Inside MAGA firebrand Ken Paxton’s 275 trips and $1.9M taxpayer security bill IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 1
Inside Downballot Dems’ Effort to Flip Texas’ Key County Battleground Amid voter suppression and rampant ideological warfare, Tarrant County Democratic candidates try to capitalize on this surge of local anger. Texas Observer · Sep 30
One of the Top Texas House Races Could Come Down to a Single Issue: Water As Corpus Christi reels from a severe water crisis, debates rage on at the city level and in a top targeted fight for state House District 34, currently held by a Republican. Texas Observer · Sep 9
AG Ken Paxton hasn’t challenged the Trump administration over Texas’ $10-billion Medicaid cut even though he sued Biden The attorney general won a lawsuit against the feds for withholding a Medicaid funding stream three years ago. Texas faces the same cut, but Paxton has stayed quiet. The Texas Tribune · Sep 4
New Texans, Latino doubts about Trump cloud Paxton's Senate bid Exurbs may decide Texas' next fight Axios · Jun 7
Texas Senate runoff sees surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric in campaign ads Runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton features ads and legal disputes targeting Texas Muslims The Guardian - US · May 26
By threatening public safety grants, Greg Abbott exerts control over Texas cities The governor’s threats have produced quick wins on hot-button issues important to the GOP base – immigration and perceived threats posed by Islam. The Texas Tribune · May 8
In Diverse Southwest Houston, Longtime Incumbent Hubert Vo Forced into Runoff Row After 20 years in office, opponents say he’s become out of touch and absent. Now he must survive a runoff against Alief school board member Darlene Breaux. Texas Observer · May 7
What Does the Allred-Johnson Runoff Tell Us About Texas Dems? In a cycle rife with intraparty tension, a runoff in a newly gerrymandered district finds two mainstream Dems searching for an edge on the left. Texas Observer · Apr 28
Texas Democrats bullish about winning back Latino voters - Roll Call Texas Republicans' redraw of the congressional map is running headlong into a Latino electorate disgruntled with Trump and the economy. Roll Call · Mar 17
Can Labor Candidates Help Texas Dems Win Back Power? A slate of union-affiliated candidates are taking the labor movement on the campaign trail up and down the ballot. Texas Observer · Feb 18
Ex-Con Congressman Attempts a Texas Comeback Steve Stockman, the felonious GOP politician, wants to return to Washington with a bid for a newly gerrymandered Houston-area district. Texas Observer · Dec 10, 2025
Voters in Texas’ 18th District waited months for an election. They’ll soon have two more. The race to fill Texas’ long-vacant 18th Congressional District seat is headed to a runoff, just before the start of a new election cycle. The Texas Tribune · Nov 14, 2025
In Texas special election, Democrats try to beat opponents – and voter confusion - Roll Call More than a dozen candidates are hoping to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner in the special election for Texas' 18th District Roll Call · Oct 22, 2025
The Texas Tribune · Sep 17, 2025 Texas GOP may be banking on low Hispanic turnout in new map Republicans note that some of the districts they intend to flip were redrawn to become majority-Hispanic. Democrats say the GOP made sure to add Hispanic Texans who are unlikely to vote.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 21, 2025 Texas is cleared to use its new congressional map in 2026. How does gerrymandering impact Texans? From urban cores to rural regions, Texans' needs differ. Experts say districts encompassing geographically distant communities will dilute their voices.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 21, 2025 Texas county cuts over 100 polling sites as Trump attacks mail-in voting nationally The decision in Tarrant County comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 12, 2025 In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 3, 2025 Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870 While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.
The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2025 Redrawing Texas: the Republican plan to stack the decks for the midterms Redistricting gives Republicans in the state the opportunity to ‘increase their strength and numbers’, experts say
The Texas Tribune · Jun 6, 2025 Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they’re celebrating its end. In 2001, Texas Republicans saw expanding college access for certain undocumented students as a way to build an educated workforce. Now, some GOP lawmakers feel only U.S. citizens should receive those benefits.
The Texas Tribune · May 25, 2025 After years of tension, Texas House emerges as cooperative partner for Dan Patrick and his conservative agenda A 2024 war among Republicans tilted the House to the right. Now more closely aligned with the Senate, Speaker Dustin Burrows has accelerated action on bail, school vouchers and social issues.
The Texas Tribune · May 24, 2025 Overriding a Texas governor’s veto can be impossible. Lawmakers are trying to change that. The state constitution’s legislative calendar — not a vote threshold — makes it hard to overrule the governor. Legislators are crafting an amendment that would make more overrides possible.
The Texas Tribune · May 16, 2025 Faculty and students blast Texas House panel for limiting testimony on bill that targets state universities The House's higher education committee closed registration to testify on Senate Bill 37 less than half an hour after the hearing started. About 20 people said they didn't get to address lawmakers.
The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2025 Trump at the Super Bowl: how the NFL’s culture war ended in surrender Trump’s attendance at the Super Bowl on Sunday in New Orleans stands to offer more evidence that the sporting climate has shifted from resistance to acceptance