2025 was a big year for Texas politics, starting with a new speaker of the Texas House in Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) and ending with a new state congressional map, Gov. Greg Abbott’s long-sought after education savings accounts program, and more than a few elected officials announcing for different offices.
From the race to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) to Texas’ five new congressional districts the GOP hopes to flip in the midterms, along with all the state issues ahead of the 2027 legislative session, here are the biggest stories to watch going into the new year.
