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Jason Whiteley is WFAA’s senior political reporter. He is the host of Inside Texas Politics, which airs across the state on Sundays, and co-host of the political podcast Y’all-itics. Jason Whiteley is a senior political reporter at WFAA in Dallas/Fort Worth and writes the weekly political TV show Inside Texas Politics, which airs across the state every Sunday morning on 11 Texas television stations. ” host. Jason is also the co-host of the Y’all-itics political podcast, which has been downloaded over 1 million times. Jason’s latest documentary premiered at the 2022 Dallas International Film Festival. Entitled “LET US DIE,” the…

Heading into the 2025 legislative session, the political landscape in Texas is moving further to the right. The change comes after a surge of political movements focused on gender identity and transgender rights, issues that have become a major focus for conservative lawmakers. LGBTQ rights advocates say the Texas Legislature is more conservative than ever and shows no signs of slowing down.More aggressive conservative policies?In recent years, Republican lawmakers across the country have introduced a flurry of bills targeting the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender people. Florida’s controversial “Don’t Call Me Gay” bill, a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and…

WASHINGTON — After November’s election, Texas will elect 25 Republicans and 13 Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives starting in January, the same as this year, but with a number of fresh faces in the delegation. This will include people. The new members visited the capital last month for a 10-day orientation. What you need to know Erica Carter Lee is succeeding her late mother, Sheila Jackson Lee, for the remainder of her term in Texas’ 18th Congressional District, and former Houston Mayor and state Rep. Sylvester Turner will be elected next year. He is scheduled to continue for…

Texas is expanding its proposal to President-elect Donald Trump to implement a mass deportation plan. The incoming border czar praised the nation’s efforts to secure its borders. The race for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is heating up as House Republicans remain divided as they prepare to meet to select a candidate. They include former Gov. Rick Perry, who supports current Speaker Dade Phelan, and Denton County Republican Rep. Richard Hayes, who supports Phelan’s challenger, U.S. Rep. David Cook. Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett shares her concerns about Trump’s deportation policies. Jack Fink covers these stories in the latest…

Rep. Brian Harrison is among a group of lawmakers criticizing the UT System for expanding its free tuition program. DALLAS — State Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Waxahachie) calls it “left-wing propaganda” and plans to zero out funding for Texas public universities if they offer “LGBTQ/sexuality studies” programs. said. “If they have LGBTQ minors, that’s an abuse of taxpayer funds that was never authorized by Congress, and as far as I’m concerned, there should be consequences,” the Republican told Inside Texas Politics. Ta. Congressman Harrison is one of 11 state legislators who sent a letter to University of Texas System leaders criticizing…

Texas is considering a plan to send buses full of illegal immigrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instead of sending them to sanctuary cities. This measure will also be accompanied by an increase in the number of illegal alien buses. Officials in Lone Star State believe that this measure will speed up deportation procedures for illegal immigrants. Texas wants to address the nation’s ongoing border crisis and is part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star initiative.”As long as we are a border state, we will always be involved in border security. We spend a lot of taxpayer money…

Texas may implement a plan to bus immigrants directly to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation processing, according to media reports. The move would be a departure from a state program (part of Operation Lone Star) that has bused thousands of migrants to sanctuary cities, officials told the New York Post. It has not yet been approved by Gov. Greg Abbott. Fox News Digital reached out to Abbott’s office and ICE. “As long as we are a border state, we will always remain involved in border security,” a Texas government official told the paper. “We spend a lot…

CNN — Texas is becoming a blueprint for how incoming Trump officials hope to work with states on border security. This is a significant shift from recent years, when the state was the epicenter of a bitter feud between state and federal officials. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has challenged President Joe Biden at nearly every turn over his handling of the U.S. southern border as the state grapples with multiple border surges. The ongoing feud has led to numerous lawsuits over how Texas is run and public fights over the handling of the border. As part of “Operation Lone Star,”…

Subscribe to The Y’all. A weekly look at the people, places and policies that define Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists in communities across the state. STARR COUNTY — Texas officials sent a clear message Tuesday at two events in the Rio Grande Valley that they will actively cooperate with the incoming Trump administration and its immigration crackdown.First, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced that Texas will continue to provide more land for mass deportation facilities, allowing the state’s office to prepare for the new administration’s inauguration in January. He said the land was being identified.Later, during a pre-Thanksgiving visit…

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright talks about novels in 2023 Mr. Texas It will be released Nov. 14 as part of the Georgetown Public Library’s Hill Country Author Series. Mr. Wright currently lives in Austin and is a staff writer for The New Yorker. He has written 11 nonfiction books and three works of fiction. During the event, he spoke about his novel and the long journey it took to tell its story. “This book has a serious purpose,” said author Lawrence Wright. Mr. Texas. “I came here because I love Texas and I want Texas to be the best…