support for an emergency aid package ... -
Texas County Republicans sue election administrator over primary issues
The Harris County GOP in Texas on Monday sued election administrator Isabel Longoria, pictured here, over the March 1 primary in which 10,000 mail-in votes were ... -
George P. Bush could end his family’s political dynasty in Texas
At first glance, George Prescott Bush seems the ideal political candidate in a state where his family has been a powerful dynasty for decades. The telegenic ... -
North Texas GOP Congressman Van Taylor Suspends Reelection Campaign After Admitting Infidelity – CBS Dallas/Fort Worth
North Texas GOP Congressman Van Taylor Suspends Reelection Campaign After Admitting InfidelityTaylor, who won 49% of the vote, was facing a runoff in his North Texas ... -
Forget November. Thanks to Gerrymandering, the Texas Primary Matters More Than Ever. – Texas Monthly
If you want your vote to count in Texas in 2022, you should vote in the March 1 primary. Here’s why: November’s general election, one between ... -
From the White House to the Texas GOP: Don’t Block Lifesaving Care for Trans Youth
In response to the new anti-trans directive announced this week by the Governor of Texas Greg Abbot, which requires the state to investigate gender-affirming health care ... -
Does Texas law make voting more difficult or stressful for people with disabilities?
TUESDAY on “The Source” — Almost 62% of Americans with disabilities voted in 2020, largely due to pandemic-driven reforms to improve safety and accessibility, but disability ... -
Three Republicans seek to unseat Rep. Pete Sessions in District 17
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) — Big changes have come to U.S. House District 17 as state lawmakers redesigned the district to run primarily east to west, stretching ... -
Thousands of mail-in ballot requests have been rejected in North Texas counties
The law was passed by Texas Republicans last year. It requires potential voters to submit one of two forms of identification on the application — either ... -
Texans with disabilities fear new restrictions on voting assistance could lead to criminal charges at the polls
AUSTIN, TX – Nancy Crowther needs around-the-clock assistance to help her with meals and other daily household chores. Her personal coach for three years lives with ... -
US: Tough border rhetoric dominates as Texas election nears | Migration News
Republican leaders vying for Texas governor are trying to “outdo” each other ahead of the March 1 vote, observers say. Despite strains on the economy and ... -
2022 will have the most contested Republican state legislative primaries in at least eight years – Ballotpedia News
The deadline for submitting candidates for state or federal office in 2022 in Texas was December 13, 2021. State Legislative Elections will be held in all ... -
Texas A&M features prominently in state Rep. John Raney’s House primary
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential news from Texas. Texas’ largest university is embroiled ... -
We recommend Wesley Hunt in the GOP primary for the 38th congressional district
With near total control over the redistricting process last fall, Republicans in Texas faced a stark choice in Harris County: to make life harder for a ... -
State AG races become litmus test for GOP campaign demands
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, a Republican, was repeatedly reelected in a state where the GOP dominates politically and, in his words, has “20 years of ... -
Texas Republican Party Places Non-Binding Advisory Questions on March Primary Ballot | Texas News
The Texas Republican Party placed 10 nonbinding advisory questions on the March 1 primary ballot. The Texas Democratic Party did not ask any questions on the ... -
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick bolsters 5 Texas Senate candidates in unprecedented bid to expand reach
Most of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s favorite candidates for the Texas Senate head into the March primary with overwhelming financial advantages over their opponents, fueled in ... -
Trump gave $65,000 to Republicans in Michigan who contested the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump is the top donor to several Michigan Republicans running for office in 2022. Trump has given his endorsement to 14 candidates who ... -
GOP senator Collins says she’s unlikely to back a 2024 Trump bid
Senator Susan Collins said it was “highly unlikely” she would support former President Donald Trump in 2024. Trump teased a 2024 race but did not commit ... -
Trump faces legal and political headwinds as he considers comeback | Texas News
By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press CONROE, Texas (AP) — While preparing to play at one of his golf courses in Florida, another player introduced Donald Trump ... -
Molly Cook on the role of John Whitmire
When Senator John Whitmire, the longest-serving member of the Texas Senate, announced he would not be seeking re-election or running for mayor of Houston, Molly Cook ... -
Analysis: Joe Biden turns up the heat as Vladimir Putin mulls Ukraine invasion
The White House kingpin comes with Biden now under searing pressure from Republicans to show more strength in the showdown and follows a week in which ... -
