Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that he has directed for the U.S. flag to be flown at full-staff on state properties for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week. Following the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden Administration during its final hours to prevent President Joe Biden’s restriction of offshore drilling, saying it is in violation of federal law.

The governor's order comes after Trump complained about the federal call for flags to be lowered in honor of former President Jimmy Carter's death.

A federal appellate court has agreed with opponents of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that it is illegal, but in its ruling limited the focus of an injunction to the state of Texas.

President Joe Biden has ordered flags be flown at half-staff through Jan. 28 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.

The outgoing Biden administration announced its final round of student loan forgiveness on Thursday, erasing more than $600 million in debt held by more than 8,000 borrowers.

A major police union that endorsed President Donald Trump broke its silence late Tuesday evening on his pardons for those convicted for their actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol -- including people who violently assaulted law enforcement officers -- but tempered that criticism by also taking a swipe at former President Joe Biden for his eleventh-hour pardons.

Those issued pardons include retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Anthony Fauci.

Flavio Tamez is one of the 1,500 Americans whose sentences were commuted by President Joe Biden in December. For the 49-year-old South Texas resident, the presidential pardon represents a significant turning point that has given him a renewed opportunity to rebuild his life and focus on the future.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Representative Jodey Arrington (R-Texas-19) introduced legislation aimed at repealing President Biden's offshore drilling ban, which was enacted via executive order on January 6,