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The Justice Department wants the high court to put the restrictive law on hold during ongoing legal challenges. The U.S. government says the legislation is unconstitutional. -
The session is focused on approving new district maps. Gov. Greg Abbott is also pressuring lawmakers to pass his priorities.
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"The answer to that is not necessarily, what you need to do is then push to the right. The answer to that is ... invest more in the ground game; invest more in outreach." -
Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has called off a fundraiser in Texas because an organizer was displaying a swastika made of syringes in her social media profile to protest mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.
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It’s far from clear whether House Speaker Dade Phelan will force through a bill that would ban businesses from requiring their employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Members considered more than 50 amendments to the proposed map during debate that began Tuesday and ended early Wednesday. It will now head to the Senate for consideration. Some of the biggest changes focused on Dallas and Harris counties.
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A proposed map outlining changes to voting districts for the Texas House of Representatives goes before the full chamber on Tuesday. The maps have sparked controversy because critics say they are drawn in a way that dilutes the power of voters of color.
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Tea party firebrand Allen West, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of Texas, was hospitalized with COVID-19 on Sunday but said he’s “doing great.”
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The most restrictive abortion law in the country is back in effect in Texas, after a temporary block was lifted.
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The Texas Legislature is in the midst of redrawing voting districts, a process that happens after the census every 10 years.
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A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., which since September has banned most abortions in the nation’s second-most populous state.
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Timothy Mellon is the Wyoming-based grandson of banking tycoon Andrew Mellon. He is responsible for nearly 98% of the donations to Texas’ border wall fund.
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The bill would allow county party leaders, candidates, judges and political committees to formally ask the Texas secretary of state's office to review any "irregularities" in an election.
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The Houston-area Democrat has officially announced his candidacy. He will face Matthew Dowd in a Democratic primary race.
