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Texas Political Pulse
Texas Political Pulse for August 7, 2026. You received 15 news.
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| Spectrum News Dallas-Ft. Worth |
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| TEXAS — Three years ago, state Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, was part of the team of lawmakers that prosecuted the case to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Now, he’s warming up crowds for him and... |
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| Jeff Metcalf says his next mission is to change Texas law so parents can hold public school districts civilly accountable when district negligence contributes to a student's death. During an exclusive... |
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| Immigration officials denied the allegations, but Reps. Joaquin Castro and Veronica Escobar said they've come across numerous problematic examples. WASHINGTON — Rep. Joaquin Castro has made seven visits... |
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| ...tight, one-minute window. O’Hare quickly told residents — and Democratic attorney general candidate Nathan Johnson — to step away from the microphone almost immediately after their time expired. Several deputies... |
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| ...bill forward Thursday, Aug. 6. The Agricultural Act of 2026 failed in a 10 to 11 party line vote. "Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is very disappointed the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry... |
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| State Sen. Pete Flores, whose district includes Bandera County, has joined a growing number of Texas leaders calling on state regulators to reject the current applications for proposed 765-kilovolt transmission... |
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| ...a felony charge in Travis County after state investigators say he threatened to stab staff at the Texas Governor's Office over online content restrictions blocking his access to anime. The Brief A Houston... |
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| Published August 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM CDT Texas House Rep. Jeff Leach, R-McKinney, introduced Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at Paxton's Senate campaign stop in Allen. Republican U.S. Senate candidate... |
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| Governor Greg Abbott and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Thursday that SpaceX will construct a massive $16.8 billion semiconductor fabrication facility in Grimes County, located just east of College Station.... |
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| Corpus Christi Caller Times |
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| Aug. 7, 2026, 3:46 a.m. CT Can retired educators be a force in state elections? Former South Texas superintendent Cissy Reynolds-Perez believes so. More than 60 retired educators filled the meeting room... |
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| A U.S. Navy veteran says he was removed from a campaign event for state Rep. James Talarico (D-District 50), the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, after confronting him over questions surrounding his... |
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| ...Canada, a co-author of the new book "Police Body-Worn Cameras: Media and the New Discourse of Police Reform." "In some ways, ICE is saying the quiet part out loud," he said. "Body-worn cameras are being used... |
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| Associated Press, Ryan J. Foley |
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| Texas has four more executions scheduled in 2026, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice . The inmates were convicted in separate capital murder cases involving multiple victims, children... |
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| ...prompting another pursuit. At 10:58 p.m., San Benito police were informed that the chase now involved Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers. As they entered the city limits via San Jose Ranch Rd.,... |
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| The Walker family said U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar suggested Talise's proposed development could divert water from colonias, while Cuellar said he was criticizing the project's previously proposed data center... |
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| Texas Political Pulse for August 7, 2026. PressRelations Reports created this media review specially for you. Our team is available to answer your questions. Please, just email us: [email protected] |
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