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Greg Abbott answers questions regarding Operation Lone Star, congressional leadership and his plans for Texas to work with the Trump administration among other things on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at The Royal Sonesta Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Luke Johnson for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/13/brooke-rollins-texas-agriculture-secretary-trump/">Former TPPF leader Brooke Rollins confirmed by Senate for agriculture secretary</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:21:55 -0600" title="2025-02-13 11:21 CST"> Feb. 13, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Senate voted 72-28 to confirm her nomination. She easily sailed through the Senate Agriculture Committee earlier this month on a unanimous vote. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/13/brooke-rollins-texas-agriculture-secretary-trump/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/13/brooke-rollins-texas-agriculture-secretary-trump/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3S4wvGiaAbj_zkyAEKvGNiLt2m8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5278df99870cefcb47bfc12be014f31e/Brooke%20Rollins%20America%20First%20REUTERS.JPG" alt="AFPI President & CEO and Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Brooke Rollins, speaks during the America First Agenda Summit organized by America 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Roger Williams introduces bill to reimburse Texas for Operation Lone Star</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/katharine-wilson/">Katharine Wilson</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:43:41 -0600" title="2025-02-11 16:43 CST"> Feb. 11, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The new bill reinforces Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for the federal government to repay the $11 billion Texas has paid for the border security operation. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/11/texas-reimbursement-operation-lone-star-border-abbott/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/11/texas-reimbursement-operation-lone-star-border-abbott/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Fp06tA6zhSZn2djosvt5r652SwY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7992cd875d68e5cde2bc76c645545890/0207%20Eagle%20Pass%20OLS%20File%20EL%20TT%2012.jpg" alt="Shelby Park, occupied by the Texas National Guard and other state agencies, is seen along the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, Feb. 7, 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xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/11/cornyn-paxton-possible-senate-primary/">As Texas gets redder, John Cornyn could face toughest primary season of his career</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 11 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-11 05:00 CST"> Feb. 11, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, polling shows. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/11/cornyn-paxton-possible-senate-primary/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/11/cornyn-paxton-possible-senate-primary/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DJGrRXZOg90ykx_aYmHa4w5JLwo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. John Cornyn speaks with members of the press during a visit to the Republican Party of Texas convention on May 24, 2024 in San Antonio." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tOgWuNaalO2jcySECoWZWPhjKLg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jNEb1dfn7SBaj4EFZyiuL8l0tdE=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dS3pJ2T9BPIqZ0Cj1TnPThBzbPY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3Xyz0v0PujAzYZLY2iOBaPNI8Zg=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zgiW48Fg-5lwpTqFkkUcBrOZvHM=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/K0EEsRshKKVL0LGxW_GmIZnKe-E=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0iE9waKtu2mIDg-OYHVMPTlbq18=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OCoKIumc7B_3B4bOCtRMuPumALs=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SVoHPkwDP2YrCbU-WKHirG9XQBw=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mRe6ZaBoH-CCiqgSxJUGuvxoGzY=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ODNTHGEDy8E3wV4yZ_9dvzifzp8=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/plF22M_8Xv-aefvTg-b-cCvZvGA=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dT263R4c0_sszXR7z6Jjoky89iQ=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DJGrRXZOg90ykx_aYmHa4w5JLwo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kXY8eHHhS7CuzZadUspdhVs676M=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7OH2y0qUwHC_WL4OqILn82QXU7I=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DJGrRXZOg90ykx_aYmHa4w5JLwo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ec2bf1ad38c91754853ba55b80c8f979/0524%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. John Cornyn speaks with members of the press during a visit to the Republican Party of Texas convention on May 24, 2024 in San Antonio." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/05/turner-confirmation-hud-secretary/">Former Texas lawmaker Scott Turner confirmed to lead HUD</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:37:34 -0600" title="2025-02-05 12:37 CST"> Feb. 5, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Turner served in the Texas House from 2013-2017. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/05/turner-confirmation-hud-secretary/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/05/turner-confirmation-hud-secretary/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9WFEv8xyc4wzz7Vt7Wo3g-XC7ck=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e36cf48b0e603166dc8de11972f3b0d2/0116%20Scott%20Turner%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Trump Nominee for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Eric Scott Turner testifies at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing in the Dirksen Senate office building in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 16, 2025. 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(Photo by Annabelle Gordon/Sipa USA)" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Annabelle Gordon/Sipa USA via Re </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/01/28/texas-trump-federal-spending-freeze/">Donald Trump’s push to freeze federal funds sparks confusion in Texas</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:35:02 -0600" title="2025-01-28 20:35 CST"> Jan. 28, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas cities, counties, higher education institutions and nonprofits clambered Tuesday to gauge the potential fallout from the suspension, later blocked temporarily by a federal judge. