Beto O’Rourke’s Blunt Support Of Marijuana Legalization Gives Advocates Hope For Policy Change
At a crowded rally in downtown Austin, Beto O’Rourke ticked off his usual laundry list of campaign promises: stabilizing the power grid, rolling back...
Republican State Sen. Dawn Buckingham Is Set to Run for Texas Land Commissioner
State Sen. Dawn Buckingham, R-Lakeway, is set to run for land commissioner, according to two sources familiar with the decision who are not authorized...
Texas House passes new voting restrictions as Democratic hopes of killing the legislation wane
After months of drama and political resistance, the curtain has lowered on Democratic attempts to stave off a far-reaching rewrite of the state’s voting...
Fear of Coronavirus Will No Longer Be Acceptable Reason for Texans on Unemployment to...
Jobless Texans who refuse work offers because they feel like the job isn’t safe during the pandemic won’t be able to receive unemployment benefits...
Texas Hasn’t Said When or How Inmates Will Receive the Coronavirus Vaccine
Texas’ prisons and jails have been coronavirus hot spots throughout the pandemic. At least about 200 Texas inmates have died with COVID-19. So have...
Former State Rep. Matt Rinaldi Wins Texas Gop Chair Election
Former state Rep. Matt Rinaldi of Irvingis the next chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.
On Sunday, the State Republican Executive Committee elected Rinaldi...
Two-Thirds Of Board Members Overseeing Texas Public Universities Are Abbott Donors. They’re Not Shy...
In 2017, state Rep. Lyle Larson authored a bill to block any governor from appointing someone to a state board or commission who had...
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan Signs 52 Arrest Warrants for Absent Democrats in Bid...
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Tuesday evening signed civil arrest warrants for 52 House Democrats still missing from the state Capitol as he...
What Is Operation Lone Star? Gov. Greg Abbott’s Controversial Border Mission, Explained.
What is Operation Lone Star?
Operation Lone Star is a border security initiative launched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in March 2021 in response to...
Social Network Gab Fuels Latest Conflict among Texas Republicans
A fight has broken out among Texas Republicans over Gab, the embattled social network favored by the far right.
The state GOP made clear Thursday it would...
