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As the state attorney generalβs office transitions from Republican to Democratic hands, the Justice Department moves to intervene in the stateβs legal battle over Medicaid…
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Election officials for more than a year sought fixes to TEAM, the stateβs voter registration and management system.
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Democrats are less likely to pick on cities the way Republican lawmakers have, observers said. But a fight over housing affordability will test that.
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Democrats won back the Texas House for the first time in 24 years. Gov. Greg Abbottβs bullishness on vouchers turned off some Republican voters in…
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The move clears the way for the three newly elected Democratic justices on the 15th Court of Appeals to hear the cases after they take…
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Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa is selecting a new education commissioner, who would have the power to replace any or all appointed board managers.
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Texas made history Tuesday night by electing the first Latina governor and first female lieutenant governor. In January, the state House is expected to elect…
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Houston police will stop contacting ICE during traffic stops when drivers arenβt arrested, even if they have immigration warrants. The change follows pressure from Gov.…
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The 87-year-old Houston Democrat, known as Ms. T, has served in the Legislature since 1973. On Tuesday, her party won control of the Texas House…
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Neither tacos, nor bluebonnets, nor crooked politicians are unique to Texas. However, ocelotsβspotted wild felinesβjust about are. Although they can be found south of the…
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Economists attributed Texasβ economic success to factors that have little to do with the political party that controls the state.
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Associations that represent the oil and gas industry are calling on Jon Rosenthal, the first Democrat on the commission in three decades, to govern fairly…
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After Abbottβs defeat, Texasβ new governor faces questions about Operation Lone Star, border security and the future of immigration enforcement.
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Rep. Senfronia Thompson, a Houston Democrat, and Rep. Eddie Morales Jr., D-Eagle Pass, have both announced their intentions.
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Hinojosaβs first press conference begins at 2 p.m. Thursday. She ousted longtime Republican Gov. Greg Abbott amid a national blue wave.
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Going into the election, half of voters didnβt know anything about the Democratic statewide candidates. Now, Democrats are going to run the stateβs most important…
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Universities were a political target of Texas Republicans. As Gina Hinojosa and other Democrats prepare for office, hereβs a look at the turning point facing…
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Republican state senators will still hold a majority in the Capitolβs upper chamber. They have the ability to significantly weaken the role of the lieutenant…
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The end to GOP dominance in Texas will likely have major implications for K-12 education policies, including the future of school vouchers and state takeovers.
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Hinojosaβs victory has injected a surge of pride in the South Texas region where the Austin lawmaker was born and raised.
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