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/28/texas-trump-federal-spending-freeze/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/01/28/texas-trump-federal-spending-freeze/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder 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Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:07:17 -0600" title="2025-01-23 14:07 CST"> Jan. 23, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Rollins previously led the Texas Public Policy Foundation and served under Gov. Rick Perry. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/23/brooke-rollins-trump-agriculture-secretary-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/01/23/brooke-rollins-trump-agriculture-secretary-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TluSkzkCm3zGCh-dxnrtx7cRbEw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="Brooke Rollins, President and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, speaks at a rally for then- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024. Rollins is President Trump's choice to run the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2O4cP05SktuQe00aO87DvZdy5nY=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dhyvIrQt_PgDye51095feLvbSso=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ajbYkWMXY4ufUbb54Mb4JD3VhH4=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yEq23_yWpca9DkP5WefNv6B-npA=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aNsxcSoJtBTdqQbcMG66AllcIO4=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TN2yQOPvGqhYODBFgAp2JXSJ8HA=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZEBw7wR4yFtvGGaH9-RnbQacvA8=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KXTiie5givQ0AnKSo8DY-A43TJs=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Qc5d2vlD3ia7kfl4KR6cH6O6JSM=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ECbRNdXyKS89jJ-OTgumj97wnA0=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Hs9ReCPqs8fLABJk9C98ycZ3vWI=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-BF9u6SHI1kM1Qp7fInNsG3TeFQ=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SuXfmyelm4rFfpW50rwNUlZh_9I=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TluSkzkCm3zGCh-dxnrtx7cRbEw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5Fq6SXqlju1zUftEPy1CPL6NcMM=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pXUzWgEfZBtKCcpdqVl9AAIV1ik=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TluSkzkCm3zGCh-dxnrtx7cRbEw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a8cb6f4683d6a43eadbc556656266ff4/0123%20Brooke%20Rollins%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="Brooke Rollins, President and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, speaks at a rally for then- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024. Rollins is President Trump's choice to run the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Andrew Kelly </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/01/23/john-ratfliffe-cia-director-texas/">Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe confirmed as CIA director</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:42:56 -0600" title="2025-01-23 13:42 CST"> Jan. 23, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Ratcliffe is a native of Heath, Texas, where he served as mayor from 2004 to 2012. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/23/john-ratfliffe-cia-director-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/01/23/john-ratfliffe-cia-director-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-6iwJGvHmvr7Xd17xMXvZYbd1ac=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG" alt="John Ratcliffe, Pres. Donald Trump's selection for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, testifies before a Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dTWgnykCh0P1VHTtdAcXQx43wk0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4L_dWaMQUyNZsOWz5sHWTY8Iib4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ytGflsOj-j_bITEPyjujXTYouQw=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Hpn2f-ddKe-joLkKme6B7urHHt0=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yn7oCdbWHw33oypjk7yyUJ1aAoE=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Wjk87tAcLVxOEiRZyNbzux0Bv_E=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Cd8iQ52wL5e6IfxxE1aoz0OXEp0=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WT98n-6bITF02OsPRCmcYYXPTrU=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yhW9flwKKxNtguQMr8AY0geICag=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/80IyWPTl13v1PPEHBTXz_0rJngc=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HZ7yMiuQlryvuniQj8gQjFtwopY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Bg6LKNQqWEcto0Kn2Umttu9M0nY=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DpKDOMUrBIghaU6LOFugOvdusm0=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-6iwJGvHmvr7Xd17xMXvZYbd1ac=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-7mPg5k2si3No3QpBZwN7Zjskqg=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HIfFRZb_5rW64dlj2I6sv9Ch7q8=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-6iwJGvHmvr7Xd17xMXvZYbd1ac=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2f21e9f56a0757df06fa8378463a3200/0115%20John%20Ratcliff%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.JPG" alt="John Ratcliffe, Pres. 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t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:34:00 -0600" title="2025-01-20 11:34 CST"> Updated: Jan. 20, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas has already militarized the border under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/20/trump-inauguration-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/01/20/trump-inauguration-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LCKqbF10ciwyMRqM9deeKyS9rbE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f7288aee45e9c812f97458715440080/0120%20Trump%20Inauguration%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="U.S. President Donald Trump gives his inaugural address during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/01/17/texas-mass-deportations-trump/">Trump promised mass deportations. Here’s one way they could quietly happen.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/uriel-j-garcia/">Uriel J. García</a> and <a href="/about/staff/alejandro-serrano/">Alejandro Serrano</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 17 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-01-17 05:00 CST"> Jan. 17, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The new administration could use the existing system of federal agents, local police and jails to funnel more people into the deportation pipeline. