AUSTIN, Texas — State Representative Lois Kolkhorst has won the special election for Senate District 18 outright, with a large enough margin to avoid a runoff. Kolkhorst took an early lead in early voting, 55 percent to businessman Gary Gates’
AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Greg Abbott has announced his support for a nativity scene displayed at a Texas courthouse, after a Washington, D.C.-based “nontheistic” organization threatened to sue unless it was removed. The American Humanist Association (AHA) sent a
AUSTIN, Texas — The elections in Texas may be over, but the work is not for many Texas Republicans, who are now in Louisiana helping Representative Bill Cassidy, the Republican who is challenging Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu in a runoff
AUSTIN, Texas — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Friday that Florida would be joining the lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott against the Obama administration for the President’s executive immigration actions to grant amnesty to millions
The managing editor of Rolling Stone, Will Dana, issued a statement on Friday apologizing to readers and suggested that many of the claims in their blockbuster story on gang rape at the University of Virginia were inaccurate. The story in question,
The United States Supreme Court has shut down an attempt by Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell to appeal his conviction and get out of the plea deal that allowed him to avoid the death penalty. v Gosnell, 73, was found guilty
AUSTIN, Texas — Outgoing Texas Governor Rick Perry invited several Austin area political reporters to the Capitol for coffee and a chance to reminisce about his time in office. Wrapping up his fourteenth year in office, Perry is the state’s
AUSTIN, Texas — On Thursday, the Texas House Administration Committee adopted new rules for press credentialing at the Capitol that many are interpreting as a reaction to scrutiny from alternative and online conservative media. Under the new rules, credentialed members
AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced that Texas would lead a seventeen state coalition in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s immigration executive action, under which he announced in November that he would grant amnesty
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Rick Perry announced on Wednesday an executive order requiring all Texas state agencies to use “E-Verify” to check the employment eligibility of current and prospective employees. The announcement was a reversal of his past public comments
AUSTIN, Texas — Seven Pearl Harbor survivors from Texas will travel to Washington, D.C. this week for a special ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., commemorating their service during the December 7, 1941 attack on the
AUSTIN, Texas — The deployment of National Guard troops that Texas Governor Rick Perry ordered in response to the border crisis is set to be phased out under a recommendation from the Texas Legislative Budget Board released on Monday. The
MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough attacked his own network on Monday over their coverage of the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown, saying that he was
AUSTIN, Texas — Fiscal conservatives are urging the Texas Legislative Budget Board (LBB) to adopt a stricter budget cap than the 11.68 percent growth rate they approved in an unanimous vote on Monday. The LBB is a permanent joint legislative
AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, the State of Texas is scheduled to execute a convicted murderer despite arguments from his attorneys that he is too mentally ill to be put to death. Scott Panetti, 56, was convicted of the 1992
The number of gay Russians seeking asylum in the United States is increasing as anti-gay sentiment continues to rise in Russia. No U.S. government agency keeps track of the sexual orientation of asylum seekers, but Immigration Equality, a New York-based organization
President Barack Obama’s announcement last week that he intended to enact immigration reform by executive order, granting millions of illegal immigrants protection from deportation, was immediately the subject of sharp criticism, not just from Republicans and immigration hard-liners, but also
With its focus on family, friendship, good food, football, and being grateful because you’ve been blessed, Thanksgiving is a very Texas holiday, and we thought we would share with you some of the Thanksgiving messages from the elected officials and
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), a non-profit free market think tank based in Austin, has announced plans for its thirteenth annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature. The event will be held January 7 – 9,
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Austin Division, has dismissed a lawsuit by AgendaWise, Inc., a conservative media outlet that sued several Texas government officials when their capitol press pass application was denied, Breitbart Texas has learned. The
After a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for shooting eighteen year old Michael Brown in apparent self defense, Ferguson erupted in protests, some of which unfortunately became violent. Protesters looted stores, set buildings on fire,
AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General and Governor-elect Greg Abbott is prepared to file a lawsuit opposing President Barack Obama’s executive orders shielding illegal immigrants from deportation in as little as two weeks. Abbott made the announcement at a press conference
Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson released a letter thanking his supporters after news broke that a grand jury had decided not to indict him for the shooting of Michael Brown. The statement was read live on KSDK, the St. Louis
The Portland (Oregon) Chief of Police ordered his officers to remove Facebook posts in support of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, after St. Louis County prosecutors announced that a grand jury had decided not to indict Wilson for the shooting
