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Homeland Security Warns Of Likely Extremist Violence

Homeland Security has issued a warning regarding the chances of a rise in extremist violence in upcoming months. James Barragán of the Texas Tribune says, “They’re concerned about the big emotions that there are happening right now as big news events happen,” adding, ‘We’re all expecting the decision on abortion rights from the Supreme Court...

Dan Patrick And Greg Abbott Looking To Get Texas Supreme Court To Throw Out Ken Paxton’s Whistleblower Suit

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Gov. Greg Abbott are demanding that the Texas Supreme court regard Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to get a whistleblower lawsuit brought against him tossed. James Barragán, a political reporter for the Texas Tribune, said “It was interesting to see them weigh in on this,” adding that “They said they...

Abbot And Patrick Recommend Supreme Court Taking Up Paxton’s Appeal

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Governor Greg Abbot of Texas are demanding that the state Supreme Court think about the legal push of AG Ken Paxton to throw out a whistleblower suit against him. James Barragán of the Texas Tribune said that it was fascinating to see Abbot and Patrick talk about the matter. They...

Educational Issues Divide Election Endorsements From Abbot And Cruz

There is a new dividing line between Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbot’s runoff endorsements related to non-public school campuses and charter schools. As for James Barragán, the political reporter of The Texas Tribune, the endorsements concern the GOP push to finance the education of children at those schools and campuses. According to the...

Ballots Rejected In First Election In Texas Under New GOP Voting Laws

The rate of mail-in ballot rejection stands at above 12% in the state primaries after the enactment of new GOP-led voting restrictions and changes. It has been one of the matters that had Texas people talking. As per Texas Tribune reporter James Barragán, around one out of eight individuals who attempted email-based votes had their...

Botham Jean’s Killing An Issue In Democratic Nomination

A cease-and-desist letter from Botham Jean’s parents to Democratic representative Jasmine Crockett of Dallas is one of the news stories that politics enthusiasts have been discussing. Dallas police killed Jean four years ago. The other day, Jean’s family demanded that Crockett no longer use his name in a political capacity. As for Texas Tribune reporter...

Texas Open To Moving On Opioid Settlement Worth Billions Of Dollars

Here, we will discuss some of the biggest pieces of news in state politics thanks to Texas Tribune political reporter James Barragán. Ken Paxton, the Attorney General of Texas, has revealed that the state would get around $1.20 billion as settlement money from a lawsuit about opioids. Barragán described the settlement of the lawsuit as...

Election Mess Made Isabel Longoria Resign From Her Harris County Post

Uncounted ballots and delayed election results caused Isabel Longoria to resign from her Elections Administrator post. Since then, Harris County elections observers have been wondering how things went south in the county. As for the Texas Tribue’s political reporter James Barragán, the move of the county to new a voting machine-based system potentially complicated the...

Sid Miller Of Texas Expects His Biggest-Ever Political Fight

As of writing this post, voting for the primary on March 01, 2022, is underway in Texas. Sid Miller, the Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, is preparing himself for a big reelection fight. As per The Texas Tribune’s James Barragán, Democratic and GOP challengers are attacking Miller over his association with his political consultant Todd Smith....

What Campaign Finance Details Say About Texas AG And Governor Races

According to the Texas Tribune’s James Barragán, the state has made 2021 campaign finance reports public. Barragán told Texas Standard that Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke of Texas raised around $7 million over the first month and a half of his gubernatorial campaign. It is an impressive amount for a Democratic Party member from Texas. However,...

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