Texts Expose Tensions: “Pissed Off” Lawmakers And AG Paxton Clash Over Impeachment
Recently obtained text messages shed light on the escalating tension between lawmakers and Attorney General Ken Paxton, surrounding a $3.3 million settlement demand to...
Texas bill to block COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employers stalls in the Senate as...
A prohibition on vaccine mandates is one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities for the special session, but it does not appear to have enough...
Democrats Pass Economic Assistance for Texas Families – Without Any Republican Support
The United States Senate passed the American Rescue Plan on Saturday on strict party lines. While different from its counterpart in the House which...
No Yacht Left Behind
Texas homeowners desperate for tax relief might want to consider making a houseboat home.
House Bill 4032, legislation capping the sales tax at $18,750...
UPDATE: Promising $1B Texas Rent Relief Program Has Only Made 3 Payments
Update April 9th, 2021
Despite over 170,000 Texans applying for rental assistance, only 612 have been paid out. The contractor, Horne LLP, received a contract...
"People were giving us lip service": Texas cities' legislative efforts have struggled this year
The interest group representing Texas cities used to be one of the most powerful legislative forces at the Capitol. This session, it has become...
Texas Senate approves occupational licensing law LGBTQ advocates call a "license to discriminate"
Texas business leaders and Texas Welcomes All holds a press conference to speak out against discriminatory legislation on March 27, 2019. Emree Weaver / The...
Rick Perry’s Career: A steady rise and sensational stop
Rick Perry appears to be at the end of his lengthy career as a politician. The former governor of Texas and soon-to-be-former Secretary of...
Analysis: Texas conservatives, in search of a new nemesis
When longtime U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy died in 2009, an irreverent Texas political consultant predicted the people who raise money for the two major...
Could a Democrat Be the New Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives?
Texas House Speaker Bonnen’s (R-Angleton) decision against seeking re-election after alienating his own party has brought fresh attention to the position. And the latest...
