The Houston-based seat will have been without representation for about 11 months.
Politics
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LGBTQ+ Texans
LGBTQ+ Texans fought to be recognized. That work is eroding under a conservative pressure campaign.
Conservative activists argue they’re protecting women and rebalancing the law that Democrats tilted in favor of LGBTQ+ people.
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The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival in photos
Images from this year’s festival, which ended Saturday in Austin.
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The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch: Chris Hayes speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The MSNBC anchor talks about his new book with Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith at 4 p.m. Saturday.
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The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch: Adam Schiff speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The Democratic U.S. senator from California sits down with journalist Terry Moran at 2:15 p.m. Saturday.
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The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch: Walter Isaacson speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The biographer and historian talks about his new book with John Avlon of The Bulwark at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
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The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch: Abby Phillip speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The CNN anchor talks about her new book about Black political power with CBS contributor Mark Whitaker at 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
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The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch: Amy Klobuchar speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The Democratic U.S. senator from Minnesota sits down with Ali Vitali, the host of MSNBC’s Way Too Early, at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
Meet the candidates vying to be Texas attorney general in the post-Paxton era
At the Texas Tribune Festival, Republican and Democratic candidates made their case for why they should be the state’s top lawyer.
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Watch: Eric Holder speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The former U.S. attorney general sits down with Melissa Murray of NYU Law School at 4 p.m. Friday.