Detrick DeBurr for Texas House of Representatives District 65

Dr. Rick Scarborough, former Southern Baptist pastor and president of Recover America, prays after telling Mohamed Hussein to convert to Christianity or leave the country after a panel at the Texas GOP Convention on Judeo-Christian values at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on June 13, 2026. Manoo Sirivelu for The Texas Tribune

Muslims at Texas GOP Convention told to leave party, country Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election.

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What’s A Precinct Chair?! Information Session · Texas Democratic Party Join the Texas Democratic Party as we build our year-round organizing machine to take on Donald Trump and Republican extremists in Texas. On the call, we’ll answer the question: What’s a Precinct Chair and How Do I Get Involved at the Party?! The position of precinct chair is generally the party...

Rep. Mitch Little, R-Lewisville, who also served on Paxton’s defense team before becoming a state representative, said Cogdell is a Democrat.

“I love Dan, but he is a Democrat, and he doesn’t vote very much,” Little said. “This impeachment defense lawyer is 100% behind Ken Paxton.”

Paxton's defense attorney endorses Talarico for Senate Dan Cogdell, who represented Paxton for nearly a decade in two high-profile cases, said his former client “has lost sight of his core mission.”

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New Study Finds Ethnic Studies Courses Significantly Improve Student Achievement at Scale FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPhiladelphia, PA — April 28, 2026 — A new study published in the American Educational Research Journal finds that expanding ethnic studies courses across an entire school district can lead to meaningful improvements in student academic outcomes—offering some of the stronge...

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The Texas Legislature Bowed to Trump. It Screwed Him in the Process. The new congressional seats Texas Republicans delivered for Trump by redistricting appear to have been canceled out—and then some—by Democratic states. Oops.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/trump-tariffs-ruling-refunds-22153680.php

Trump's tariffs have cost Texas businesses $26 billion, report says A year after President Donald Trump announced sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs, small businesses in Texas have reported slowing sales, rising prices and persistent uncertainty.

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