Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
Patrick Svitek is the primary political correspondent for The Texas Tribune.
Fighting Care For Transgender Kids Shifts From A Fringe Issue To A Litmus Test...
Gov. Greg Abbott sparked a national uproar last month when he authorized child-abuse investigations into families that allow transgender kids to receive...
Here Are Five Questions the Texas Primary Will Answer
The primary is once again the big show in Texas.
After the state’s Republicans defeated an all-out Democratic offensive...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Trump’s Man In Texas, Has Quietly Amassed Influence — To...
At an event for a congressional candidate last October, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called Rick Perry “one of my best friends in...
After Failing To Disclose Many Donors, Ken Paxton Files Corrected Campaign Finance Report
Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is in a hotly contested primary, has filed a corrected campaign finance report after he did not...
Texas Republicans Trumpet Their Support For Another Trump Presidential Bid At Conroe Rally
Top Texas Republicans used a Houston-area rally with former President Donald Trump on Saturday to cheer on a potential comeback campaign by...
Ken Paxton Targets Louie Gohmert In Hotly Contested Primary For Attorney General
Attorney General Ken Paxton is zeroing in on U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, with weeks left until the March primary in which...
Ken Paxton Still Hasn’t Disclosed Donors Who Fueled Most of His $2.8 Million Campaign...
Attorney General Ken Paxton has not disclosed a large chunk of his campaign donors from the past six months, a week after...
State Rep. Eddie Lucio III, Who Announced Last Year He Would Not Seek Reelection,...
State Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-Brownsville, is stepping down early after already announcing he would not seek reelection.
Lucio...
Beto O’Rourke Raises $7.2 Million In First 46 Days Of Campaign; Greg Abbott Hauls...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke raised $7.2 million in the first 46 days of his campaign, while Republican incumbent Greg Abbott raked...
Gov. Greg Abbott Says Critics Are “Playing Politics” Over Texas National Guard Suicides
SAN ANTONIO — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday pushed back against critics of his border security mission and the suicides that have...
