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State & National Politics

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during his visit to College Station to endorse House District 14 candidate Paul Dyson at Pebble Creek Country Club on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

Gov. Abbott threatens Welsh after DEI claim spreads online

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott threatened President Mark A. Welsh III in a post on X after screenshots spread online suggesting that Texas A&M was breaking state law by “sponsoring a trip to a DEI conference that...

Photo by Robert O'Brien of the Texas state capitol building on Nov. 24, 2019. 

State agriculture commissioner visits Brazos Valley

J. M. Wise, News Editor January 11, 2025

In preparation for the incoming presidential administration, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller visited the Brazos Valley during a media tour to discuss current issues surrounding Texas agriculture...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on the sideline before the start of Texas A&M's game against Ole Miss at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.

Republicans eye school choice, DEI in state legislative session

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2025

The 89th Texas Legislature convenes on Jan. 14 for the first time in two years, kicking off a months-long session that will see Republican lawmakers attempt to pass school choice legislation, reinforce...

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during his visit to College Station to endorse House District 14 candidate Paul Dyson at Pebble Creek Country Club on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

Gov. Abbott orders tuition freeze extension

David Swope, News Reporter December 21, 2024

Gov. Greg Abbott directed Texas public universities to freeze tuition costs for another two years in a Nov. 13 letter sent to administrators across the state.  In the letter, Abbott said his office...

Brooke Rollins in the East Room of the White House on July 7, 2020. President-elect Donald Trump nominated her for agriculture secretary on Nov. 23, 2024. (Creative Commons/Andrea Hanks)

Trump nominates A&M graduate Brooke Rollins for agriculture secretary

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 24, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he nominated Brooke Rollins, a Class of 1994 Texas A&M graduate, to join his administration as secretary of agriculture. If confirmed by the U.S....

Students line up to vote in the Memorial Student Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Donald Trump wins presidential election as Republicans sweep local offices, state races

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 6, 2024

Donald Trump has won the presidential election and will return to the White House for another four years. The 78-year-old president-elect surpassed his 2020 election margins and is set to become the...

Students line up to vote in the Memorial Student Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

LIVE UPDATES: Aggies head to the polls for 2024 election

Nicholas Gutteridge, J. M. Wise, and Mikayla Martinez November 5, 2024

After an unprecedented campaign cycle, Election Day has arrived. Polls close at 7 p.m., but community members in line can vote if they stay in line. Throughout Election Day, this story will be updated...

Today, Sept. 1, federal student loan payments are set to resume,  months after the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and a multi-year pause. Many Aggies aren’t worried, however.

Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan blocked again

Tenny Luhrs, News Writer November 4, 2024

President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan has been blocked again in federal court. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey obtained a court order to block the policy on Oct. 3, only 24 hours...

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during a rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, TX on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

Kamala Harris’ surprise Texas rally

Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter October 26, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally in Houston on Friday night with approximately 1.5 million registered online and 30,000 attending in person. On the same day, Trump traveled to Austin to be a guest...

Supporters react as Sen. Ted Cruz is welcomed on stage during a campaign stop in College Station at Shiner Park on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Cruz covers College Station

J. M. Wise, News Editor October 19, 2024

Texas senator Ted Cruz appeared at Shiner Park on Friday night as a part of his 53-stop bus tour around Texas for his reelection campaign. The junior senator held a rally with two Republican politicians...

Beto O'Rourke takes a picture with a supporter at Rudder Theater on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Beto O’Rourke speaks on voting, youth participation

Tenny Luhrs, News Writer September 20, 2024

On Thursday, Sept. 19, Beto O’Rourke visited Texas A&M’s Rudder Theater as part of his Ready to Vote Tour, hosted by the Aggie Democrats, to give a speech and register students to vote. O'Rourke...

(Gage Skidmore/Flickr, 2.0 CC)

What the presidential candidates promise students

Mikayla Martinez, News Editor September 12, 2024

A tale of two candidates — Vice President Kamala Harris met former President Donald Trump for their first debate on Tuesday, setting the stage for the election on Nov. 5. From foreign affairs to inflation...

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