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Texas Speaker Bonnen won't seek reelection
Speaker Dennis Bonnen in the House Chamber on March 27, 2019, the day the House will take up HB1, the 2020-21 budget...
HD-28: Early voting begins in Fort Bend County
Early voting began in the Texas House District 28 special election today, Monday, Oct. 21. The seat became vacant when former representative John Zerwas...
Texas GOP not fans of Bonnen's new mixtape
On Tuesday, the much-hyped secret recording at the center of the “Bonnghazi” political scandal splintering the Texas House was released to the public, as...
Five of Texas’ most beautiful state parks
It’s no secret that off-year Constitutional Amendment elections don’t draw the same crowds as midterms or Presidential elections. However, this year voters will head...
Texas launches major I-35 construction projects in Dallas, San Antonio
Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribune
Because Texas’ infrastructure is still suffering from growing pains, construction cranes are once again on the horizon...
Intro to the 2020 Census
Once every 10 years, the United States conducts a national headcount of the population known as the census.
Required by law, the census is mandated...
Trump and Beto square off in Texas again
Rachel Zein and Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune
President Donald Trump and Beto O’Rourke will hold dueling rallies in Dallas on...
Texas slow to suspend abusive caretakers
People with intellectual disabilities in Texas could have to remain under the supervision of a caretaker found to be abusive, negligent, or exploitative.
There is...
How a bond election changed Texas’ early voting laws
The phrase “elections have consequences” has become a cliche, a political version of “it is what it is.”
However, it’s doubtful that suburban Houston and...
Secret recording reveals Speaker Bonnen hates local government
Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan released his long-rumored secret recording of a meeting with Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and former House GOP Chairman...
