From left: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen want to raise the state sales tax in order to lower property taxes. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Texas’ Republican leadership wants to raise the taxes that consumers pay when they go shopping in order to lower the taxes that homeowners […]
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With Abbott just inaugurated for a second full term, questions about donor influence and the culture of pay-to-play are once again a top concern in the quest for better governance.
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Early voting concluded in the Texas Senate District 6 special election on Friday December 7th, with 10,011 voters casting ballots.
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Republican incumbents won all the statewide races in Texas on Election Day, as they have done for two decades, though most of the races were much closer than anticipated.
Continue readingIncumbents in the top state races have outraised their challengers, according to the latest campaign filings.
Continue readingTexas Governor Greg Abbott has raised nearly 50 times more than his opponent Democrat Lupe Valdez in the state’s gubernatorial race, according to the latest campaign filings with the Texas Ethics Commission.
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The Texas Senate is a small legislative body, with just 31 members. Each state senator represents between 800,000 and 900,000 residents, which is more than members of the Texas congressional delegation. The people of Texas Senate District 6 in Harris County, which is home to the Port of Houston and a massive cluster of petrochemical […]
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