Texas Politics

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawyer had argued that federal prosecutors based out of San Antonio had an “obvious conflict” in the investigation.

Gov. Greg Abbott offered no hints about whether he might run for president in a rare primetime address Thursday night but used it to make a case that hard-line immigration measures, tougher criminal penalties and a humming economy are a model for the rest of the U.S.

Governor Abbott told state agencies to stop using diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring consideration, calling it a violation of federal and state employment laws.

Speaking in December, Patrick was less out front about conservative priorities like school book bans and restrictions to rights for transgender people. His priority bill list made clear those are a major part of his focus.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation of the three-term Republican.

They hope it will improve confidence in elections, despite the fact that a recent audit praised elections in the Republican-majority county.

There is growing bipartisan support toward legalizing gambling in the state of Texas.

Three North Texas Republicans are pushing to ban children from drag shows. Frisco Rep. Jared Patterson wants to go a step further, making businesses change their classification to a sexually oriented business.

A state representative from Austin is looking to transform the way local elections are held, calling to shift to a growing process called ranked-choice voting.

We know Texas has a record surplus and a lot of the focus has been on property tax relief, but in his inaugural address, Gov. Greg Abbott gave a preview of what other priorities he has for this legislative session.