David Muto

The 2013 legislative session doesn’t start until January, but eager lawmakers on Monday offered a glimpse of what to expect next year.

Your evening reading: Texas secession petition draws enough signatures for White House review; lawmakers begin filing bills for 2013 session; Cruz says Texas could turn blue

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case with the power to dramatically alter the future of voting rights in Texas.

Your evening reading: U.S. Supreme Court to take up challenge to Voting Rights Act; Canseco concedes; breaking down Tuesday’s cost per vote

Just three days after the election, speculation about 2014 and 2016 has already ramped up in Texas.

Your evening reading: Perry talks 2016; GOP congressman says immigration reform possible next year; Hughes vows to decentralize power in House

With the dust settling around the presidential election, what a second Obama terms means for Texas has come into focus.

Your evening reading: Canseco not conceding, alleges voter fraud; Perry says Obama has a “chance to start over”; in wake of election, conservative activists back Hughes for speaker

Republicans still reign in Texas, but the state’s Democrats — while celebrating the re-election of President Obama — didn’t go home empty-handed on Tuesday.

Your evening reading: voting extended two hours in Galveston County; last look at federal candidates’ fundraising numbers; Cruz looking past likely victory tonight