Hours after Congress returned from a seven week recess and a bloodbath for Democrats at the ballot box, a surprising bipartisan effort began to enact legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline and send a bill to President Barack
On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden promised that the White House would allow an expansion of the United States’ refugee program to offer refugee status to children and young adults from Central America. He made the announcement in a speech
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Rick Perry announced on Friday that the special election to fill the Texas State Senate District 18 seat, vacated by Comptroller-Elect Glenn Hegar, would be scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2014. Hegar, a Republican from Katy,
AUSTIN, Texas — The vote for the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives for the 84th Legislative Session will not take place until January, but the battle is already heating up. As Breitbart Texas reported, State Representative Giovanni Capriglione
AUSTIN, Texas — A pair of leaked memos — written at the beginning of the year by two consultants to Democrat Wendy Davis’ failed campaign for Texas Governor — paint an extremely unflattering picture of a “dysfunctional” campaign team. The
AUSTIN, Texas — Now that the Republicans have retaken control of the United States Senate after last week’s elections, Texas Senator John Cornyn, who had served as Minority Whip for the Republicans, has officially been elected by Senate Republicans as
AUSTIN, Texas — As the first week of bill filing for the 84th Legislative Session kicks off, State Senator Charles Perry has authored a package of fiscal responsibility bills that he described as “good old Republican red meat” issues in
AUSTIN, Texas — American construction companies are facing increasing challenges hiring and retaining qualified workers. The problem is especially bad in Texas, where 90 percent of construction companies report problems finding qualified craft professionals and half are losing their workers
AUSTIN, Texas — On the first day of bill filing for the 84th Legislative Session, Texas State Representative Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) filed HB 209, which would repeal a 2001 law allowing illegal immigrants to get in-state tuition at Texas universities if they
AUSTIN, Texas — As part of the preparation for the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, a twelve-member legislative commission that reviews Texas agencies for waste, duplication, and inefficiency, began its first round of public hearings on Wednesday, to continue
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor-elect Greg Abbott held a press conference in the Old Supreme Court Room at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday to introduce his selection for Secretary of State, Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos. As Breitbart Texas reported earlier,
AUSTIN, Texas — The day before Veteran’s Day, Texas leaders launched a new “Texas Veterans Initiative” that will commit more than $1 million in funding to a public-private partnership to provide expanded mental health services for Texas’ veterans. The news
AUSTIN, Texas — In a deeply conservative state like Texas, Republican Dan Patrick was heavily favored to defeat his Democrat opponent, Leticia Van de Putte, in the race to be Texas’ next Lieutenant Governor; especially, as many political observers predicted,
AUSTIN, Texas — For many conservatives in Texas and around the country, Democrat Wendy Davis’ loss last Tuesday to Republican Greg Abbott came with an extra reason to celebrate: Davis’ seat was won by tea party favorite Konni Burton, a
AUSTIN, Texas — Monday was the first day which Texas legislators could file bills for consideration during the 2015 Legislative Session, and as per tradition, some of the first bills filed seem destined to be among the most buzzworthy. One
AUSTIN, Texas — Days after winning reelection to his seat in the Texas Legislature, State Representative Mike Villarreal (D-San Antonio) confirmed that he would step down in January to run for Mayor of San Antonio. Villarreal, a 43 year old
AUSTIN, Texas — It has been an up-and-down week for Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds. On Tuesday, Reynolds, an attorney and Democrat representing Missouri City, coasted to an easy re-election, winning 66 percent of the vote against his Republican opponent. Wednesday,
AUSTIN, Texas — The 2014 midterm elections are over and Texas Governor Rick Perry can rest assured that he will leave office in January with the state’s government firmly in Republican hands. Now Perry’s attention is turning back to the
AUSTIN, Texas — When Governor-elect Greg Abbott announced his transition plans on Wednesday, he also reaffirmed his support for open carry in response to a reporter’s question, expressly stating that “if an open carry bill is passed by the House
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Rick Perry is making his first court appearance in the criminal case against him Thursday at Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in downtown Austin. At issue in Thursday’s hearing are two motions by Perry’s defense counsel,
UPDATE: Judge Richardson will rule on the motion by Perry’s attorneys to disqualify McCrum as special prosecutor next week, probably Wednesday or Thursday. AUSTIN, Texas — After attending his first pretrial hearing in thecriminal case against him, Texas Governor Rick Perry, accompanied by his
AUSTIN, Texas — After winning his campaign for Texas Land Commissioner, George P. Bush gave a rousing victory speech to an enthusiastic crowd in the city of Austin. Speaking exclusively to Breitbart Texas in his first interview after his victory,
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor-Elect Greg Abbott wasted little time after his victory was announced Tuesday evening, sending out a press release announcing he would start the transition process on Wednesday. Holding a press conference in the Old Supreme Courtroom
AUSTIN, Texas — After a photo of an apparent electronic voting machine malfunction went viral on Tuesday, appearing to show the choices for the Texas Governor’s race but omitting the Republican candidate Greg Abbott, the company that supplied the machine
AUSTIN, Texas — Polls are closed in the majority of Texas — voting remains open until 8 p.m. Central/7 p.m. Mountain time in the El Paso area — and the Texas Secretary of State has posted the early vote totals,
