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Why the coming battle over redistricting could devolve into a political knife fight

The always partisan, always person process of redrawing Texas' political maps is about to get under way in Austin.

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Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill restoring the funding that he vetoed for the Texas Legislature and its 2,100 state employees

Abbott vetoed the funding earlier this year as retribution for the House Democrats’ walkout to block the GOP elections bill at the end of the regular session.

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Harris County Won’t Have To Throw Out Mail-In Ballots From Voters 65 And Older Who Received Unsolicited Applications – Houston Public Media

Conservative activist Steve Hotze and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller were among those who tried to block the mailings, which they said flouted state law.

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Why the coming battle over redistricting could devolve into a political knife fight

Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill restoring the funding that he vetoed for the Texas Legislature and its 2,100 state employees

Harris County Won’t Have To Throw Out Mail-In Ballots From Voters 65 And Older Who Received Unsolicited Applications – Houston Public Media

California recall could boost Newsom's clout for 2022

U.S. Department of Education approves grant funding for school districts facing state punishment for mask mandates

Who Killed Criminal Justice Reform in Texas?

Gov. Greg Abbott wanted state lawmakers to ban mask mandates in public schools. They didn’t.

Abortion ban, permitless carry, elections bill: The week that solidified Texas' hard right turn after the 2020 election

2021 legislative session was a warning to Democrats: Learn how to win elections or perish

What will the Texas voting law do?

Barely underway, Texas redistricting draws lawsuit

Barely underway, Texas redistricting draws its first lawsuit challenging Legislature’s authority to redraw legislative maps

Bill limiting abortion-inducing pills heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk to be signed into law

The hard-fought Texas voting bill is poised to become law. Here's what it does.

After census, citizens panels seek sway in redistricting

Texas House Solidifies Quorum With Burst Of Returning Democrats But Has Only 2 Weeks Left To Pass Jam-Packed Agenda – Houston Public Media

After a nearly six-week exodus over GOP voting bill, enough Democrats return to Texas House to resume work

Analysis: Texas government grinds to a stop — of the governor’s choosing

People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, 2020 census shows

OPINION: Going backward: Lawsuits begin to fight voter restriction efforts

Texas Legislative Staffers Still Aren’t Being Paid. How Far Will Gov. Greg Abbott’s Funding Veto Go? – Houston Public Media

Texas House orders arrest of missing Democrats as weekslong stalemate over a voting restrictions bill continues

Capital Highlights — Delta variant spurs huge increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Another special session to pass a GOP voting bill started without a quorum. This time it’s unclear if Democrats will stay away.

GOP leaders say they’ve secured an extra month of funding for Texas Legislature to plug money vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces new special session to begin Saturday

Gov. Abbott announces second special session agenda

Arkansas governor says he regrets law banning mask mandates

Texas lawmakers file bill to block UT-Austin from leaving Big 12 for SEC

Beto O’Rourke group gives $600,000 to House Democrats’ stay in D.C.

Beto O'Rourke group gives $600,000 to House Democrats' stay in D.C.

Drawing from recent events, officials aim to mitigate hazards through deeper planning – The Big Bend Sentinel

The Woodlands' State Rep. Steve Toth Thinks Texas Needs Its Own 2020 Election Audit

Senate hearing in Georgia highlights growing alarm over potential post-election meddling

Texas Democrats' escape will cost around $1.5 million, legislator says

Amid fight over Texas voting restrictions, attorney wants Black parishioners to know church's historic role

A Texas GOP Voting Bill Is Likely Dead Due To The Democratic Walkout. So Are These Other Bills – Houston Public Media

Texas House Democrats flee the state in move that could block voting restrictions bill, bring Legislature to a halt

Texas House Democrats preparing to flee the state in move that could block voting restrictions bill, bring Legislature to a halt

Analysis: There’s plenty still to play out ahead of 2022, but Greg Abbott is starting to run up the score

Texans reportedly waited 17 hours and until the middle of the night to testify on GOP voting restrictions bill

Mayor Turner submits written testimony for Texas Senate’s public hearing on voting restrictions bill

Gov. DeSantis waives deadline for property taxes from Champlain Towers condo units

One word to describe the partisan-charged special session of the Texas Legislature: Ugly

Michigan bureau: LGBTQ rights ballot drive short signatures

Michigan bureau: LGBTQ rights ballot drive short signatures

Florida engineers form study group to recommend reforms after Surfside condo collapse

Democrats Fear Texas Republicans Will Push Even Harder In Second Bid To Pass New Voting Restrictions – Houston Public Media

Texas Legislature's special session agenda to include election integrity, critical race theory

Former top Texas leaders back court challenge to Abbott veto of Legislature’s money

What you need to know about the upcoming special session of the Texas Legislature

Analysis: The noisiest branch of Texas government goes into overtime

Special legislative session is packed with controversy but not clarity, Tribune reporters say

TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters on how Texans feel about immigration, voting, Greg Abbott and more

Federal judge blocks Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law

DeSantis vetoes Florida Legislature’s overhaul of auto insurance

California Democrats seek to change rules ahead of Newsom recall

Capital Highlights — Democrats sue over defunding of legislative branch

Texas House Democrats and legislative staffers take Gov. Greg Abbott to court for defunding Legislature

Texas House Democrats and legislative staffers take Gov. Abbott to court for defunding Legislature

California lawmakers seek to remove 'he' from state laws

Democrats: Using disaster declaration to fund border wall is overreach of executive powers

Gov. Greg Abbott is using a disaster declaration to help fund a border wall. Democrats say it’s an overreach of executive powers.

Texas lawmakers will return to Austin for a July special session

Column: Many California kids can't access Wi-Fi for schoolwork. Newsom wants the state to step up

Lawmakers defunded affordable housing. Florida voters might force them to take crisis seriously | Editorial

How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections

Analysis: Idaho awash in enough cash to address a lot of issues — or start a lot of fights

Did Lawmakers Fix Texas’s Electric Grid?

Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall, but does Texas have the ability — or money — to do so?

Republicans in the States Are Proving Joe Manchin Wrong

Johnson County judge moves towards ruling new emergency management laws unconstitutional

Texas lawmakers responded to the pandemic by limiting what the government can do in response to a pandemic

Abbott could be upsetting balance of powers with threat to veto lawmaker’s pay

Texas lawmakers responded to the pandemic by limiting what the government can do in response to a pandemic

Oregon bans guns from Capitol, demands safe storage in homes

House Speaker Dade Phelan says Gov. Greg Abbott could hurt staffers and legislative agencies if he tries to block lawmaker salaries

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vows to defund state Legislature after voting restrictions bill fails, threatening salaries

Texas Senate didn’t pass critical bill needed to keep key state agency alive, potentially forcing a special session