AUSTIN, Texas — Texas leaders are united in opposition and ready to battle President Barack Obama over his unilateral attempt to protect millions of illegal immigrants from being deported. In a televised speech to the nation Thursday evening, Obama announced he
AUSTIN, Texas — In a speech to the nation Thursday evening, President Barack Obama announced he would be moving forward with his plan to enact sweeping immigration reforms by executive order, allowing an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants to avoid
AUSTIN, Texas — Ten more Texas House Republicans added their names to the list of Members who are endorsing Speaker Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) for re-election as Speaker in an email sent to Breitbart Texas on Thursday afternoon. As Breitbart
Despite President Barack Obama’s promise that Obamacare would not be used to pay for abortions, over a thousand insurance plans under the president’s signature health care law are in fact offering coverage for on-demand abortions. This is also a violation
AUSTIN, Texas — “It’s a very real possibility” that the state of Texas would file a lawsuit to block President Barack Obama’s plan to enact sweeping immigration reforms by executive order, said Texas Governor Rick Perry in a speech at
AUSTIN, Texas — Two weeks after Democrat State Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) lost the Lieutenant Governor’s race to Republican Dan Patrick by double digits, she has decided to abandon her State Senate seat and run for Mayor
AUSTIN, Texas — The State of Texas is set to pull back the Texas National Guard from the Mexican border with claims of replacing them with state troopers and technology. Contrary to widespread belief, Texas leaders did not did not deploy
AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) is now virtually guaranteed to be victorious in his re-election for Speaker, as thirty five more Republican State Representatives announced this week that they would endorse him. Straus
AUSTIN, Texas — Two Austin City Council members want to put up a commemorative marker in an Austin park to honor a spot where President Barack Obama gave a campaign speech opposing the Iraq War during the early stages of his
AUSTIN, Texas — Tea party activists are “liars and charlatans,” said Kim Locus, the campaign manager for Congressman Pete Sessions, a Republican representing a Dallas area district. Locus has jumped into the front lines of the battle between the Republican
AUSTIN, Texas — Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined the video social media service Vine on Monday, publishing two short videos that shared his views on issues related to Internet freedom in less than ten seconds. The posts are clips from
AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General-elect Ken Paxton has selected the members of his Transition Advisory Team, as well as naming who will fill the key role of First Assistant Attorney General, Breitbart Texas has learned. Breitbart Texas can now confirm the previous
AUSTIN, Texas — Frederick Mowery, a business associate of Texas Attorney General-elect Ken Paxton, faces the loss of his securities license as part of an ongoing investigation into how Mowery’s firm solicited clients, including allegations that he falsified and backdated
AUSTIN, Texas — The Dallas Morning News unfairly attacked Texas Governor Rick Perry in a story this weekend saying that Perry “tried to force [Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg] from office for drunken driving,” and that he had “cited outrage at
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor-elect Greg Abbott’s victory over his Democrat opponent Wendy Davis was backed by a major television ad buy — so major, it turns out, that Abbott ended up buying more television ads than any other 2014 candidate
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
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
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,
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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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,
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 — 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,
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 — 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 — Texas Senator John Cornyn wrapped up his Get Out the Vote efforts on Tuesday, stopping by the Republican Party of Texas headquarters in downtown Austin to thank supporters and pose for photos with campaign staffers and volunteers.
