The court decided that Lucio’s innocence claims and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct deserve an examination by the trial court.
The Democratic candidate for governor suggested legalizing gambling could provide an opening for property tax relief.
The House District 73 seat is open after Rep. Kyle Biedermann chose not to seek re-election after three terms in the Texas House.
A Cameron County jury convicted Melissa Lucio in 2008 on a charge of capital murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter.
Speaker Dade Phelan did not discount the possibility of such legislation, but did not exhibit the same enthusiasm as the lieutenant governor.
The school district M&O rate accounts for the largest portion of local property taxes collected in Texas.
This week — Dan Patrick knocks the Texas House, a poll shows an early picture of Texas' 2024 GOP presidential primary, and Texas GOP leadership endorses in a special election.
With the governor preoccupied with his own race, it's unclear how much Abbott will get involved financially in these primary runoffs.
With 10 months remaining in the 87th legislature's interim, Speaker Dade Phelan has released a list of charges he's tasked the House with analyzing.
Speaker Phelan concluded his first primary as head of the Texas House. So far, no GOP incumbents have been upset, though four face runoffs.
In his first electoral test as a Republican, Ryan Guillen avoided a runoff election with 57 percent of the vote.
Unlike general elections, candidates in the primaries must receive a majority rather than a plurality of votes to be nominated.
