Author: Longhorn Ledger Staff
Texas reviews foreign surrogacy and birth tourism as lawmakers weigh new policies.
The Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico is drawing national attention as sharp cultural and political contrasts turn the contest into one of 2026’s most contentious matchups.
The State Department’s announcement that it is putting Mexico’s extensive consular network under review comes none too soon. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Mexico is a breeding ground for drug cartels that pose a cross-border threat, and internationally, she tries to obstruct the pursuit of U.S. interests. It’s time to apply pressure where it hurts. But the best reason cuts to the heart of the American experiment. Mexico’s 53-consulate complex has been a problem in the making for almost 40 years now, and American presidents of both parties have looked the other way. An “America First” approach simply cannot tolerate a wide-ranging…
Exxon Mobil shareholders voted to approve the company’s plan to move its legal home from New Jersey to Texas, overcoming opposition from major proxy advisory firms.
The Smithsonian’s twin shrines to identity politics had a deservedly rough political week. In Tuesday’s Texas primary, the Senate champion of the Latino Museum went down in an inglorious defeat. Meanwhile, four days earlier, the House rejected a bill advancing construction of the women’s museum—because an amendment said it had to be about women! That the chief supporters of both woke indoctrination factories are Republicans—John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Senate and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) in the House—says a lot about what is taking place inside the GOP. One side seems to want no part of what it disdains as “the…