Early voting is underway as voters decide on eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.
A judge declared two entire sections of state election code unconstitutional infringements of First Amendment rights, but left a statute prohibiting some forms of electioneering intact.
After pressure for a 2020 election audit from Trump, the Texas Secretary of State announced it would audit several major counties.
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.
Tens of thousands have been referred to federal immigration authorities for being illegally present in the country.
After a late-night filibuster from Sen. Carol Alvarado, the Texas Senate again approved the GOP election reform bill.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session has been at a standstill for a lack of a quorum since Democrats fled Austin for Washington, D.C.
Without a quorum, the Texas House is at a standstill and law enforcement is unable to apprehend absent Democrats while they are out of state.
Democrats broke quorum by going to Washington, D.C. when the Texas House was scheduled to meet on Tuesday.
As they did during the regular session, Democrats may break quorum during the special session to block a Republican election reform bill.
Some Democrats sided with Republicans on a limited number of issues, but election reform is a matter where they are standing their ground.
Current Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs will step down from the position at the end of this month.
The Democrats on the committee accused Chairman Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) and others of “silencing opposing viewpoints.”
The number of alleged election fraud offenses is still dwarfed by the number of votes cast in the most recent statewide elections.
A total of 23 candidates, including 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats, filed to run for the special election in Texas’ Sixth Congressional District.
The Texas legislature convenes today for its 87th regular session with only 140 days to complete its business.
Evaluations show Texas officials had concerns about Dominion Voting Systems product's efficiency and reliability when they rejected their use in January of this year.
