correction: An earlier version of this story did not properly identify the means and time KBTX reached out for comment from Rep. Gerdes' office. The attempt made to reach out for comment was after ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Voters are sending Representative Stan Gerdes back to Austin after an apparent landslide win for Texas House District 17. The Republican has received almost 70% of the vote ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Early voting is next week and one race voters will see on their ballot is Texas House District 17. This week on News 3 at Six, we are getting to know the candidates who want to ...

A Texas bill, known as the FURRIES Act, would ban non-human behaviors in public schools, including the use of litter boxes and wearing animal accessories. Rep. Stan Gerdes, the bill's author, claimed ...

(The Center Square) – State Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, introduced the FURRIES Act (Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education) on Thursday to prohibit Texas public schools from ...

BASTROP — In a rural county next door to the Capitol, Gov. Greg Abbott's and Attorney General Ken Paxton's revenge tours are playing front and center as the top state GOP officials are backing ...

Smithville City Council Member Stan Gerdes has filed his candidacy in the Republican primary for Texas House District 17, which includes Bastrop County. Gerdes previously served as a senior advisor ...

The latest Stan Gerdes news from The Texas Tribune. By Patrick Svitek April 4, 2023 Passage of a school choice measure is anything but a sure bet, as there is little evidence that the governor has ...

AUSTIN (Nester) — Rep. Stan Gerdes and Tom Glass battled to be House District 17’s GOP nominee. The race involved Bastrop, Burleson, Caldwell, Lee and Milam counties but, like many races for state ...

SMITHVILLE — Former U.S. Energy Secretary and Texas Gov. Rick Perry made a brief return to the political arena Thursday night, trading in the Texas Capitol and the White House for the more quaint ...

A Travis County judge has rejected a Republican candidate's attempt to remove independent Linda Curtis from the November ballot in a Texas House district that includes Bastrop and Caldwell counties.