How to watch Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s 2025 State of the State address
Abbott’s one-hour address will begin at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast to potentially more than 25 million Texans.
I study democracy. It's declining in Texas. | Opinion
Concerns about the future of American democracy dominate headlines worldwide — but Texas is already decidedly less democratic ...
I study democracy worldwide − here’s how Texas is eroding human rights, free expression and civil liberties
A healthy democracy has free and fair elections, robust civil liberties, multiparty competition and minimal corruption. Does ...
With Democrats barred as committee chairs, Texas House is looking more like Congress
Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...
Texas legislative detente? Here's why Dan Patrick, Dustin Burrows say they'll work together
The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.
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Abbott expected to promote vouchers and other highlights of his 2025 agenda in Sunday speech
After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative ...
What Mayor Ron Nirenberg says about rumors he’ll run for county judge
Mayor Ron Nirenberg is looking to replenish his campaign bank account as he heads into the last few months of his fourth and final term — which has set off a storm of speculation about his next act in ...
Texas lawmakers push for substantial raises, benefits in new bills for state workers
New proposed bills aim to increase pay for all state employees and provide the first cost-of-living-adjustment for retirees ...
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Party control of Texas state government
Texas has a Republican trifecta and a Republican ... As of January 30, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta ...