Texas Politics

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging the Supreme Court not to review the state's restrictive abortion law.

If voters approve the measure next year, it will raise the state’s homestead exemption from $25,000 to $40,000 for school district property taxes, netting the average homeowner about $176 in savings.

Texas Republicans have approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and could decrease political representation for growing minority communities in the nation's largest red state.

Gov. Greg Abbott late in the session asked lawmakers to pass a bill mirroring his recent executive order prohibiting any entity from mandating proof of vaccination for employees and customers. There are two bills that would accomplish the governor’s ask. But as of right now, it’s not likely to pass.

The redistricting maps now go to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. However, Democrats believe it's unfair to minority voters and expect a court battle.

Gov Abbott's order strongly recommends vaccines but says it should be a voluntary decision. A group of doctors called the Committee to Protect Health Care say it’s an order that doesn’t protect and puts political posturing before people.

A new bill filed in the State Senate aims to require companies to provide an exemption for people who don't want a vaccine for reasons as simple as someone's "conscience." Medical professionals argued that vaccines work and can keep workers safe. Supporters of the bill argued mandates are a form of "discrimination."

Former Dallas State Senator Don Huffines, in an anti-LGBTQ+ statement, is taking ownership in getting the page taken down. He’s also going further, calling for an employee involved in its posting to be fired. 

The Texas House approved its proposal for state representation for the next ten years. It solidifies the Republican majority, adding districts with white voter majorities. But at least one North Texas Democrat secured a minor victory for his party in Dallas County.

The Dallas Regional Chamber distanced itself from the governor, saying businesses should make their own decisions. The Texas Hospital Association president said in a statement that the time is now to set politics aside.

Law enforcement leaders say they are trying to get ahead of another large group of migrants headed to the Texas border. One Texas sheriff is warning of another massive influx of Haitian migrants like the thousands that gathered underneath the city's international bridge last month.

“No entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual, including an employee or a consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19,” Abbott wrote in his order.

Allen West, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of Texas, said that he has received monoclonal antibody injections after being diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia.