The Texas Tribune on MSN2d
Texas Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against state GOP chair, lawmaker says
Rep. Cody Harris had accused Abraham George of improperly threatening to send mailers and censure lawmakers who backed Rep.
Texas Monthly2d
Anti-Immigration Hard-Liners in the Texas GOP Are Putting on a Show
Trump’s followers in Texas talk tough when it comes to border enforcement and mass deportations. A close read tells a ...
How Texas GOP activists are planning to take ‘spiritual jurisdiction' over Legislature
The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...
Texas Standard2h
Texas Democrats haven’t been in power for 30 years. They just lost more control at the Capitol.
New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair positions. This change breaks a long-standing tradition in the chamber — and ...
The Associated Press on MSN9d
Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP’s hard right
Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday ...
Texas Republican Senators fill 68% of committee appointments
As President of the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) on Friday announced his committee appointments for the 89th ...
Billionaires give to Texas Democrats, too, but not as much and without the GOP’s results
Texas has some of the most lenient ethics laws in the country. Donors can give unlimited amounts to candidates, and Patrick’s ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, senior Republican lawmakers say Texas should clarify abortion ban
Patrick is the first major Republican official in Texas to say he supports clarifying the state's near-total abortion ban ...