Five Texas House Democrats Who Traveled to Washington, D.C., Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus

Five Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives who traveled to Washington D.C. last week have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to...

Texas House Speaker Offers Democrats Free Plane Ride Home to Return to State

The push to bring fugitive Texas Democrats back to Austin could be reaching new heights. House Speaker Dade Phelan said Thursday that he will charter...

El Paso Democrat Joe Moody Stripped of Leadership Position after Leaving State with Democrats

El Paso Democrat Joe Moody was stripped of his position as speaker pro tem of the Texas House on Thursday in the first major...

Live Updates: Vice President Kamala Harris Meets with Democratic Texas Lawmakers Opposing Voting Restrictions...

Texas Democrats in the state House left Texas and arrived in Washington, D.C., on Monday in an effort to again block a GOP attempt...

Former State Rep. Matt Rinaldi Wins Texas Gop Chair Election

Former state Rep. Matt Rinaldi of Irvingis the next chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. On Sunday, the State Republican Executive Committee elected Rinaldi...

Texans Testifying on Gop Voting Bill Faced a 17 Hour-wait to Be Heard by...

Claudia Torres-Yañez walked into the Texas Capitol at 7:30 a.m. Saturday to testify against Republican efforts to enact new voting restrictions in the state. Fifteen...

Former Legislative Leaders from Both Parties Oppose Abbott Veto of Legislative Funding as State...

The state is defending Gov. Greg Abbott's recent veto of legislative funding as a bipartisan group of former state leaders — as well as...

Allen West Announces He Is Running Against Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican Primary

Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sundayhe is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott. The announcement was made during at appearance by West...

Congress Votes to Remove Confederate Statues from U.S. Capitol

Dan Crenshaw recently joined a Democratic majority in their efforts to remove statues of Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol. Joining Crenshaw was a list...

Greater Disparities to Emerge in Texas As Unemployment Benefits, Protections Against Evictions and Utility...

Rush hour traffic has returned, and downtown bars are loud, crowded and rowdy again. But the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic also means economic...
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