Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced last year that she would not seek reelection after almost three decades in office.
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.
Within two days of advancing to the runoff, Beckley suggested Collier "doesn't inspire the base" and called on him to drop out of the runoff.
Led by state Rep. Rafael Anchìa, the Texas House Mexican American Legislative Caucus has filed two lawsuits against the new district maps.
Last-minute changes to the new Texas House map include adjustments in major counties and GOP optimism in South Texas.
The Texas GOP has called on House Republican leadership to revoke chairmanships from truant Democrats and establish measures to prevent another quorum break.
Some Democrats announced today that they would return their pay to the treasury. Others had already begun the process.
Some Democrats sided with Republicans on a limited number of issues, but election reform is a matter where they are standing their ground.
Under Article IV, Section 14 of the Texas Constitution, Gov. Greg Abbott has the authority to veto bills passed by the legislature.
At least one Democrat on the Texas House Elections Committee expressed disappointment that some of her colleagues were left out.
The perceived clash between the Second and Fifth Amendments made some Democrats hesitant, though a few voted for the bill.
While enforcement encounters remained high in April, the number of encounters in Texas barely moved compared to March.
