This week — a lawmaker rallies behind a special session property tax cut, Governor Abbott announces massive fundraising haul, and the state’s accountant unveils optimistic biennial revenue update.
The 2022 GOP gubernatorial primary has its fourth entrant as Allen West announced his candidacy on Independence Day.
With illegal border crossings spiking, both incumbent and challengers in the Texas gubernatorial GOP primary are focusing their efforts and rhetoric on the issue.
Gov. Greg Abbott has committed to a border wall between Texas and Mexico as part of a “comprehensive border security plan.”
In an effort to "crack down" on illegal crossings, the governor announced new border security measures that include border wall construction.
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster, saying the federal government has left requests for assistance “unanswered.”
The southern border will be a focal point in the 2022 GOP gubernatorial primary as challengers try to unseat incumbent Greg Abbott.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin has endorsed Republican Don Huffines, a former state senator who is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott.
While enforcement encounters remained high in April, the number of encounters in Texas barely moved compared to March.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
This week — a mask mandate prohibition fails on the floor, speculation continues over the attorney general primary, and a “resign-to-run” requirement for party officials passes the House.
Huffines has been a longtime critic of Abbott's pandemic response, especially his cessions to local governments and statewide mandates.
A former state senator says the ongoing power outage crisis is entirely the fault of Gov. Greg Abbott.
In the heated special election race, Drew Springer and Shelley Luther fell short of receiving a majority of the vote and will go on to face each other in a runoff election.
A Louisiana attorney pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud for participating in a scandal beginning in 2011 that led to the closure of a taxpayer-funded school bus agency in Dallas.
Activists from around Texas, joined by a variety of speakers, descended upon their state capitol to rally in support of reopening the state.
The Republican primary race to challenge Rep. Colin Allred intensifies in Texas' 32nd Congressional District after the historically GOP district flipped Democrat in 2018.
