Texas Legislature

Texas voters will decide major-party nominees Tuesday in 33 primaries that went to an overtime round after the March elections.

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Lawmakers will meet with students, educators and advocates on both side of the guns debate starting Tuesday to discuss potential legislative changes in light of the Santa Fe High School shooting.

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Meet the Associated Republicans of Texas, a moderate PAC spending millions to combat hard-line conservative groups in the 2018 elections.

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Watch the video of our conversation with state Sen. Robert Nichols and state Rep. Travis Clardy, or check out the recap.

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Our annual ideas conference is bigger, better and especially star-studded this year. Join us for discussions of #tx2018, the 86th #txlege, the 2020 presidential race, public ed, immigration, health care, real news vs. fake news and so much more.

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The special election Saturday for House District 13 is on track for an overtime round late this summer.

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Two Republicans, former Grimes County Judge Ben Leman and Bellville businesswoman Jill Wolfskill — plus one Democrat, Cecil Webster — are on the ballot Saturday to finish the term of ex-state Rep. Leighton Schubert, R-Caldwell, who resigned in February.

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Gov. Greg Abbott has slated a Nov. 6 special election to finish the term of former state Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman.

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State Rep. René Oliveira, D-Brownsville, has been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to authorities.

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House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, endorsed Steve Allison on Thursday to replace Straus in House District 121. Straus is not seeking re-election after representing the district since 2005.

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Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday vowed to challenge Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez over her views on border security and immigration. Valdez accused the governor of "spewing his fear-based open borders nonsense."

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Efforts to close loopholes in the state's open information laws fell short at the end of last year's legislative session. An interim committee intended to get a head start before the 2019 session hasn't met. Its members haven't even been named.

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School officials are accessing other grants, pulling from local taxpayer dollars and diverting funding from different parts of their budgets to meet state pre-K requirements. They’re making things work for now, but they anticipate problems. 

 

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Texas is among several states that will bar teachers, dentists, nurses and other professional license holders from renewing their licenses if they are in default on their student loans. Critics say the practice is counterproductive, since it impedes Texans’ ability to work and pay back those loans.

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After going one for three in efforts to unseat Republican members of the Texas House in this week's primaries, Gov. Greg Abbott pointed Thursday to the "broader picture" of his involvement in the Republican primaries.

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State Rep. J.M Lozano, R-Kingsville, is the only incumbent Hispanic Republican left on the ballot for 2018.

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From the state senate primary that's shaping up to be the most expensive in Texas history to the dozen open seats in the Texas House, there are dramatic legislative races across the state worth keeping an eye on as polls close Tuesday.

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Ahead of Tuesday's primaries, the Republican race for Senate District 8 has turned into easily the most expensive — and arguably the nastiest — primary for state office.

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The Republican primary for House District 134 has turned into a intra-party battle with implications that could reach far beyond the Houston-based district.

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The leader of #ProjectRedTX is a former Gov. Greg Abbott campaign manager who has been involved in GOP politics through three previous redistricting cycles. The PAC has already raised $500,000 — from a single donor.

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