Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s Challengers Take Aim at His Ethics, Relationship to Indicted Political...
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, a two-term Republican, is facing his toughest reelection cycle yet as he stares down challengers from the left and...
Texas Superintendents Say Lack Of School Safety Funding May Lead To Budget Cuts
Public school administrators were well aware that the Texas House’s vote to block a school voucher program last month would likely mean getting no...
Judge strikes down strict voter assistance rules in Texas’ 2021 rewrite of election laws
Certain provisions of Texas’ sweeping 2021 voting law that restrict voter assistance violate the federal Voting Rights Act and cannot be enforced, a federal judge...
Texas’ Governor Brags About His Border Initiative. The Data Doesn’t Back Him Up.
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Gov. Greg Abbott Calls for Stiffer Penalty for Illegal Voting — Weeks After He...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday called for Texas lawmakers to increase the penalty for illegal voting — less than a month after he signed...
Texas Senate Approves $15 Million Bill to Expand Local Mental Health Treatment Options for...
The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that would create a $15 million “Innovation Grant” program designed to expand access to mental health services...
Texans Make The Case For Why Voting Matters
Election after election, Republicans have dominated Texas politics since roughly the end of the 20th century.
And this year, Texas Republicans get another edge because...
Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate For Health Care Workers After Texas, Other...
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers from going into effect nationwide next week after...
Most 18-year-old Texans Aren’t Signed Up To Vote Despite A Law Requiring Voter Registration...
When David Dzul approached his principal about setting up a voter registration drive on campus in 2019, he quickly realized why voting participation rates...
Honest Or Arrogant? U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s Brand Of Conservatism Divides Some Republicans
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw was 34 as he entered his first congressional term in 2019 amid buzz that he could be the future of...
