3 days agoTexas’ new political maps create safer districts for incumbents — and put an end to some challengers’ runsThe redistricting process in the GOP-dominated Legislature made many political districts less competitive, which some experts believe might hurt civic engagement.
In fast-growing Central Texas, redistricting sparks political reshuffling in upcoming statehouse and congressional racesThe fast-growing region likely will see a considerable number of new state and federal lawmakers after the 2022 election. And in many cases, they will be representing dis...
Houston state Rep. Dan Huberty, who spearheaded Texas’ 2019 public education overhaul in Legislature, to retireEarlier this year, Huberty was arrested in Montgomery County after he crashed his car into another vehicle and failed a sobriety test. The lawmaker was driving home from ...
Texas voters will decide whether to lower their property tax payments after Legislature completes last-minute Hail Mary
Texas Republicans pave way for new battleground state House district in Rio Grande Valley over local lawmakers’ objections
Texas House passes bill limiting public school athletes to teams that match their birth gendercbsnews.com
Texas House passes proposed new map for chamber’s 150 districts, aiming to protect Republicans’ majority for the next decade
Texas House proposes map that increases Republican strength and decreases Black and Hispanic majority districts
Brian Harrison wins Texas House seat after beating fellow Republican John Wray, who used to hold the seat
Republican John Lujan and Democrat Frank Ramirez advance to runoff for San Antonio-area Texas House seat
John Wray fights for old Texas House seat against Brian Harrison in special election that has turned personal
Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ sports participation has enough votes to pass, House Speaker Dade Phelan says
First draft of Legislature’s map of new State Board of Education districts shores up Republican majority
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill restoring the funding that he vetoed for the Texas Legislature and its 2,100 state employees
Special election runoff between John Wray and Brian Harrison for state House district in North Texas set for Sept. 28
Special Texas House election for former state Rep. Leo Pacheco’s San Antonio-area district will be Sept. 28
Texas Legislature adjourns second special session after passing more of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities
GOP bill targeting how race, slavery and history are taught in Texas schools heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk
Texas House advances bill to restore money to pay salaries for 2,100 state workers after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed Legislature funding
GOP's so-called critical race theory bill advances as bill to restrict transgender student athletes stalls in House committee
Texas House solidifies quorum with burst of returning Democrats but has only two weeks left to pass jam-packed agenda
Analysis: Texas lawmakers have two contentious voting fights ahead — if they can stay in the same room
After a nearly six-week exodus over GOP voting bill, enough Democrats return to Texas House to resume work
Texas Supreme Court says House Democrats can be arrested and brought to the Capitol, siding with Republicans trying to secure a quorum
Texas law enforcement deputized to round up absent House Democrats, intensifying battle in the lower chamber
Signed warrants produce no arrests of Texas Democrats for now, but perhaps a hardened resolve to stay away
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan signs 52 arrest warrants for absent Democrats in bid to end chamber’s weekslong stalemate
San Antonio Democrat Leo Pacheco will resign from Texas House before end of current termsacurrent.com
3 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block GOP bills tested positive for COVID-19 in Washington, DCnews.yahoo.com
As a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers flee to DC to protest Republican efforts to overhaul voting rights, Rep. Morales stays behind – The Big Bend Sentinelbigbendsentinel.com
Watch Live: Texas Democrats speak in D.C. after fleeing state to block vote on elections billcbsnews.com
Texas Democrats take off in private jets en route to Washington DC to stop GOP voting restrictionsnews.yahoo.com
Texas House Dems prepare to flee state in effort to block voting restrictions billsanantonioreport.org
Texas House Democrats preparing to flee the state in move that could block voting restrictions bill, bring Legislature to a haltsanmarcosrecord.com
Texas Democratic lawmakers will flee the state in a dramatic walkout to block a laundry list of GOP priorities, reports saynews.yahoo.com
Democratic walkout blocks Texas voter bill – for now. Only Congress can save voting rights.news.yahoo.com
Walkout by Democrats in Texas House of Representatives keeps sweeping voting curbs bill from passingcbsnews.com
Texas House OKs bill aimed at preventing future blackouts, but experts warn it falls shortsacurrent.com
Texas House passes anti-‘critical race theory’ bill over objections of educators, community groupssacurrent.com
Texas GOP’s voting restrictions bill could be rewritten behind closed doors after key House votesacurrent.com
With committee approval, Texas Lege is one step closer to making carryout cocktails permanentsacurrent.com
The Mendoza Line: Lawmaker files resolution to make gerrymandering Texas’ official form of vote riggingsacurrent.com
Glitter Political: Democrat Ina Minjarez prepares for another session playing defense in the Texas Housesacurrent.com
National Democratic super PAC will double spending to $12 million to help flip the Texas Housesacurrent.com
