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12 hours ago

Rift grows between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan over how to cut property taxes

The Senate wants to raise the homestead exemption. The House wants to tighten the appraisal cap. Both chambersโ€™ leaders are skeptical of each otherโ€™s proposal.

13 hours ago

Texas Senate approves bill restricting participation of transgender college athletes

The bill requires college athletes to compete on sports teams based on their sex assigned at birth, regardless of their gender identity. It now heads to the Texas House, where Republican lawmakers have expressed their support for similar legislation.

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1 day ago

Texas poised to ban healthcare procedures for trans youths

A Texas bill that would revoke the licenses of doctors who provide gender affirming medical therapies to trans youth just cleared a significant hurdle.

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2 days ago

Texas Senate scales back proposed restrictions on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender kids

Senate Bill 14 would now allow trans children who are already receiving some transition-related treatments to continue getting that care. The Senate gave initial approval to the reworked legislation Wednesday.

2 days ago

Texas Senate approves bill restricting which college sports teams transgender athletes can join

After final Senate approval, the bill will head to the Texas House where enough lawmakers have already expressed support to approve a similar bill. Gov. Greg Ab

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2 days ago

Dueling property tax cut packages would reduce Texansโ€™ tax bills by more than $16 billion โ€“ Houston Public Media

Thereโ€™s broad, bipartisan support in the Texas Legislature for using the stateโ€™s record surplus to cut taxes, but the Senate and House are at odds on how to accomplish that goal.

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3 days ago

Texas Senate approves bill restricting which college sports teams transgender athletes can join

The Republican-controlled Texas Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender athletes from participating in university womenโ€™s sports.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

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3 days ago

Texas bill advancing in the Senate would block minors from updating gender on birth certificates

Opponents of the bill call it a โ€œpower play aimed at making the lives of transgender children as difficult as possible.โ€

3 days ago

Texas committee moves forward on bans on public library 'Drag Queen Story Hour,' drag shows with kids present

Texas state lawmakers are moving forward on two bills banning drag performances in the presence of minors and in public, and now the proposed laws are heading to the senate floor.

foxnews.com
3 days ago

Texas just got closer to criminalizing drag shows statewide

Two measures that passed the committee stage Monday would effectively criminalize drag performances across Texas.

chron.com

Senate passes tax cut bills with goal of lowering taxes, benefiting schools

The Texas Senate last week unanimously approved a $16.5 billion package to lower property taxes and inject billions of dollars into public schools.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Opinions San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

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Texas Senate budget writers propose billions for teacher raises, lower property taxes and water projects

The Senate Finance Committeeโ€™s proposals wonโ€™t be voted on and sent to the full chamber until April.

Texas voters could take up property tax relief in November election

Homeowners and businesses could see some relief from their property taxes after the Texas Senate unanimously passed a package of bills on Wednesday, pending a statewide election.

myrgv.com

Texas Senate committee advances bills restricting certain drag shows

Proposed legislation from Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, would criminalize explicit performances where children are present and strip libraries of state funding for hosting any event featuring performers in drag. Critics say the bill is discriminatory and unconstitutional.

House panel advances new Texas budget with property tax cuts, teacher pay raises

The proposal recommends spending billions on programs including property tax cuts, teacher pay raises, mental health services and border security. It leaves out requests for pay raises for retired state employees and funding for rent relief and childcare programs.

Texas Senate approves $16.5B in property tax relief

The bills would increase tax exemptions for homeowners and cut taxes for business owners. They will now be sent to the Texas House, which has taken its own approach to property tax relief.

communityimpact.com

Texas Senate passes $16.5 billion package to lower property taxes

The proposals target the taxes homeowners pay and require school districts to lower their tax rates.

Gov. Greg Abbott organizes โ€œschool choiceโ€ rally at the Capitol

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has embraced Senate Bill 8, which will get its first committee hearing Wednesday. But House Speaker Dade Phelan hasnโ€™t made school choice legislation a priority.

