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Congressman Wesley Hunt draws scrutiny for missed votes amid campaign for U.S. Senate

The Houston Republican, who has missed 44 of 48 votes this month, said such absences are typical for those seeking higher office. Rep. Chip Roy, a candidate for Texas attorney general, has not missed any votes in 2026.

The Texas Tribune

Here’s who has the financial edge to replace Attorney General Ken Paxton

The four-way Republican primary drew millions in donations over the second half of 2025, outpacing the comparatively meager fundraising by Democrats led by Sen. Nathan Johnson.

The Texas Tribune

House panel will take up GOP bill to curb members’ stock trading

The measure would allow lawmakers to keep stocks they already own, and they could still buy and sell diversified investment funds.

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Texas’ next top lawyer: What does the attorney general do and how has Paxton remade the office?

Texans will elect a new attorney general next year for the first time in over a decade. The office handles legal matters impacting everyday life and, currently, plays a leading role in the conservative movement.

The Texas Tribune

Cracks emerge as members of Congress try to curb their own stock trading - Roll Call

Lawmakers hoping to ban congressional stock trading are seeing fractures in their alliance as they try to bring the issue to the House floor.

Roll Call

Conservatives seethe over Mike Johnson and a broken promise

"Leadership needs to fix this bill IMMEDIATELY."

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House cancels vote on college sports NIL bill - Roll Call

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Luna files discharge petition in push to ban member stock trading - Roll Call

“This place is broken, and it’s a complete open sewer,” Burchett says, as GOP members launch another attempt to circumvent their leadership.

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After shutdown delay, hearing set on congressional stock trading - Roll Call

Backers of an effort to stop members of Congress from trading stocks are cautiously optimistic it could see some movement this fall.

Roll Call

Senate payouts unnerve some in House GOP ahead of shutdown vote - Roll Call

A Senate provision in a spending package to end the shutdown has rattled House Republicans and given new political ammunition to Democrats.

Roll Call

Go nuclear or ‘go hungry’: GOP senators warm to drastic move of killing filibuster as voters suffer and shutdown nears record

IN FOCUS: Democrats’ nuclear option had wide-reaching consequences that ultimately empowered Trump, Eric Garcia writes. If Republicans kill the filibuster to reopen the government, it might permanently break the Senate

The Independent UK

Rep. Chip Roy on Spending, Immigration, and the American Dream

"I think members of Congress believe that they get more popularity in votes by spending money. I actually disagree with that," the Texas Republican tells Reason.

Reason

Texas GOP lawyer and former FEC chair Trey Trainor announces run for Chip Roy’s seat in Congress

The longtime GOP operative has spent decades as a lawyer for Texas Republicans and conservative causes.

The Texas Tribune

Texas could bear the brunt of expiring ACA tax credits. Is the GOP delegation willing to make a deal?

Democrats in Congress want to renew the Obamacare subsidies as part of any deal to reopen the government. Texas Republicans say the policy needs major reforms.

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About $675 million earmarked for Texas projects is in limbo as Congress careens toward shutdown

Texas’ congressional delegation obtained tentative funding for infrastructure improvements, university research and other initiatives, but the nearly 350 earmarks are all in jeopardy.

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A new bill will make sure Congress can’t profit from insider trading, and they’re already crying about it

Congress really hates it when you try to stop members from profiting in immoral ways.

Roll Call

Could a consensus bill be the key to a congressional stock trading ban? - Roll Call

Some lawmakers are optimistic that colleagues may be willing to curb their own stock trading, as they unveiled a bill they'd hammered out.

The Independent UK

Former MLB star Mark Teixeira announces bid for US House seat in Texas

Former Major League Baseball star Mark Teixeira is seeking the Republican nomination for a House seat in Texas

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Three-Time MLB All-Star and World Series Champion Opens Congressional Bid in Texas

Mark Teixeira is running for congress in Texas' 21st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Texas Tribune

Former MLB player Mark Teixeira announces run for 21st Congressional District

The former Texas Rangers slugger, who is running as a Republican, launched his campaign after incumbent Rep. Chip Roy announced he was running for attorney general.

The Texas Tribune

Cruz, Paxton issue dueling endorsements in Texas attorney general GOP primary

Aaron Reitz and Chip Roy, positioning themselves as Paxton’s ideological heirs, have served as top aides for both the attorney general and Cruz.

The Texas Tribune

Here are the Republicans who might run for Texas’ newly drawn congressional seats

State Rep. Briscoe Cain kicked off what operatives expect to be a flurry of campaign announcements with a bid for Houston’s 9th Congressional District.

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Rep. Chip Roy announces bid for Texas attorney general - Roll Call

Lawmaker has become one of the most outspoken members of his party on curbing illegal immigration and cutting federal spending.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, Paxton aide turned foe, to run for Texas attorney general

It will be the first test of whether Roy’s at times frosty relationship with President Trump — and his turn against Paxton — can withstand scrutiny in a statewide primary.

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