The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: From the primary campaign trail:

• New polling out from UT. Poll detail.
• Casino Interest Betting Big in in the 2026 Texas Primaries – HD71’s Hardaway and HD88’s King getting huge support from the gambling lobby.
• We hear from HD71’s conservative candidate, Liz Case.

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Trump delivers entertaining and update State of the Union address in the year of our nation’s 250th birthday. The state of our union would be much stronger if Democrats actually played on the side of Team USA!

• Houston Congressman Al Green ejected from State of the Union, again.
• Trump’s home-run State of the Union 2026 showed exactly how crazy are today’s Democrats
• Democrats refused to support the basic idea that the first role of the federal government is to protect its citizen owners!
• Dems Hold 5 Events to Counter Trump’s SOTU, Including an Antifa Frog Rally, more
• Democrats Stay Seated While Mother of Murder Victim Weeps in Congress
• Trump spotlights Dells’ $6.25 billion pledge

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Much from the campaign trail and a bit on tonight’s State of the Union address:

• 3 Reasons Democrat State of the Union Stunts Will Likely Fail
• El Paso Democrat Escobar will boycott State of Union address
• Casino-Backed PAC Dumps Millions Into Final Stretch of Texas GOP Primaries
• At $110M, Texas blows past Senate primary spending record
• James Talarico campaigns in Lubbock – the perversion of “love” by the Left

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Texas service sector still growing, says Dallas Fed.

Federal Judge pauses Texas DEI ban in 3 school districts.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: U.S. trained soldiers took down a major Mexican drug cartel thug. The reaction of the Mexican people shows the lies of Mexico’s Leftist leadership and our complicit media.

• Mexico Confirms 25 National Guardsmen Killed in Cartel’s Terror Response to El Mencho’s Death
• Mexico Erupts in Flames After Death of Largest Terrorist Cartel Boss
• Governor Abbott Directs DPS To Increase Public Safety Operations Amid Cartel Violence
• $9.9 million liquid meth bust in Dallas gave glimpse into El Mencho-led cartel operation
• Big Bend border wall to be completed by 2028

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Texas manufacturing sector growth remains solid, says Dallas Fed.

Attorney General Paxton Secures Injunction Against Electric Company that Caused the Devastating Smokehouse Creek Fire – Xcel/Southwestern Public Service.

Hitchcock mayor’s arrest on gambling charges tied to “game rooms” in Galveston County. A perfect example of why Lubbock Co. Commissioner Jason Corley fought so hard, against the county judge and sheriff, to get a better handle of these operations. Today, Lubbock Co. further tightened its regulations on these places.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Local media, as is the norm, will not touch major reporting in what is a local story: The race for Texas’ 19th Congressional District. Is the reporting on Bienvenido and Abraham Enriquez legitimate? There is plenty online I will not touch but when a major national source, the Washington Examiner, does a feature story exposing all types of issues with a major local candidate, should those issues covered not be shared with local voters? There is more reporting going back years – see more here.

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Irrespective of whether or not one likes a president placing tariffs on imports, John Roberts and a Supreme Court majority got it wrong on the tariff case today. Roberts and friends undercut the Executive Branch while excusing sloppy law writing by the Executive Branch and inserted their own opinion as to what Congress meant in the IEEPA. The dissent was more true to textualism and originalism because, as Kavanaugh wrote, that tariffs “are a traditional and common tool to regulate importation,” something the IEEPA specifically grants the executive.

Baker Hughes oil & gas drilling rig report turns slightly positive for Texas this week.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: From the campaign trail: TX23 affair issue has blown up on U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. “Texas Defense PAC,” a casino gambling PAC fully funded by Las Vegas Sands gambling interests, is not only spending big backing Jay Hardaway in HD71, it’s now spending huge money to try and keep RINO Ken King in the HD88 seat. And a discourse on Senator John Cornyn’s own “character” problems. Also, state Senator Joan Huffman shows why she should not get your vote in the race for Texas Attorney General.

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Southwest’s new assigned seating isn’t proving so popular with customers reports the Dallas Morning News.

Firefly’s Alpha rocket set to resume flights as soon as Feb. 27.

Crews continue battling wildfires across the Texas Panhandle.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: A look today at the Republican Primary race for the 19th Congressional District of Texas. We visit with Donald May.

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We visit with Lubbock County Commissioner, Precinct 2, candidate Kevin Pounds.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Voting is underway in the Texas party primaries. Several stories today:

• Abbott backed candidate for Texas Ag Commissioner opens up on the campaign trail about his alcoholism, porn addiction, and an extramarital affair
• Trump undecided on Texas Senate primary between Cornyn, Paxton and Hunt
• Cornyn Campaign Accused Of ‘Doxxing’ Hunt In Escalating Texas Senate Primary Fight
• CONFIRMED: Huffines’ Epstein Ranch Purchase Benefited Victims
• Chip Roy and ‘MAGA Mayes’ go all in in crowded Texas AG primary

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Southeastern New Mexico Eyes Secession Vote To Become Part Of Texas Again

Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Illegal Voting Tipline to Stop Unlawful Voting Activity Ahead of March Primary | Office of the Attorney General — To report suspected election law violations, email illegalvoting@oag.texas.gov

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas Republican Primary Election recommendations from Pratt on Texas.

Also, scandal follows Abraham Enriquez in the Texas 19th Congressional District race. There is more in my race summary here.

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