Harris County elected a Democratic district attorney, Houston ISD voters thumbed their noses at the Texas school finance system and Austin voters backed a $720 million transportation bond.
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Analysis: An election without a mandate for Texas lawmakers
Some elections are referendums on issues, public votes that give lawmakers a good idea of what voters want. This election isn’t one of those.
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GOP operative John Colyandro to lead “school choice” lobbying group
Longtime GOP political operative John Colyandro has been tapped to head a new organization that will aggressively push Texas lawmakers to approve education savings accounts.
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Analysis: Texas politicians merely echoing the message they’re receiving
Sure, there’s a lot of pushing and shoving going on among the state’s elected officials, but there’s a lot of pushing and shoving going on with Texas voters, too.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: In Texas, sharp division on Black Lives Matter movement
Texas voters’ differences over race and gender parallel their political preferences, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Abbott, Patrick disagree on special session for school funding
Gov. Greg Abbott turned down Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s suggestion that he call a special session to overhaul school funding.
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UT/TT Poll: Bathrooms, the Constitution and other hot Texas issues
A slight majority of Texas voters — and an overwhelming majority of Republican voters — think transgender people should use the restrooms that match their birth gender, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texas Republicans want to narrow scope of same-sex marriage ruling
Texas Republicans are asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider a case about benefits in what appears to be an attempt to narrow the scope of the landmark ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
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UT/TT Poll: Texas voters give tough grades to top officials, institutions
Texas voters give tough grades to federal officials and better grades to state officials.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubles down on school choice fight
Days after a House hearing in which lawmakers gave the issue skeptical treatment, Patrick made clear private school choice topped his list of legislative priorities.
