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Texas, National Democrats Coalesce Against GOP Congressional Redistricting Effort
Democrats at the federal and state levels are mounting rhetorical opposition to Texas Republicans’ coming effort to redraw congressional maps in the middle of the decade. Gov. Greg Abbott put redistricting on the call for this year’s first special session, along with a load of other items, including hemp regulation and flooding disaster response. ×
Democrat Candidate for Texas Attorney General Announces Nathan Johnson
In his campaign launch, state senator Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas ) highlights his six-year tenure as the state’s attorney general ( AG ) and his legal and mediation background. Johnson made a press release on Tuesday morning, highlighting his contributions to boosting Medicaid coverage, stabilizing the power grid after the 2021 winter storm, and protecting taxpayers
Texas Democrat’s Chief of Staff and former Republican member are among the nine people facing charges of election fraud.
Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, released data on nine people who were charged with violating the law by allegedly engaging in illegal vote-gathering practices, including a former president, a Frio County commissioner, and a Pearsall ISD board trustee. On two matters of ballot harvesting, state Rep. Manuel Medina’s (D-San Antonio ) chief of staff
According to Special Session, Federal Judge Rejected Request to Resume Record in El Paso Redistricting Case.
Prior to the Texas Legislature’s tentative redrawing of the maps ‘ upcoming special session, an ongoing legislature complaint won’t be reopened for re-examination of evidence. A request by three plaintiffs, including the Mexican American Legislative Caucus ( MALC ), was denied by Judge David Guaderrama of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of
Nearly 200 Texas Public School Districts Plan to Use Four-Day Week
181 separate school towns in Texas adopted a four-day school year in 2024-2025, according to a working document from the University of Houston Education Research Center. Since two earlier adopters in 2017, this number has grown significantly, increasing from 62 to 156 in 2023-2024, especially in rural areas where four-day college days are most prevalent.
First Lady and President Trump Visit Kerrville and prepare a roundtable on storm response
President Donald Trump and a number of Texas elected leaders held a press conference to provide updates on ongoing recovery efforts in Kerrville amid the damage and mourning following the flood crisis next year. Trump solemnly declared at the start of the press conference,” Well, this is a strong one.” It’s difficult to imagine how
Legislative Assembly Creates Select Committees on Disaster and Flooding Responses
The Texas Legislature may decide a policy response to the devastation caused by the Hill Country flooding, which has resulted in over 100 fatalities and many more missing, in the first step, establishing committees to handle the situation. Lt. Governor. released a joint statement. In both chambers, Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock )
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorcement is being filed by express senator Angela Paxton.
State Senator Angela Paxton has confirmed rumors that she has divorced her husband, attorney general, “on bible grounds.” After reports of the marriage were made public by KUT, Angela Paxton wrote on social media that she “believes relationship is a sacred covenant and I have sincerely pursued reconciliation.” × This site needs to be written
Almost every Texas House Republican is endorsed by President Trump.
On Wednesday night, the majority of Texas House Republicans ‘ mails began receiving emails requesting official President Donald Trump endorsements that had been promised during the regular conference earlier this year. The email read,” Thank you for your new Vote in favor of SB-2, a fantastic School Choice Bill.” I’d like to give you my
Abbott: Texas Flood Disaster Death Toll Increases to 109, and 161 Remaining Missing
at a press conference held on Tuesday night in Hunt, Georgia. Greg Abbott confirmed 161 people are still unaccounted for as rescue teams work around the clock as a result of 109 fatalities caused by severe flooding in Central Texas, including 94 in Kerr County only. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock ) joined Abbott.
Congressional Answer to Flooding in Texas Hill Country Prompts Prior to Special Session
Following the devastating storm that claimed the lives of more than 100 people in Central Texas, the healing process has already begun in Kerr County and the surrounding place, though the search is still ongoing for six missing people. The responses to this tragedy will be discussed when the body binds, and state lawmakers have
Texas’s laws, which criminalizes improper immigration at the state level, is upheld by the Fifth Circuit.
Senate Bill ( SB ) 4, a Texas law passed in 2023 that would have made entering the country illegally a state crime, was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and it was overturned by a lower court injunction that prevented the law from being implemented. In the 2 to