Houston fire fighters arbitration bill heads to Texas Senate floor after committee approval โ€“ Houston Public Media

Senate Bill 736 requires that an independent and neutral third party be appointed to be an arbitrator when negotiations between the city and the firefighters break down.

houstonpublicmedia.org

Texas Senate panel advances bill that would hinder transgender kidsโ€™ access to puberty blockers and hormone therapies

Senate Bill 14 would ban doctors from providing kids with transition-related treatments that medical groups recommend for children with gender dysphoria.

Texas Senate confirms former Sen. Jane Nelson as 115th secretary of state

Nelsonโ€™s former colleagues unanimously voted to confirm the longtime Flower Mound senator as Texasโ€™ new secretary of state on March 15.

communityimpact.com

Senate passes bill opening door for prosecutors to charge fentanyl distributors with murder

The Texas Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a key bill of the Legislatureโ€™s war on opioids that would increase the penalties related to the sale and production of fentanyl, by classifying overdoses from the drug as โ€œpoisonings.โ€[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

sanmarcosrecord.com

Texas Senate unanimously passes bill allowing fentanyl distributors to be charged with murder

The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would allow the state to take legal action against those who traffic or distribute fentanyl in fatal cases.

foxnews.com

The Texas House and Senate differ on how to cut property taxes. Hereโ€™s what their proposals say.

Cuts to school property tax bills. Bigger tax benefits for homeowners. A controversial idea to limit property tax growth. Hereโ€™s what you need to know about the brewing property tax debate at the Texas Legislature.

Senate unanimously passes a bill defining fentanyl poisoning as murder โ€“ Houston Public Media

Houston Senator Joan Huffman authored Senate Bill 645, which would make the manufacture and delivery of less than 1 gram of fentanyl a third degree felony. The crime would rise to a second degree felony if a person dies from an overdose.

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Illegal voting, fentanyl, and a new mayoral candidate: the week in politics โ€“ Houston Public Media

Political analysts Mark Jones and Renee Cross discuss the latest developments in the Houston Matters weekly roundup.

houstonpublicmedia.org

Texas Senate confirms Jane Nelson as secretary of state

Nelsonโ€™s former colleagues in the Senate gave her resounding approval, avoiding another embarrassment for Gov. Greg Abbott, whose last three nominations for secretary of state did not receive confirmation.

How Dan Patrick Made the Texas Senate in His Image

The lieutenant governor has consolidated power in the Legislature and exercises near-total control of his chamber. Will anyone challenge him?

texasmonthly.com

Senate poised to pass bill making illegal voting a felony again โ€“ Houston Public Media

Senate Bill 2, authored by Senator Bryan Hughes, would also change the requirement that a person know he or she was voting illegally in order to be charged and convicted.

houstonpublicmedia.org

Texas families to get tax dollars to send students to private school in proposed โ€˜parental rightsโ€™ bill

A sweeping education bill introduced in the Texas Senate late Friday would allow families to use taxpayer money to send their children to private schools, establish new opportunities for parents to review instruction material and impose new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught in all grades.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos

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Texas Senate gives first OK to make illegal voting a felony again

The priority bill, backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, reverses a change the Legislature made two years ago during an omnibus voting bill that made illegal voting a misdemeanor.

Sixty days in, the real sprint begins for Texas lawmakers in Austin โ€“ Houston Public Media

Lawmakers now have roughly two-and-a-half months to pass new bills.

houstonpublicmedia.org

How could Texas spend its record $32.7 billion surplus?

If Texasโ€™ budget surplus were distributed directly to Texans, it could pay for 12 years of school lunches, seven months of rent or 11,000 miles of travel. Hereโ€™s how to put the big number into perspective.

New bill would give TX families $8,000 to use for private school

The bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught.

chron.com

Texas families would get $8,000 in tax dollars to send students to private school in sweeping โ€˜parental rightsโ€™ bill backed by Lt. Gov.

The bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught. It will face a tougher test in the House.

SXSW EDU panelists say the only solution to school safety is to address gun policy and mental health, not one or the other

Gun policy reform is the best way to address school safety, according to experts on a panel in Austin. They also cautioned against doubling down on surveillance technology.

Texas Senate unanimously passes gun safety bill, but Democrats still say more are needed

The bill would require courts to send mental health information to the government agency that does criminal background checks for gun purchasers.

caller.com

Texas Senate passes first bill this session, a bipartisan effort to close teen gun loophole

In its first bill passed this session, the Texas Senate sought to ensure juvenile mental health hospitalizations are reported to the federal firearm background check system.

Texas Republicans have filed dozens of bills affecting LGBTQ people. Hereโ€™s what theyโ€™d do.

Texas lawmakers this year are debating whether to block transgender kidsโ€™ access to transition-related health care, classify businesses that host drag shows as sexually oriented establishments and limit public school lessons on sexuality and gender identity.

Texas Education Agency would have new power to enforce school safety plans under Senate bill

The Texas Senate on Friday unveiled its priority school safety bill that would create a safety and security department housed in the Texas Education Agency. And the legislation would give the education commissioner more direct power to compel school districts to establish safety protocols for active-shooter situations.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News,

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Texas Education Agency would have new power to enforce school safety plans under Senate bill

The bill, introduced months after the Uvalde school shooting, also allocates more funds to the stateโ€™s school safety allotment, which is money given to districts to improve campus security.

Lawmakers could no longer โ€œdouble dipโ€ into pension funds under newly filed bill

State Sen. Joan Huffman filed a bill that would repeal a provision that allowed longtime lawmakers to increase their yearly take-home income by $140,000 by collecting pension payments without retiring.

Texas senators, facing criticism, soften proposed ban on Chinese purchases of land โ€“ Houston Public Media

The measure, endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, originally would have banned citizens of China, Iran, Russia or North Korea from buying land in Texas. Under a new version considered Thursday, the ban wouldnโ€™t apply to dual citizens or lawful permanent residents.

houstonpublicmedia.org

Texas Houseโ€™s property tax bill calls for $17 billion in cuts, tighter appraisal cap

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelanโ€™s main property tax proposal unveiled Thursday calls for $17 billion in cuts and a stricter cap on how much school district taxes can go up each year โ€” setting up a stark divide between the Texas Legislatureโ€™s two chambers on how to provide tax relief to property owners this session.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San

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Texas legislative leaders โ€” Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan โ€” jab each otherโ€™s priorities in dueling speeches

During dueling speeches to a conservative think tank in Austin, state House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who have a history of animus, split over property tax relief, criminal justice reform and school choice.

Texas senators, facing criticism, soften proposed ban on Chinese purchases of land

The measure, endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, originally would have banned citizens of China, Iran, Russia or North Korea from buying land in Texas. Under a new version considered Thursday, the ban wouldnโ€™t apply to dual citizens or lawful permanent residents.

Texas Houseโ€™s property tax bill calls for $17 billion in cuts, tighter appraisal cap

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelanโ€™s proposal reveals the different roads the Texas House and Senate want to take on property taxes โ€” and the fight that might emerge between the two chambers this session.

A bill making illegal voting a felony, again, advances in the Texas Senate โ€“ Houston Public Media

Senate Bill 2 would make illegal voting an offense punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Itโ€™s one of several election-related bills before the Texas Legislature, several of which appear squarely aimed at Harris County.

houstonpublicmedia.org

Texas revisits making illegal voting a felony

Republican leaders in the Texas Senate are intent on raising the penalty for voting illegally from a misdemeanor to a second-degree felony, despite the lack of evidence of widespread voter fraud in Texas. The effort comes nearly two years after the Legislature passed a sweeping voting bill, Senate Bill 1, that lowered the penalties for such crimes to a misdemeanor โ€” and then

sanmarcosrecord.com

Gov. Greg Abbott promises to be โ€˜heavily involvedโ€™ in push for education savings accounts

In an interview with the Tribune, the governor also backed criminalizing some health care treatments for transgender kids and shrugged off the idea that heโ€™s in a conservative policy rivalry with Ron DeSantis.

