After 12 years in office, the junior senator podcasts more than he legislates. But history suggests Texans will give him six more years to talk.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Texas Is Challenging 150 Years of Immigration Law
Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority From Feds
A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon as the Lone Star State takes international matters into its own hands.
Posted inPolitics
After a Week on Defense, Ken Paxton’s Team Gets the Floor
The second week of the impeachment hearings may be the last. But there’s still a lot of ground to cover.
Posted inPolitics
The Rise of Ma and Pa Paxton?
If history repeats itself, the attorney general’s wife could prosper even if he goes down in an impeachment trial.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Dow’s River
On the Brazos River in Texas, one chemical company reigns supreme.
Posted inWorking in America
He Died Helping Build Tesla’s Gigafactory. Tesla Didn’t Tell Local Officials.
Antelmo Ramirez was a dad, grandpa, and husband. His death by hyperthermia is absent from a Tesla report required as part of a Travis County tax deal.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Abortion Laws Stand Between Pregnant Texans and the Care They Need
Doctors are left to guess at whether helping their patients will land them in prison.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Defense Denied
Many poor Texans are being shortchanged on their right to be represented by a defense attorney in cases with potentially life-changing consequences.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Border Patrol’s Power Grab
The agency seeks more authority from the legislature to nab trespassers and others in Texas.