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/17/texas-mass-deportations-trump/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/01/17/texas-mass-deportations-trump/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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were flown to El Paso for processing and then deported to Mexico across the Paso del Norte International Bridge on March 16, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/01/15/john-ratcliffe-cia-trump/">Former Texas congressman vows to keep politics out of CIA as director</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:03:07 -0600" title="2025-01-15 12:03 CST"> Jan. 15, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Republican U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/15/john-ratcliffe-cia-trump/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/01/15/john-ratcliffe-cia-trump/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4_GFcv69MDhgLCyQwllWcEiBXjg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="John Ratcliffe, selected by President-Elect Donald Trump to be director of the CIA Director, meets with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (not pictured) in Washington on Dec. 11, 2024." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ntaKne4dPbZ4ij6qxS-2Zz93nL4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xwDo2UrnWLX5aXHAjIXShwe4thw=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/n2yNwgeexDusuyaCIeexDXhjqJc=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/eKC5coUrtosvLX0KZM1KEwsB4Qo=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FeMezDUkvqihgjiMhZsSvnfjIYA=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UVqZxaYyahADwPmHTs32Ke3zP_4=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cjN6UQJyhxS18L9hxq7zg7laTKY=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jaww_2pf2yd9_4EUteevIfPUivo=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3hZy8I31mA8ji6jP0Opgsz2dMe0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/x9tCCcB2ikr63aowZ8jOpsUWWss=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3ULLrsSCR0oNko7fQMHPWLtmQpQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gIcaeH7nlpvU7r98D5voI_f2gZc=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-b7rwfgv6fEDS7tKCNU4iH85D64=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4_GFcv69MDhgLCyQwllWcEiBXjg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/68n1PAg_x4J1s3_CIU_G7xvirQs=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fBm1gOoq4527yc9VGFIVLbpBuAk=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4_GFcv69MDhgLCyQwllWcEiBXjg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="John Ratcliffe, selected by President-Elect Donald Trump to be director of the CIA Director, meets with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (not pictured) in Washington on Dec. 11, 2024." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/01/14/texas-vicente-gonzalez-henry-cuellar-anti-trans-sports-bill/">Texans only Democrats in Congress to vote for bill restricting trans athletes</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:24:57 -0600" title="2025-01-14 15:24 CST"> Jan. 14, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Republicans accused Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of supporting gender transitions for children throughout the 2024 election cycle, which he said took a political toll. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/14/texas-vicente-gonzalez-henry-cuellar-anti-trans-sports-bill/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/01/14/texas-vicente-gonzalez-henry-cuellar-anti-trans-sports-bill/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hVuK6W0T9hj45w9AcYeRSiAf4Ik=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ad6e6f602d330c9f9f061cb40c9689a6/0502%20SB14%20Gender%20Hearing%20LS%2024.jpg" alt="Demonstrators protest SB14, a bill to eradicate gender transition healthcare for trans kids in Texas, while the 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Like much of Texas, the High Plains and Panhandle are facing drought conditions and extraordinary heat." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/01/09/ted-cruz-greenland-donald-trump/">Ted Cruz defends Trump’s pitch to acquire Greenland</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:56:21 -0600" title="2025-01-09 10:56 CST"> Jan. 9, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Sen. Ted Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, stressed Greenland’s strategic location in the Arctic and its natural wealth of critical minerals. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/09/ted-cruz-greenland-donald-trump/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/01/09/ted-cruz-greenland-donald-trump/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5eVq9rIQEEelhR3LeuRqa2NlVwc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/32c3bbcefa38cfd4df5a46ef71ebbb10/Ted%20Cruz%20Homeland%20REUTERS.jpg" alt="Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) berates U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, during a hearing about the attempted assassination of ex-President Donald Trump at a campaign rally, convened by the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, Washington, DC, July 30, 2024. One person was killed and two critically injured, but the former President sustained only a minor flesh wound. 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Ted Cruz (R-TX) berates U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, during a hearing about the attempted assassination of ex-President Donald Trump at a campaign rally, convened by the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, Washington, DC, July 30, 2024. One person was killed and two critically injured, but the former President sustained only a minor flesh wound. 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García</a> and <a href="/about/staff/katharine-wilson/">Katharine Wilson</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:26:00 -0600" title="2025-01-17 11:26 CST"> Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The proposal requires immigration authorities to hold and deport immigrants charged with crimes like burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/07/congress-bill-deportation-undocumented-crimes/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/01/07/congress-bill-deportation-undocumented-crimes/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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