This procedure is required under Senate Bill (SB) 1, the new Texas election law overhaul passed last year.
The four Republican candidates racing to succeed the relatively liberal Rep. Lyle Larson vied to prove their conservative authenticity.
In the coming year, there could be a rematch between Dan Patrick and the Democrat who almost defeated him in 2018.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
The retirement is the seventh of this year while a handful of other incumbents are seeking other office.
This week — the “Save Women’s Sports Act” finds a path to a GOP-controlled committee, a pro-life Democrat signs onto “rape and incest" exception, and Abbott makes six appointments to an energy oversight body.
The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee has passed the bill and it now awaits consideration by the full Senate.
The San Antonio Republican has taken a position of opposition to many of the priorities championed by his fellow GOP legislators.
This week — a special session agenda update, Sid Miller announces his re-election run, and legislators renew calls for Medicaid expansion.
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.
Medicaid expansion has wind behind its sails now that nine GOP House members have signed onto legislation expand the program.
Several Texas lawmakers are calling for an end to daylight savings, something the state can exempt itself from under federal law.
