Texas Politics & Beyond

Texas GOP Senate Runoff Confirmed

• 🔥 No Withdrawals After Deadline: Neither John Cornyn nor Ken Paxton withdrew by the deadline, locking in the...

Texas Senate candidate John Cornyn escalates PR warfare with an AI-generated ad attacking Ken Paxton and his alleged mistresses. FOX 4 spotlights the rise of AI in political ads amid the feud.

GOP seizes on viral 2022 clip where Talarico called reducing meat consumption existential for climate and animal welfare, declaring his campaign...

Despite polar-opposite politics, California (blue) and Texas (red) are national leaders in renewable energy production, with wind and solar powering 40% of CA and 30% of TX—well above the national 17%.

• Core topic: U.S. military posture and national security challenges in the Western Hemisphere
• Hearing: Pentagon officials before House Armed Services Committee
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House in historic debate on Trump impeachment articles, could make him third president impeached.

• Intense clashes: Democrats vs Republicans over...

Senate clash heats up over SAVE Act's voter ID and citizens-only rules:

• GOP support: Sen. Tim Scott calls it 'common sense,' echoing Trump's push...

• Six major water main breaks since year start spur sewage/water boards' overhaul plan
• Mayor Moreno's top concern: How to pay? Ideas include utility...

Key timeline in the high-stakes Texas GOP Senate runoff:

• Withdrawal deadline passes: Neither Cornyn nor Paxton drops out by 5 p.m. March 17, locking...

Beau of the Fifth Column calls out Trump’s Texas redistricting as looking more and more like a dummymander—a botched gerrymander primed to backfire for Texas GOP in tight races.

SAISD eyes $46M deficit fix for 2026-27 via deep cuts presented to board Monday:

• 224 positions axed, saving $19.3M—half the gap
• 114 from supt...

James Tallarico leads Sen. John Cornyn and AG Ken Paxton in a Trump +15 district, stunning new poll reveals—huge implications for the 2026 Texas Senate map.

Texas School Voucher Program Updates

• 🔥 Judge Extends Application Window: A federal judge ordered an extension of the Texas Education Freedom...

Dual failures hit SAISD hard:

• Classroom dangers rampant: Nearly 8,000 injuries reported across San Antonio districts in 3 years (~15 daily), blamed...

Texas, with 31.3 million people and two of the U.S.'s leading metropolitan areas by economic output, stands as the world's eighth largest economy—shaping the stakes of its 2026 primary results.

Trend alert: Cornyn's campaign amps up quirky attacks on Paxton amid GOP Senate runoff nastiness.

• B-52s 'Love Shack' parody: AI ad mocks Paxton's...

Texas' school voucher program faces major access hurdles in South/Southeast regions despite overwhelming demand:

• Surging apps: >200k statewide,...

Border Report Live dives into environmental concerns on the South Texas border in a new 25:41 YouTube video—timely amid policy and immigration debates.

New platforms and studies reveal a critical push to revive local journalism amid erosion:

• Newspaper Near Me delivers hyperlocal news via...