Progressives eye Texas race as test to topple incumbents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Henry Cuellar is an increasingly rare politician in the Democratic Party, a conservative-leaning lawmaker whose unabashed defense of gun rights and the ... -
Texas leaders react to failed amendment to voting rights bills
Texas leaders are reacting to the major defeat suffered by Senate Democrats after they tried to advance a voting rights bill on Wednesday night. Voting ended ... -
3 Republicans seek to overthrow Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a target on his back and the race for AG has drawn eight challengers. There are ... -
Donald Trump sinks deeper into Texas politics with 20 endorsements in primary races
Former President Donald Trump has endorsed at least 20 candidates across Texas, throwing his political weight behind more top prospects here than in any other state ... -
FBI deployed in Texas synagogue hostage situation
The FBI and Texas law enforcement were called in to help in a hostage situation at a Texas synagogue that unfolded on Saturday. CNN reported that ... -
Democrats beat GOP sanctions on Russian gas pipeline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected a bill by Texan Republican Ted Cruz that would have imposed sanctions on companies involved in a Russian ... -
This week: Democrats face a voting rights crisis
Democrats are reaching a critical milestone in their efforts to pass voting rights legislation ahead of the 2022 election. With the majority leader in the Senate ... -
Hundreds of Biden candidates stuck in Senate limbo amid GOP blockade
In July, President Biden announced that he intended to appoint Deborah E. Lipstadt, a renowned Holocaust scholar, to head a new office at the State Department ... -
How the Jan.6 attack on the U.S. Capitol influenced Texas politics in 2021
(Nexstar) – Thursday marks one year since the insurgency on the Capitol in our country. The attack, fueled by allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 ... -
Kentucky GOP lawmakers accelerated redistribution
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican lawmakers in Kentucky signaled on Tuesday that they wanted to wrap up the redistribution work quickly, putting the proposed new cards ... -
The end of the GOP Gerrymander panic
The public was able to respond to the only public hearing of the Utah Legislature’s Redistribution Committee for map proposals on November 8, 2021. Photo: Leah ... -
Biden will struggle to lead US agenda in 2022: analysts | Joe Biden News
Washington DC – US President Joe Biden’s first year in office has been a roller coaster, marked by legislative victories and major political setbacks – and ... -
Republicans toss lots for polling stations
Open the audio article player Through ohtadmin | to December 28, 2021 Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by Richardson Bros. Chevrolet in Floresville. ... -
In five state legislatures, the GOP to consolidate its power
Congress receives national attention in redistribution wars, but state legislatures are key battlegrounds that deserve close scrutiny. On the one hand, there are thousands of state ... -
Biden set to restore funding to Texas hospital safety net
Healthcare can be complicated, and when you talk about what’s called the Medicaid 1115 waiver for Texas hospitals, words don’t really come out of the tongue. ... -
Protective power: how redistribution weakens democracy
It’s not just Texas. And it’s not just Republicans. Representative democracy is underserved by a national trend that is producing a decline in the number of ... -
Whether to forgive George Floyd
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Giving thanksgiving is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who bestows them every Christmas on a handful of ordinary citizens, ... -
Texas to fight for federal vaccine mandate in Supreme Court
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has pledged ... -
Democrats are using the Republicans ‘bounty hunters’ playbook against them. Will it work?
Governor Greg Abbott changed everything by signing Texas Senate Bill 8 in May. He knew ratifying the country’s most restrictive abortion ban wasn’t just a publicity ... -
Republicans accuse Biden administration of sowing fear with omicron variant warnings
MGOP embers have denounced the Biden administration’s warnings about the omicron variant, arguing that the White House is playing the threat of fear-mongering. “There will always ... -
Senate Republicans back one-time filibuster exemption for Democrats to raise debt ceiling
Fourteen Senate Republicans crossed party lines on Thursday to push forward legislation creating a unique filibuster exclusion so Democrats can unilaterally increase the country’s borrowing limit. ... -
Matthew Dowd, former Bush strategist, ends campaign for lieutenant governor in Texas
“A diverse field is emerging in the Democratic primary for this office,” Dowd wrote in a statement, adding, “I don’t want to be the one standing ... -
Justice Department accuses Texas of voting rights violations in gerrymandering
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Monday accused the state of Texas of breaking federal voting law by destroying districts in a way that improperly excluded ... -
Who’s running for Texas House District 17?
