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What’s On The Ballot? 8 Texas Constitutional Amendments For 2021, Explained
Next month, voters will have the opportunity to change the Texas Constitution. Eight propositions, approved by the state Legislature, will appear on Texas ballots...
How will Texas Distribute ARPA Funds?
According to Senator Jane Nelson's press release, Senate Bill 8 appropriates a total of $16.3 billion from ARPA -- $15.8 billion from the...
Prosecutions for Marijuana Possession Have Plummeted Since Hemp Legalization
More than six months after Texas legalized hemp, marijuana prosecution cases fell dramatically, with prosecutors filing fewer criminal charges while unleashing a struggle for...
The Majority of Texans Believe Greg Abbott Should Not be Reelected, Poll Reveals
In a recently released poll by Quinnipiac University, results show the steady downward trend in terms of approval that Governor Abbott has been experiencing...
Beto O’Rourke Comments on Matthew McConaughey Scoring Higher than Abbott in Recent Polls
Beto O'Rourke, who has been considering a possible run for Greg Abbott's current seat without revealing any plans yet, recently commented on the also...
Proposed Property Tax Cuts May Damage Texas
In the ongoing saga of what seems like a never-ending and perpetual session of the Texas Legislature, another drama is playing out within certain...
Lawmakers React to Unveiled Texas House and Congressional Maps
After the first draft of new district lines for the Texas House was unveiled on Thursday, there was a deluge of reactions by affected Democrat and Republican...
Matthew Dowd Announces He’s Running for Lt. Governor
Matthew Dowd, the former chief strategist for George W. Bush’s presidential reelection campaign, has announced he’s running for lieutenant governor as a Democrat.
Dowd release...
Phil King Announces Run on a Newly Redrawn GOP District
Since the day the newly proposed GOP map surfaced, so did lawmakers announcing their intentions to run for redrawn districts that benefit them, and...
New GOP District Map Proposal Erases Black and Hispanic Majority
On Monday, a first proposal resulting from the redistricting process was published, the draft - which was in charge of the Republicans - reduces...
