After winning a special election earlier this month, former Houston councilwoman Jolanda Jones expanded her margin of victory in the Democratic runoff.
Former Houston councilwoman Jolanda Jones won the special election by a mere 202 votes but will once again face Danielle Keys Bess in the Democratic primary runoff election on May 27.
Rep. Garnet Coleman announced his resignation effective Monday citing health problems and moving onto the "next chapter" of his life.
The Houston Democrat is the latest in a wave of state lawmakers to announce that he will not be seeking reelection.
The Texas GOP has called on House Republican leadership to revoke chairmanships from truant Democrats and establish measures to prevent another quorum break.
House Democrats showed near-unified opposition to Republicans when they broke quorum in July, but now that unity is eroding.
The Texas legislature has been unable to move on any legislation since the regular session gaveled out in May.
As they did during the regular session, Democrats may break quorum during the special session to block a Republican election reform bill.
Under Article IV, Section 14 of the Texas Constitution, Gov. Greg Abbott has the authority to veto bills passed by the legislature.
This week — a look at Texas politics as the 87th Regular Legislative Session closes out.
After passing the House on Thursday, the state's budget will likely now move to a conference committee to hammer out differences between the two chambers' versions.
An amendment that would have allowed the state to establish its own Medicaid-like program to expand coverage for uninsured Texans was voted down during budget debate.
