PDF Print
Texas Political Pulse
Texas Political Pulse for June 1, 2026. You received 16 news.
Open this email in your browser
State Political News
Kurv 710
TX Democratic Chair: Party Should Drop GOP House Speaker Burrows
Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder say members of his party in the state House should withdraw their support for Republican Speaker ​Dustin Burrows. Burrows won the speakership in last year’s ...
06/01/2026 Online
  To top
Attorney General of Texas
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues City of Denton for Allowing Grown Men in Changing Rooms with Texas Children and Women at Event Hosted at a Publicly Owned Swimming Pool
Attorney General ​Ken Paxton sued the City of Denton and city officials to prevent the creation of multiple-occupancy "gender-neutral" changing rooms at a publicly owned, child-friendly swimming pool. The...
06/01/2026 Online
  To top
San Antonio Express-News
Former VP Mike Pence declines to endorse Paxton, rips Talarico
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday declined to endorse Republican U.S. Senate candidate ​Ken Paxton , saying the GOP has lost its way. Pence's statements on NBC's "Meet the Press" highlight the...
Rachel Nostrant
06/01/2026 Online
  To top
Texas Tribune
From school closures to staff cuts, Texas admins will detail budget woes to lawmakers
...classroom as they wait for a teacher between periods Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Odessa. Eli Hartman/The ​Texas Tribune Never miss a story! The ​Texas Tribune's daily newsletter gives readers the most essential...
Jaden Edison, Eva-Marie Ayala
06/01/2026 Online
  To top
Houston Press
How Did Letitia Plummer Pull Off the Win?
...because Black voters turned out to cast ballots in the heated Congressional District 18 race between ​Al Green and Christian Menefee. But not all Harris County voters live in CD 18. Plummer says she didn't...
06/01/2026 Online
  To top
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Flesh-eating screwworms head for American livestock
...has also invested in sterile fly facilities in Mexico and Panama. But Texas Agriculture Commissioner ​Sid Miller said those plants won't produce enough sterile flies to eradicate the parasites. "We're going...
Kevin Hardy
06/01/2026 Online
  To top
KVUE ABC 24 Austin
Talarico rallies supporters in Leander as Texas US Senate race against Paxton intensifies
Democratic nominee ​James Talarico and Republican Attorney General ​Ken Paxton have exchanged sharp attacks as the race for ​Texas' open U.S. Senate seat intensifies. Credit: Dylan Moen/KVUE Democratic State...
Jose Alonzo
05/31/2026 Online
  To top
Fort Worth Report
More than 70 races on the Tarrant County ballot in November. Here are the nominees
...Commissioners Court candidates, from left: Nydia Cardenas, Jared Williams, Alisa Simmons, Tim O’Hare, ​Tony Tinderholt and Manny Ramirez. (Maria Crane, Drew Shaw, Christine Vo | Fort Worth Report) Enjoy reading...
Cecilia Lenzen
05/31/2026 Online
  To top
San Antonio Current
Everything we saw at San Antonio’s protest against Gov. Greg Abbott’s immigration crackdown
On Saturday, San Antonio activists took part in a statewide day of action protesting Texas Gov. ​Greg Abbott’s anti-immigrant agenda. Last month, Abbott threatened to withhold $200 million in funding from...
San Antonio Current Staff
05/31/2026 Online
  To top
WFAA ABC 8 Dallas
Republican Party of Texas expects $600 million to be spent on campaigns in Texas
...before November. For Republicans, it’s repairing the rift between supporters of U.S. Senate candidate ​Ken Paxton and ​John Cornyn, who lost to Paxton in the GOP runoff. Paxton will face Democrat ​James Talarico...
Michael Mccardel
05/31/2026 Online
  To top
KTVT CBS 11 Ft​.‌ Worth
Children "held like criminals" inside ICE detention center
...correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with a family that was held at Dilley for almost four months; and with Rep. ​Joaquin Castro, who is calling for Dilley to be shut down due to inhumane conditions, charges the Trump administration...
05/31/2026 Online
  To top
Alvin Sun-Advertiser
Brazoria County Selects Froberg in Justice Race
...captured 1,107 votes to Roman’s 628. Brazoria County Republicans joined the rest of Texas in giving ​Ken Paxton the nomination for U.S. Senator over incumbent ​John Cornyn. Local voters cast 5,050 for Paxton...
05/31/2026 Online
  To top
Texas Metro News
Houston Voters Embrace a New Era While Texas Republicans Choose Chaos
...Congressman Christian Menefee addresses supporters. From Christian Menefee’s victory over Congressman ​Al Green to Letitia Plummer’s upset over former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Tuesday night’s runoff results...
Texas Metro News
05/31/2026 Online
  To top
KVII ABC 7 (Amarillo)
ICE sued over 'inhumane' conditions at Camp East Montana in West Texas
by Alex Nguyen, The ​Texas Tribune May 30, 2026 A group of legal and civil rights organizations late Friday sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over conditions at Camp East Montana in El Paso,...
Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune
05/30/2026 Online
  To top
KWKT Channel 44 - Waco
Cornyn shares fable of frog and scorpion after Trump …
Sen. ​John Cornyn (R-​Texas) cryptically shared the fable of the frog and the scorpion on social media after President Trump torpedoed his reelection campaign by endorsing state Attorney General ​Ken Paxton...
Alexander Bolton
05/30/2026 Online
  To top
Kilgore News Herald
East Texas could be the key to developing critical lithium supply for the U.S. military
Northeast ​Texas could provide the U.S. Army with part of its critical lithium supply if a proposed federal bill is passed under the National Defense Authorization Act. East ​Texas Congressman ​Nathaniel...
Lucas Strough, Jess Huff
05/30/2026 Online
  To top
Texas Political Pulse for June 1, 2026. PressRelations Reports created this media review specially for you. Our team is available to answer your questions. Please, just email us: [email protected]
linkedin