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Texas Republicans Propose 5-Seat Gain Congressional Map in Redistricting Fight Donald Trump won each of the new gains by at least 10 points in 2024.
National Democrats Ramp Up Presence in Texas, Opposing Mid-Decade Redistricting Democratic leadership in Congress's political arm plans to put $20 million into Texas races next year.
Poll Shows Tight Race for Houston-Area Congressional District Special Election, Many Remain Undecided Former City Council Member Edwards and Harris County Attorney Menefee lead the pack.
One of Samsung’s Texas plants will develop artificial intelligence (AI) chips for Tesla, in an estimated $16.5 billion move announced by Elon Musk and highlighted by Gov. Greg Abbott.
Brad Johnson Brad Johnson is a senior reporter and managing editor for The Texan and an Ohio native who graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2017. He covers Texas politics along with a focus ...
Texas House Files Identical Hemp-Derived THC Ban Bill as Senate Both bills ban any THC-containing product other than CBD or CBG from being sold in Texas.
Dallas Residents Threaten to Sue City Over 133 Ordinances Violating 'Death Star' Law The city continues to enforce ordinances it previously acknowledged would violate state law.
For the last couple of weeks, my heart has ached with my fellow Texans over the flooding in Kerr County, in Burnet and Williamson counties, and in Tom Green County ...
As part of their annual budget processes, the City of Kerrville and Kerr County have taken action to have the county tax assessor calculate a new voter-approval tax rate at an 8 percent increase, ...
In response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s special legislative session call, Texas lawmakers will once again attempt to tackle the thorny issue of taxpayer-funded lobbying in hopes of curtailing the practice. ...
Texas Lawmakers Called to Regulate Hemp-Derived THC During Special Session The first hemp-derived THC ban of the special session has already been filed.
Texas’ First Special Session of 2025 Kicks Off Today Lawmakers will have 30 days to take up a number of hot-button issues.