New family and child welfare commissioner foreshadows change as agency plans to outsource case management

Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Stephanie Muth told lawmakers Friday the agency will require a different set of skills from its employees as it changes how foster childrenโ€™s cases are managed.

State Sen. Charles Schwertner arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

Schwertner, a Georgetown Republican, was booked into the Travis County jail at 2:12 a.m.

Sports-betting advocates return to Capitol with narrower bill, new Republican author

The Texas Sports Betting Alliance threw its weight behind new legislation Monday to let voters decided whether to legalize online sports betting.

Wanna bet? Texas Legislature to reconsider legalizing casinos and sports betting

Gambling legalization advocates in Texas are going all in again this legislative session, confident that they have built more support since their efforts came up far short in 2021.The push is still an[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

sanmarcosrecord.com

Wanna bet? Texas Legislature to reconsider legalizing casinos and sports betting

Given the stiff headwinds, sports betting and casino advocates may be competing against each other, rather than working in tandem.

chron.com

Wanna bet? Texas Legislature to reconsider legalizing casinos and sports betting

Given the stiff headwinds to getting any expansion in gambling passed, sports betting and casino advocates may be competing against each other, rather than working in tandem.

Committee assignments announced for RGV state senators

The Texas Senate committee assignments for the 88th Legislative Session have been announced.

myrgv.com

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick unveils committee assignments with one Democratic chair

Conservative activists have pushed for legislative leaders to ban Democrats from leading committees.

Help us identify what matters most to Texans during the 2023 legislative session

We would like to know more about what youโ€™re seeing in your community to help guide our reporting during the 88th legislative session.

Local officials speak out against โ€˜racistโ€™ bill banning citizens, businesses from China, Iran, North Korea, Russia from purchasing land in Texas

Many officials are speaking out against the recently filed Texas Senate Bill 147, which would prohibit citizens and business entities from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from purchasing land within the state of Texas.

Texas lawmakers want to end state holiday commemorating Confederate veterans

For the third straight legislative session, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, has filed a bill to end Confederate Heroes Day as a state holiday.

Texas senators draw lots to determine how long their terms will be

After redistricting, the state constitution requires senators to draw lots to determine which half of the chamber will have four-year terms and which will have two-year terms. This keeps Senate district elections staggered every two years for the rest of the decade.

Texas Senate votes to take up redistricting again

The redistricting process this year is mostly procedural and is not expected to produce very different results from the most recent process completed in 2021.

As the share of white Texans continues to shrink, the Legislature remains mostly white and male

In the 2023 legislative session that convened Tuesday, 70% of lawmakers are men. More than half of the Senate and House members are white, and nearly half are white men.

The 88th Legislature convenes with state coffers brimming and Republicans still in charge

The House chose Beaumont Republican Dade Phelan as speaker, keeping intact the Republican leadership term with Gov. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Patrick.

caller.com

Look up your representatives in the Tribuneโ€™s elected officials directory

Look up information about every statewide elected official, every member of the Texas Legislature and every Texan in Congress and see who represents you.

Watch: Live video from the Texas House and Senate

The Texas Tribune is streaming the 2023 legislative session live from the Texas House and Senate chambers. The session runs from Jan. 10 to May 29.

Texas Legislature 101: Understanding the state government and how it passes laws

Hereโ€™s a rundown of how a bill becomes a law, how the Texas Legislature works and the power players who keep things moving under the Pink Dome.

