NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule
NASA has taken a step forward to moving an undetermined spacecraft of a various size on an indefinite date to a yet-to-be-decided location.
GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt announces run for U.S. Senate, joining Cornyn, Paxton in primary
The Houston congressman is giving up his safe seat after just two terms, scrambling the contest between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Sen. John Cornyn nabs endorsements from 15 former GOP members of Congress in primary vs. Ken Paxton
It’s a further sign of how the Washington establishment has consolidated behind the senior Texas senator, who is being backed by the Senate GOP’s campaign arm in his primary.
Poll finds Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Texas’ Senate GOP primary
Every previous public poll had shown the attorney general with a considerable lead over Texas’ incumbent senator.
Sen. Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled state over redistricting
More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state to stall a Republican-backed redistricting plan, effectively shutting down legislative business at the state Capitol.
Wesley Hunt tests waters of a Senate bid, setting up possible heavyweight primary with Cornyn and Paxton
The Houston Republican’s case rests on the notion that Sen. John Cornyn cannot win the primary and his challenger, Attorney General Ken Paxton, could jeopardize the seat in November.
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 Republican Senator from Texas addressed his challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and said he'll "be on the primary ballot, no matter what."
Senators from Texas introduce legislation to return Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston
The shuttle is currently located at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. The proposed legislation would authorize the transfer of the shuttle to a “non-profit’ near the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Texas Senator John Cornyn vies with S.D.’s John Thune to become next Senate majority leader
The Senate Republican Conference will meet Wednesday, November 13, to choose a successor to outgoing leader Mitch McConnell.
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