By Abby Livingston, Roll Call
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, have endorsed another Senate candidate in a contested Republican primary: former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz.
Cruz told supporters in an email that he …
Texas
Big Sis Launches Undercover TSA Spies To Ride Houston Buses
Paul Joseph Watson, Infowars.com
A new program in Houston will place undercover TSA agents and police officers on buses whose job it will be to perform bag searches, watch for “suspicious activity” and interrogate passengers in order to ‘curb crime and terrorism’….
Tea Party activists defy rain to rip Obama health care law
By Ian Simpson, Chicago Tribune
Several hundred rain-soaked Tea Party activists rallied on Saturday to call for the U.S. Supreme Court to repeal President Barack Obama’s
signature healthcare law after arguments next week.
Speaker after speaker …
Justice Dept. Blocks Texas on Photo ID for Voting
By CHARLIE SAVAGE, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s civil rights division on Monday blocked Texas from enforcing a new law requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls, contending …
New Texas redistricting map endangers Reps. Canseco, Doggett
By Cameron Joseph -The Hill
A Texas court has released the new interim redistricting maps for the state, giving both Democrats and Republicans a little of what they want and potentially endangering Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Francisco Canseco (R-Texas).
The …
Back in Texas, Rick Perry Has Relationships to Repair
By Emily Ramshaw, Texas Tribune
When Gov. Rick Perry suspended his presidential bid, he said it was because there was no “viable path forward.” But is there a viable path back?
In his five-month run for the White House, he called …
TX: High court pressed for time in redistricting case
By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – In a closely watched fight over Texas voting districts and the rights of Latinos, Chief Justice John Roberts aptly observed, “We are all under the gun of …
TRUMP SUPPORTERS FILE PAPERS PAVING WAY FOR 3RD-PARTY CANDIDACY IN TX — TRUMP ACKNOWLEDGES
The Blaze
Donald Trump supporters have met an official ballot deadline in Texas, paving the way for the business mogul to become a third-party candidate there, a source close to Trump tells The Blaze. Trump himself acknowledged the filing in a …
Texas Republicans Get U.S. High Court Hearing on Election Maps
By Greg Stohr, Bloomberg.com
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an emergency challenge by Texas Republicans to maps that would govern next year’s state and federal elections, accepting a case that tests the power of judges to redraw voting-district lines.
Temporarily blocking …
Flag Creates a Flap for Texas License-Plate Plan
By NATHAN KOPPEL, The Wall Street Journal
From sports fans to pet owners, many groups in Texas, as in other states, want a specialty license plate that reflects their passions. But the Sons of Confederate Veterans are meeting fierce opposition to …
