As the third special session came to a close, rumors about a fourth session before the primary elections circulate the Capitol.
After disagreement on the form this property tax reform should take, the Texas legislature settled on increasing the mandatory homestead exemption.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan signaled the third special session could be the last one of the 87th legislature.
Donald Trump called on House Speaker Dade Phelan to move legislation requiring an audit of the 2020 election.
The Senate is moving forward with restoring harsher penalties for illegal voting but the measure is opposed by Speaker Phelan.
Capitol heavyweights are again throwing punches over the state's response to the power grid blackouts of February.
Brian Harrison will fill the vacancy left by Jake Ellzey when he resigned the seat after being elected to Congress.
The governor controls what the Texas legislature may consider during special sessions and Abbott has added two new items to the call.
The Texas legislature will convene once again this week, tasked with completing a handful of items set by Gov. Abbott.
Congress set guidelines for the funding, such as no tax cuts, but the legislature has eyed it anyway hoping courts will rule on their side.
This week — Lt. Governor Dan Patrick lists priority items for the next special session, a lawmaker is censured by his local GOP, and an agency gives an update on the pandemic unemployment.
This week — Dade Phelan rallies behind a property tax compression bill, a GOP official criticizes the Heartbeat Act, and a lawmaker announces he will forgo re-election.
Combined, House Democrats pulled in nearly $650,000 in contributions during the large part of their quorum break in July and August.
The Texas Lottery Commission contributes about a quarter of its revenue to education, but less than one percent to veterans’ causes.
This week — a look at Texas politics during the last week of the second special session.
The break for legislators is likely to be brief after a few of Governor Abbott's priorities failed to reach his desk before the chambers adjourned.
Only days remain in the state's second special session and the window of opportunity for Republicans to punish Democrats who broke quorum is closing.
For the second time in four months, the legislature's bill tamping down on local government employment ordinances failed in the Texas House.
This week — an attorney general opinion leaves abandoned House seats to the courts, 20 Democrats form a caucus to oppose “right-wing” legislation, and truant legislators owe three-quarters of a million dollars in repayments.
The bill passed the Texas House upon second reading by a 79 to 37 vote. It will head back to the Senate after passing third reading.
