Congress averts government shutdown with last-minute scramble

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn accepts Paxton impeachment acquittal, notes pending legal issues

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn throws support behind Biden impeachment inquiry

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Attention returns to Sen. John Cornyn’s future after GOP Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest health scare

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“It’s troubling,” Ted Cruz says after Mitch McConnell’s second freeze

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Motivated by grieving parents, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has made fentanyl crisis a priority

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How the Texas AG’s office became a pipeline for conservative federal judges

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East Texas missionaries stuck in Niger amid recent coup set to be brought home

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Part 2: Texas backlash to Obama fueled conservative drive to reinterpret U.S. Constitution

In November 2008, almost 70 million people turned out to vote for the nation’s first Black…

Part 1: In 1998, a legal revolution was quietly born in Texas. It would pull America’s courts rightward.

In March, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sat before the next generation of conservative legal warriors and…