Texas Senate to ban reporters from chamber floor

The move to take news reporters off the Senate floor was implemented in 2021 as a COVID-19 precaution, but an official said Friday the measure would continue in the upcoming session.

chron.com

Texas Senate to ban reporters from chamber floor

The move to take news reporters off the Senate floor was implemented in 2021 as a COVID-19 precaution, but an official said Friday the measure would continue in the upcoming session.

After recount, Democrat remains winner of battleground South Texas Senate seat

Republican Adam Hinojosa conceded Friday after a recount that included three counties in Senate District 27, the most competitive senate district in the state.

Gov. Greg Abbott says he will nominate retiring state Sen. Jane Nelson to be secretary of state โ€“ Houston Public Media

Nelson planned to retire from the Senate after 30 years in office. But her nomination will give Abbott a clearer path to having his nominee confirmed by the Senate after his last three have gone unconfirmed.

houstonpublicmedia.org

Gov. Greg Abbott says he will nominate retiring state Sen. Jane Nelson to be secretary of state โ€“ Houston Public Media

Nelson planned to retire from the Senate after 30 years in office. But her nomination will give Abbott a clearer path to having his nominee confirmed by the Senate after his last three have gone unconfirmed.

houstonpublicmedia.org

John Scott, Texasโ€™ top elections official, to step down at end of year

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Scott as secretary of state in October 2021, and he served in an interim capacity pending Senate confirmation. He is stepping down right before the legislative session in which his appointment would have come up for debate.

Republican candidate for Texas Senate targets RGV in recount request

Republican Adam Hinojosa filed a petition for a recount in the three Rio Grande Valley counties that lifted his challenger Democrat Morgan LaMantia to victory on Election Day for Texas Senate District 27.

myrgv.com

Republican requests recount after loss in battleground race for state Senate seat in South Texas

Adam Hinojosa finished 659 votes behind Democrat Morgan LaMantia in a race that garnered 175,415 total votes.

Reelected Zaffirini pre-files 44 bills about power, education, mental health and more

Following her reelection, Sen. Judith Zaffirini pre-filed 44 bills addressing the power grid, education, mental health, Daylight Savings Time and more.

lmtonline.com

Photos: Election Day 2022 in Texas

Texas Tribune photographers spread out all over the state to document a momentous midterm election.

Sen. Zaffirini reelected to Texas Senate

Sen. Judith Zaffirini has been reelected to represent the Texas Senate District 21 on...

lmtonline.com

Dan Patrick secures third term as lieutenant governor, beating Mike Collier

Patrick will get another four years leading the Texas Senate, one of the stateโ€™s most powerful positions.

Incumbents Zaffirini and Campbell win races for Texas Senate Districts 21 and 25

The unofficial early election results are showing strong leads for the incumbent Texas Senate candidates of District 21 and 25.

communityimpact.com

Election results for Texas State Senate races in the Greater Houston area on Nov. 8, 2022

The 2022 General Election is being held on November 8. You can find results for Texas State Senate races in the Greater Houston area on Tuesday night here.

Democrats Keep Falling for โ€˜Superstar Losersโ€™

Thereโ€™s never been a better time to lose an election.

theatlantic.com

Texas Republicans in tight races open to rape and incest exceptions to abortion ban

In some battleground state legislative races, Republicans have been making overtures to those who believe the ban as too extreme. They have said they are open to revising the ban to include the exceptions โ€” and even voiced confidence that the Legislature will do so when it reconvenes in January.

Letters: Error noted

In the Sept. 22 editorial, โ€œLet them speak,โ€ there was one error we would like to have corrected. It was the Democratic candidate for Board of Education District 2 who called in sick and the Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 20 who called in sick, as he contracted COVID. First of all, the Democrats held the hearings because the Republicans refused to do so. Strays will continue to be a problem until the county steps up to increase the availability of affordable vet services. In the meantime, the city of Mission needs to improve the conditions and staffing at the Mission PAWS shelter.

myrgv.com

Ahead of the 2023 session, Texas lawmakers previewed their objectives. Here are five things you need to know.

