How to watch Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s 2025 State of the State address
Abbott’s one-hour address will begin at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast to potentially more than 25 million Texans.
Texas legislative detente? Here's why Dan Patrick, Dustin Burrows say they'll work together
The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.
I study democracy worldwide − here’s how Texas is eroding human rights, free expression and civil liberties
A healthy democracy has free and fair elections, robust civil liberties, multiparty competition and minimal corruption. Does ...
With Democrats barred as committee chairs, Texas House is looking more like Congress
Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...
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Texas Democrats haven't been in power for 30 years. They just lost more control at the Capitol
New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...
Texas school choice takes center stage with Senate bill for Education Savings Account Program
The first glimpse of Texas' Education Savings Account Program, a major legislative priority for Governor Greg Abbott, has ...
Texas Senate committee quickly ushers school voucher bill, full chamber consideration next
After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it ...
Texas lawmakers push for substantial raises, benefits in new bills for state workers
New proposed bills aim to increase pay for all state employees and provide the first cost-of-living-adjustment for retirees ...
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Party control of Texas state government
Texas has a Republican trifecta and a Republican ... As of January 26, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta ...