88th LegislatureFight Over Democrats as Texas Committee Chairs Will Come to a Head in House Rules Debate
Last session, efforts to ban or curtail the appointment of Democrats as committee chairs failed by large margins.
Last session, efforts to ban or curtail the appointment of Democrats as committee chairs failed by large margins.
After her narrow loss to Plesa, Jolly conceded the race the day after the election without mentioning the possibility of a recount.
A Houston victims advocate asked lawmakers to consider adding Felon in Possession of a firearm to a law limiting personal bonds for some criminal charges.
Democrats have called for additional restrictions on firearms after the shooting deaths of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde.
The court decided that Lucio’s innocence claims and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct deserve an examination by the trial court.
A Cameron County jury convicted Melissa Lucio in 2008 on a charge of capital murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter.
Melissa Lucio was sentenced to lethal injection in 2008 after a jury convicted her of capital murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter.
A new political action committee funded by Miriam Adelson donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Texas candidates.
Despite the state government's unwillingness to act on appeals for Texas Independence, the issue continues to reappear in its political discussions.
Amendments were adopted on the Texas House redistricting plan that could lead to one less Republican seat but shore up GOP support for incumbents.
Some school districts around Texas are experimenting with mask mandates that let parents opt their children out — and so is the legislature.
Confirming known news, the SEC officially congratulated the University of Texas at Austin on its departure from the Big 12.