Ken Paxton prosecutors to seek rehearing in pay decision
The court ruled Nov. 21 that six-figure payments for the prosecutors' work were outside legal limits. Full Story
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Dennis Bonnen, presumptive next Texas House speaker, backs removal of Confederate plaque
After Gov. Greg Abbott announced a Jan. 11 gathering of the State Preservation Board, which oversees the Capitol grounds, the likely next Texas House speaker applauded a "meeting to begin the process of removing” the controversial plaque. Full Story
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Jeff Leach resigns from the hardline Texas House Freedom Caucus, urging GOP unity
The Plano Republican told members of the Tea Party-aligned caucus that he was leaving the group because he thinks that his "time, talent and treasure is best devoted to fighting for those things within the Republican Caucus." Full Story
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Texas officials pay tribute to President George H.W. Bush
The 41st president of the United States died Friday at the age of 94. Full Story
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Analysis: All Texas politics is national
The general election two years ago set Texas Republicans on a red-meat sprint in the 2017 legislative session. This year, the tone is quieter, and the agenda is laden with bread-and-butter issues. Full Story
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Three weeks after election, Texas Democrat concedes to state Rep. Morgan Meyer in tight race
Joanna Cattanach’s concession comes almost one month after the 2018 midterms. The Democrat had trailed state Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-Dallas, by roughly 200 votes and requested a recount nearly a week after the election. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Kay Granger tapped to be top Republican member of powerful Appropriations Committee
An influential GOP group voted Thursday to select Granger, the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Texas, to be the party's ranking member on the budget-writing panel once Democrats take over control of the chamber. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, speaks during the House GOP leadership press conference after the House Republican Conference meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.]()
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Texas has the highest number of uninsured kids in America, report finds
A Georgetown University Center for Children and Families report released Thursday found that Texas had about 835,000 uninsured children in 2017, an increase of 83,000 kids from the previous year. Full Story
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TribCast: The Beto O'Rourke 2020 boomlet; will Ken Paxton's prosecutors get paid?
On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Aman, Emma and Cassi about the 2020 presidential buzz surrounding Beto O'Rourke, the latest in the securities fraud case against Ken Paxton and the debate over a Confederate plaque at the state Capitol. Full Story
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Texas congressional delegation could see more retirements ahead of 2020
Some close watchers of the Texas congressional delegation expect a rash of retirements ahead of the 2020 elections, in part due to GOP members unhappy with their new minority status in the chamber. Full Story
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"Some people play golf. I’m in the Legislature.” Rep. Tom Craddick’s tenure in the Texas House will soon reach 50 years.
Craddick, who is best known for his iron-fisted grip on the gavel during his six years as speaker of the Texas House, has not lost any interest in serving in the Capitol. Full Story
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Deal with Mexico paves way for asylum overhaul at U.S. border
The Trump administration has struck a deal with Mexico's incoming government to remake border policy. Full Story
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![The Border Patrol participates in "operational readiness exercises" to prepare for the caravan moving through Mexico and heading towards the border, according to a CBP agent, at the Paso del Norte Port of Entry on Friday, November 9, 2018, in El Paso, Texas.]()
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Trump plan would force asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico as cases are processed
The plan, called “Remain in Mexico,” amounts to a major break with current screening procedures. Full Story
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Abbott-led preservation board has authority to take down Confederate plaque, Paxton says
State Rep. Eric Johnson, D-Dallas, renewed his call to take down the plaque, noting that the preservation board had never approved his request to do so. Full Story
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules against prosecutors in Ken Paxton payment case
The court agreed in December to weigh in on an obstacle to Paxton’s long-running legal drama, a fight over more than a year’s payment for the prosecutors working on the case. Full Story
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Analysis: For Texas politicians, the season of receiving has arrived
The elections are behind the state's politicians. The 86th legislative session is ahead. In between, it's time to raise money. Full Story
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Democrats in the Texas House ponder life with Dennis Bonnen as speaker
Nearly half of the Democrats who will serve in the House next year signed on to support state Rep. Dennis Bonnen's speaker bid. Other members are left wondering what a House with Bonnen at the helm could mean for them — and whether they could get behind it. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela signs letter opposing Nancy Pelosi as House speaker
The Texan joined 15 other members and members-elect in signing the letter, which has complicated Pelosi's bid to return as House speaker. Full Story
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Trump’s attack on former UT System chancellor who led bin Laden raid escalates a war of words
President Trump derided Bill McRaven, who recently left his post as chancellor of the University of Texas, as a “Hillary Clinton fan” and an “Obama backer” before suggesting that the four-star admiral should have caught Osama bin Laden faster. Full Story
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![UT System Chancellor William McRaven makes a point during discussion at the July 13, 2017 retreat of the UT Board of Regents at a west Austin hotel. No discussion of McRaven's more than 2 1/2-year tenure as chancellor was considered in the open session.]()
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Analysis: The neglected Texans responsible for 2018’s GOP wins
The Republicans at the top of the statewide ballot in Texas won their elections this year, but it was the state's least-populated and most-ignored counties that put them over the top. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns on the last weekend before the midterm elections before 300 people in Victoria, Texas]()
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