Texas lawmakers on both sides of the aisle talked schools, abortion and guns in advance of next yearโ€™s session in a range of panels at The Texas Tribune Festival.

Comptroller, railroad commissioner, lieutenant governor: What do Texas state officials actually do?

For example, members of the Railroad Commission donโ€™t deal with railroads. Hereโ€™s what the many officials elected statewide do with the power voters give them.

Democratic state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. endorses Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for reelection

The endorsement comes after Patrickโ€™s Democratic opponent, Mike Collier, received endorsements from two Republicans, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley and state Sen. Kel Seliger of Amarillo.

Gender dysphoria covered by disability law, court rules

Advocates for transgender people say a federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could hurt conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care.

Republicans, bullish on South Texas, weigh how hard to compete for a state Senate seat there

Republicans are starting to pay more attention to Texas Senate District 27 โ€” the only competitive Senate seat in November โ€” but whether they will go all in remains an open question.

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia proposes legislation to grant adequate breaks for construction workers โ€“ Houston Public Media

U.S. congresswoman Sylvia Garcia from Houston has proposed legislation that would require a minimum amount of breaks for construction workers, after similar legislation failed to pass through the Texas Senate in 2017.

houstonpublicmedia.org

Lamantia, Stapleton-Barrera in dead heat for state senate seat

In Hidalgo County, Lamantia earned 4,754 votes, or 49.37%, over Stapleton-Barrera, Alex Dominguez and Salomon Torres. Dominguez earned 1,711 votes in Hidalgo County, or 17.77%, while Stapleton-Barrera earned 2,365 votes and Torres earned 800 votes. In the Republican race for State Senate District 27, Adam Hinojosa earned 51.53% of the vote with 12,748 votes to Raul Torresโ€™ 5,419 and Isreal Salinasโ€™ 2,177. The Republican ticket for State Senate District 20 saw โ€‹โ€‹Westley Wright with a commanding lead over Johnny Partain with 74.45% of the vote, 10,413 votes to 3,701. In Hidalgo County, Wright took 4,484 total votes over Partainโ€™s 2,512 votes.

myrgv.com

In a Newly Competitive South Texas, Democrats Are Clashing Over the Best Way Forward

The race to replace state senator Eddie Lucio Jr. features four candidates, each with a competing vision for the future of their party.

texasmonthly.com

John Whitmire faces a Texas Senate challenge after announcing his bid for Houston mayor โ€“ Houston Public Media

The two will face off in a primary to represent Senate District 15, which includes Bellaire, The Heights and Humble.

houstonpublicmedia.org

First Texas redistricting challenge set to be heard in federal court โ€“ Houston Public Media

The lawsuit alleges a GOP-drawn map of Texas Senate districts dilutes the voting power of minorities in North Texas. Attorneys say it could be a preview of whatโ€™s to come in the larger legal battle facing the stateโ€™s controversial new political boundaries.

houstonpublicmedia.org

GOP hopefuls eye District 27

Two of three candidates in the Texas Senate District 27 Republican primary race took part in a forum hosted by the citizen group Futuro RGV on Jan. 19.

myrgv.com

Zaffrini's Senate District 21 remains in Hays County

Hays County will continue to be a part of Senate District 21, represented by Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo following the completion of the redistricting process for the Congressional, Texas Senate, Texas House and State Board of Education maps.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

sanmarcosrecord.com

Analysis: Ranking the 2021 Texas House and Senate from right to left

Analysis: After months of legislating, ranking the 2021 Texas House and Senate from right to left

caller.com

End of a Career: Sen. Lucio to retire after three decades

HARLINGEN โ€” Long-serving state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election after three decades in the job.

myrgv.com

Texas lawmakers drew political maps that will make elections less competitive in the coming years โ€“ Houston Public Media

Most elections, experts warn, could be over during primaries โ€” which means fewer voters will be choosing candidates.

houstonpublicmedia.org
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