O’Rourke’s decision to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott ends months of speculation and gives Democrats a formidable campaigner at the top of the ticket — someone who transformed Texas politics with his blockbuster campaign against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018.
The Texas Legislature is in the midst of its third special session, which is dedicated to redrawing political maps based on the latest census data, which showed people of color fueled 95% of Texas’ population growth over the past decade.
The law says the state’s natural gas system won’t be required to prepare for extreme weather until 2022 at the earliest and allows companies to opt out of weatherization requirements.
Federal prosecutors argued in court documents filed Thursday that a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals correctly ruled last month that the government had proven its case against Dylann Roof, despite his protestations on several points.
Texas A&M political scientist Kirby Goidel breaks down why auditing the 2020 presidential election results could create future security risks to election integrity.
President Biden addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and reminded world leaders that America is back to being an international leader in global cooperation.
It’s unclear what the Legislature will be able to accomplish with just two weeks left on the 30-day clock. Key legislative deadlines are coming. Member relationships are frayed. Some Democrats warn the quorum could be broken again.
The Texas Supreme Court voided a lower court ruling that blocked the arrests of the Democrats who don’t show up for the second special legislative session
A state district judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the arrest of House Democrats who have broken quorum, paving the way for those who remain outside the state to return home without threat of arrest.
After Democrats absconded to Washington D.C., GOP leaders threatened to have them arrested on civil warrants and brought back to the Capitol. Twenty-two Democrats are suing state officials, but their suit does not provide specific details about several allegations.
Texas house democrats walked out of the special legislative session on their own dime and they say by walking out, they're working to protect all Texans.
The procedural move carries little apparent weight since the Democrats who fled the state to break quorum are beyond the jurisdiction of Texas law enforcement.
Merritt officially began his Democratic campaign Tuesday with an emphasis on the voting rights battle that caused state House Democrats to leave Texas a day earlier.
Local State Representative Kyle Kacal says the state legislature needs to find a compromise to get Democrats back to the table and continue the special legislative session.
Abbott’s office did not specify what legislative priorities will be included on the special session agenda and said in an advisory that such items “will be announced prior to the convening of the special session.”
Texas is one of a handful of states that have approved legislation that prescribes how teachers discuss current events and prohibits students from receiving credit for participating in civic activities.
Abbott made national headlines with his announcement Thursday in Del Rio that Texas would build its own wall at the Mexico border, though he provided no further details and said he would lay out the plan this week.
The investigation is yet another liability for the embattled attorney general, who is facing a years-old criminal case, a separate, newer FBI investigation, and a Republican primary opponent who is seeking to make electoral hay of the various controversies.
Abbott’s signature means that businesses that require so-called vaccine passports can’t get state contracts and could lose state licenses or operating permits.
Although bail reform didn't get passed in the biennial legislative session, experts agree that a special legislative session could provide lawmakers with the necessary time to deliver comprehensive legislature that both sides of the aisle can be proud of.
District 12 Rep. Kyle Kacal confirmed that Gov. Abbott intends to call a special legislative session in the month of June that will feature the failed voting bill and a measure to reform the state's bail process.
The signing of the bill opens a new frontier in the battle over abortion restrictions as first-of-its-kind legal provisions intended to make the law harder to challenge are poised to be tested in the courts.
House Joint Resolution (HJR) 4 would give judges, justices of the peace, and magistrates the ability to deny bail for defendants charged with violent and heinous offenses.
State Senate Bill 8 would prohibit all abortions in Texas after a fetal heartbeat can be detected and could allow Texans to sue anyone who aids and abets an abortion.
Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling the New York Times "fake news" after he was quoted in an article that ran in the paper on Tuesday saying that he doesn't support Gov. Greg Abbott.
