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Space Shuttle Discovery would move to Texas under GOP megabill
The Space Shuttle Discovery would move to Texas under President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill, according to Sen.
Texas would get iconic space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian under Trump’s budget bill
The Smithsonian could lose the iconic space shuttle Discovery to Texas as part of President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill. The Senate narrowly passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” ...
Sen. John Cornyn looks to overcome Paxton primary challenge by embracing Trump
As he faces the toughest electoral challenge of his career, Cornyn has leaned into partisan issues prized by the GOP base.
GOP’s Cornyn, stuck between 2 Texas electorates, looks to fight his way out
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is doing two things vulnerable incumbent senators are not supposed to do eight months before their ...
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn rebukes report that he’s considering dropping out of 2026 race
During a Thursday press briefing about a wide-ranging tax and spending package working its way through Congress, the longtime ...
Texas Republicans weigh in on Big Beautiful Bill, some for it, some against it
Texas’ two Republican U.S. senators, who voted for the “Big Beautiful Bill,” are praising its passage. Some Texas House Republicans have expressed concerns after key provisions were gutted by the ...
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A hard-fought 2026 GOP primary could reshuffle Texas politics
Texas Supreme Court justice and state attorney general, he’s served in the Senate under four presidents. During that time, Cornyn has navigated changes in the GOP, including the tea party movement ...