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Trump drives Texas GOP transformation

Struggles between Bush Republicans and hardline conservatives predate Trump. But he has tried to tip the scales

Salon · May 29

From Cornyn to Paxton: How Trump helped accelerate the Texas GOP’s transformation

The power struggle between old-school Bush Republicans and hardline conservatives predates President Donald Trump. But he has used his clout to help tip the scales.

The Texas Tribune · May 28

Here are the megadonors and dark money groups bankrolling John Cornyn and Ken Paxton’s Senate primary

The incumbent senator has dominated financially, thanks to an array of megadonors and dark money groups. The Tribune assembled a guide to the money behind the most expensive Senate primary ever.

The Texas Tribune · May 15

At the Races: The Art of the Sale - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including GOP's quest to sell the 'big beautiful' law.

Roll Call · Jul 17, 2025

Feds refer Texas’ Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed its finding that Texas unfairly favored white residents in rural areas when it distributed $1 billion in Harvey aid in 2021.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 16, 2025

Biden blames Beryl delay on TX officials

Gov. Greg Abbott has spent the duration of the hurricane on a pre-scheduled trip to meet with foreign diplomats

Salon · Jul 10, 2024

Six years after Hurricane Harvey, the city of Houston still hasn’t allocated $200 million in relief funds

Both the state and the city of Houston say they want to work together to help pay down the remaining funds.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 8, 2024

Ken Paxton emerges victorious from yet another career scandal

It marked a screaming milestone in a two-decade political career that has seen Paxton harness the state’s increasingly conservative politics — and later the rise of Donald Trump — to stay in power longer than his vulnerabilities would suggest.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 17, 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment

Only two of 19 Republican Senators voted in favor of convicting for any article — a stark contrast to the more than 70% of House Republicans who impeached the attorney general in May.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 16, 2023

Texas AG Ken Paxton claims fellow Republicans plotted to oust him in impeachment trial defense

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long denied corruption accusations that have dogged him for years

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023