BASTROP COUNTY, TX (KXAN) – Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape, a Republican, is the latest to say he will throw his name in the Texas House ... -
Texas Democrats see blackout as winning campaign strategy for 2022
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. Texas Democrats want to talk about the ... -
Minorities and women lead the red wave
For generations, the Democratic Party has taken the votes of women and minorities for granted. But on November 2, voters sent a clear message: don’t count ... -
Republicans block defense bill over amendment dispute
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Republicans for “stopping the process” when a handful of GOP senators failed to win votes. “For a while, Republicans said they ... -
Concern grows that Biden administration cannot balance immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats have called for the country’s failing immigration system to be fixed like a club against Republicans in the 2020 campaign. Elect us, ... -
Jesse Quackenbush Announces Candidacy for District 31 State Senate Seat | KAMR
by: David Gay, Cat Keenan Posted: November 24, 2021 / 2:52 PM CST / Update: November 24, 2021 / 10:15 PM CST AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR / ... -
Texas Congressman Joins GOP Race for Attorney General
Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | 04:35 Updated 10 minutes ago AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – United States Representative Louie Gohmert has joined the overcrowded group ... -
Kevin McCarthy speaks for more than eight hours to delay House vote
WASHINGTON – California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House Leader, spoke at 8:38 p.m. determined to make history even though he had no hope of derailing ... -
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Lessons from a Conservative Court of Appeal
In recent weeks, the federal appeals court that includes Texas and two states in the Deep South has issued rulings in two cases that illustrate the ... -
Report on legislative priorities of 18.11.21
Legislative Priorities Report November 18, 2021 We are pleased to welcome Representative Ryan Guillen to the Republican Party. Although Representative Guillen represented the Rio Grande Valley ... -
GOP-fueled fight for kid-friendly library books intensifies in Texas
WEDNESDAY on “The Source” – The final chapter of Texas Republicans dictating what can we teach in Kindergarten to Grade 12 classes, these are books that ... -
The filing period for the 2022 primaries begins on Saturday; the local House delegation will undergo minor changes
The fight for control of Texas politics begins in earnest Saturday as residents begin to file their candidacies for the March party primaries. After a redistribution ... -
Majority of Texans Support COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates, UT / TT Poll Finds
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) – A majority of voters in Texas support the requirement for masks in schools and indoor public places and allow companies to require ... -
Gov. Greg Abbott calls on state agencies to develop standards to block “overtly sexual” books in schools
through: Cassandra Pollock, Texas Tribune Posted: November 8, 2021 / 1:22 PM CST / Update: November 8, 2021 / 1:22 PM CST Governor Greg Abbott wants ... -
Republicans at UN climate talks push for nuclear, gas and carbon capture
Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images) GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – The Republican delegation for the climate landed at Glasgow climate talks. As 100,000 protesters took to the streets ... -
Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Restrictive Election Law – As Happened | US News
Last week, the House of Representatives select committee delayed Jeffrey Clark’s testimony because he hired a new lawyer. Clark did not immediately respond to requests for ... -
Two Ohio Republicans introduce Texan-style abortion restriction legislation – CBS Pittsburgh
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Two Ohio Republican lawmakers on Tuesday introduced Texan-style legislation that could effectively end all abortions in the state. Representatives Jena Powell and ... -
Texas Democrats Claudia Ordaz Perez and Art Fierro vying for same House seat
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. State Representative Claudia Ordaz Perez announced ... -
How Will the Texas Senate and House District Changes Affect You?
The redistribution of legislative boundaries for the Texas House and Senate districts will change some districts of Bexar County, changes according to experts help Republicans maintain ... -
The second round of the special election Tuesday for the Texas House seat in San Antonio presents high stakes for both sides
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. Tuesday’s second round of special elections for ... -
North Carolina Republicans Drew Gerrymandered Maps, But Other States Considered Worse | DFA 90.7
North Carolina lawmakers are expected to approve a congressional map next week, along with new maps for the state House and Senate. The state obtains an ... -
If you don’t see the attack on democracy in the new Texas maps, you’re part of the problem
If there is anything fair or subtle about the new political maps of the state, drawn by Republicans in Texas and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott ... -
Texas has effectively banned abortion. Now he’s targeting same-sex marriage.
Obergefell v. Hodges is the landmark Supreme Court decision that allowed same-sex couples “to exercise the fundamental right to marry.” Since 2015, nearly 300,000 same-sex couples ... -
Texas Partisan Index: Ranking of seats in new houses from most Republican to most Democratic
Austin, Texas, 3 hours ago – Despite delays in the Census Bureau’s release of data that prevented lawmakers from drawing new boundaries for legislative districts during ... -
GOP uses voters to push electoral reforms forward in unlikely states
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Republicans this year were successful in pushing through a series of voting restrictions in states they politically control, from Georgia to Iowa ... -
Greg Casar wants to defeat Abbott’s worst laws
The Signal recently spoke with Greg Casar, a progressive Austin city councilor. considering a run for Congress in the 35th Congressional District of Texas. A former ... -
After GOP Senate minority blocks voting rights bill, Sinema suffers exodus of supporters
Five Democrats on the verge of advising Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, stepped down on Thursday, accusing the Arizona centrist of putting “big donors” above her “own ... -
Texas Republicans appeal to voters’ worst instincts
The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill on Sunday that prohibits trans teens from playing high school sports, after the bill was passed by the ... -
Texas Republicans moved closer to new maps that would support their waning dominance
Texas Republicans on Saturday night moved closer to the redesigned US House maps. It would at least give some support to their waning authority, as voters ... -
Texas Republicans set to pass new congressional maps – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas Republicans were due to approve redesigned US House maps on Saturday that would strengthen their eroded dominance as voters break away from the GOP in ...
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