Texas Politics

As we head into the final stretch of the year, political eyes are set on 2022 and the race for governor in Texas. A new poll on the Texas governor's race shows incumbent Republican Greg Abbott with a strong lead over potential Democrat candidate Beto O'Rourke in a potential matchup.

Texas has joined a growing list of Republican states suing the Biden administration over its vaccine mandate for businesses.

The lawsuit itself was expected. What is noteworthy is that the lawsuit is narrowly crafted, targeting specific aspects of the new law.

"You need to respect me as an individual and my decisions and do not verbally accost me or assault me and call me out and names," he said. "First of all, you need to know that I have the right to make those decisions about my body.”

Experts say increasing scrutiny on what’s taught in schools has become a political tool in recent elections and will be in future ones.

Here’s the breakdown of each proposed Texas constitutional amendment on the ballot for election day.

Some Democrats say Governor Greg Abbott’s strategy of using state resources to tackle the border crisis may be unconstitutional. They sent a letter demanding a federal investigation. The move is the latest in a back and forth between the state and the Biden administration over how to tackle illegal crossings at the border.

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.