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❓What Happened: The Texas House of Representatives passed a resolution to officially recognize March 23 as “Pakistan Day.”
👥 Who’s Involved: State Representative Dr. Suleman Lalani, Pakistan’s Consul General in Texas Muhammad Aftab Chaudhry, and House Speaker Dustin Burrows.
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📍 Where & When: Texas House of Representatives, late March.
💬 Key Quote: “Today, we celebrate Pakistan’s rich history, resilience, and vibrant cultural heritage.” — Rep. Suleman Lalani.
⚠️ Impact: This resolution dedicates a day to celebrating Pakistan annually in Texas, underlining the growing cultural impact of immigration on the United States.
IN FULL:
A resolution recognizing March 23 as “Pakistan Day” has been passed by the Texas House of Representatives. Democratic State Representative Dr. Suleman Lalani, a Pakistani immigrant, introduced the resolution, highlighting the cultural heritage of fellow Pakistanis, to mark 85 years since the Pakistan Resolution, also known as Qarardad-e-Pakistan.
“This pivotal moment in 1940 laid the foundation for Pakistan’s independence and remains a source of pride for Pakistanis worldwide,” he said.
At the Texas House, Pakistan’s Consul General in Texas, Muhammad Aftab Chaudhry, was present to witness the event. Consul General Chaudhry met with House Speaker Dustin Burrows, expressing appreciation for the support in passing the measure. The consul general also took the opportunity to invite Speaker Burrows, alongside a delegation of state representatives and Texas business leaders, to visit Pakistan.
Despite its reputation as a conservative state, the GOP delegation in the Texas House is unusually left-leaning. Burrows, a BlackRock-linked Republican, owes his position to Democratic votes, with more Republicans having voted for rival candidate David Cook. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick remarked at the time, “This may be the first time in our nation’s history where the minority party openly elected the speaker of a legislative body instead of the majority party.”
Similarly, Burrows’s predecessor, Dade Phelan, allowed Democrats to drive much of the House agenda, including a shambolic impeachment effort against Attorney General Ken Paxton, an America First ally of President Donald J. Trump.
Following the House proceedings, Consul General Chaudhry attended a Ramadan iftar dinner at the Texas Capitol, hosted by Dr. Lalani. This gathering included members from both legislative houses and local dignitaries.
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PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: New polling shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a prominent America First conservative, soundly defeating Senator John Cornyn, a “moderate” who opposed President Donald J. Trump’s 2024 candidacy, in a GOP Senate primary race.
👥 Who’s Involved: Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, pollsters Fabrizio, Lee & Associates.
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📍 Where & When: Polling was conducted from January 28 to February 2 among 600 likely Texas primary voters.
💬 Key Quote: “John Cornyn has waved the white flag on election integrity, border security, protecting the 2nd amendment, and everything else constitutional conservatives care about.” — Ken Paxton.
⚠️ Impact: Cornyn’s ouster would strengthen the America First movement in the Senate, where establishment Republicans such as the outgoing Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski still hold significant sway.
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A recent poll by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has strong support among GOP primary voters, signaling his potential to oust incumbent Senator John Cornyn in a future U.S. Senate race. An initial ballot had Paxton leading Cornyn 53 percent to 28 percent, while a second “informed ballot,” after respondents had been given more information about the pair, increased the margin to 70 percent against just 14 percent.
Paxton, a MAGA stalwart who describes Cornyn as a representative of “the Bush wing of the GOP,” has gained favor with grassroots Texas Republicans for his aggressive lawsuits challenging Biden government policies on immigration and election integrity.
Cornyn, a Senator since 2002, portrays himself as a so-called “moderate” who supports President Donald J. Trump. However, critics—including Paxton—argue he is a Republican in name only, or RINO, who initially opposed the America First leader’s efforts to regain the White House and refused to challenge the lawfare prosections leveled against him by the Biden Justice Department and state Democrats. Previously, he has opposed President Trump’s border wall, and he is currently counter-signaling his tariff policies.
D.C. scuttlebutt: One-time Trump campaign chief Chris LaCivita is going (back) to work for routine Trump-basher John Cornyn?
You can't have it both ways, Chris.
Either you're running the RNC and the "outside political operation" for @realDonaldTrump, or you're backing his…
— Raheem. (@RaheemKassam) March 5, 2025
“John Cornyn condemned the House GOP for investigating Soros-backed DA Alvin Bragg’s political persecution of President Trump,” Paxton said in March, arguing the incumbent “was always desperate for the bogus witch hunt to succeed.”
He went further in early 2024, describing Cornyn as a Republican who “has waved the white flag on election integrity, border security, protecting the 2nd amendment, and everything else constitutional conservatives care about.”
Angela Paxton, Ken’s wife and a Texas state senator since 2018, is a key political ally of her husband in the Lone Star state, often energizing his base with her public appearances and evangelical ties through their founding of Stonebriar Community Church.
🚨 BREAKING: New Poll shows Ken Paxton would DEMOLISH John Cornyn in a primary for U.S. Senate in Texas:
Initial Ballot:
Paxton 53%
Cornyn 28%
Informed Ballot
Paxton 70%
Cornyn 14%
Source: Frabrizio, Lee and Associates
1/28/25-2/2/2026
N=600 Texas GOP Likely Primary Voters pic.twitter.com/Rr5wwZVRej
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 2, 2025
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