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Texas Senate District 9 Special Election Candidates Speak on THC, Gambling, Top Priorities
Three candidates, two Republicans and one Democrat, are vying for an open state Senate seat in North Texas. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. See the original article: https://thetexan.news/elections/2026/texas-senate-district-9-special-election-candidates-speak-on-thc-gambling-top-priorities/article_3d65421d-9446-483c-95ee-eeb95f6d06ec.html
Mapping it Out: Takeaways from Texas’ Congressional Redistricting Proposal
The first blueprint of the Texas congressional redraw is out and it purports to deliver on President Donald Trump’s request for five new Republican seats. The fight has already burned hot, but the temperature is about to turn up even higher. The proposal alters things substantially in and around the state’s four largest metropolitan areas, […]
Texas National Guardsman Convicted of Smuggling Illegal Aliens After Southern Border Deployment
A member of the Texas National Guard was convicted of smuggling illegal aliens into the U.S. while deployed to the southern border under Operation Lone Star and now awaits his sentencing. Twenty-seven-year-old Mario Sandoval was charged with “conspiring to smuggle illegal aliens” on July 21. After he was released from his orders following deployment with […]
Texas Senate Moves to Prompt Court Rehearing on Attorney General’s Election Law Prosecution Authority
The Texas Senate is hoping to set the stage with new legislation to force a rehearing of a landmark 2021 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) decision, that found state law granting the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) prosecutorial authority violated the Texas Constitution. Senate Bill (SB) 11, by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), would […]
Texas Senate Passes Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban
The Texas Senate approved legislation on Wednesday that would ban local governments from using tax dollars to hire lobbyists, but while the measure polls well with voters from both parties, Democratic lawmakers remain firmly opposed. Introduced by state Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston), Senate Bill (SB) 12 prohibits political subdivisions such as cities, counties, municipal utility […]
Texas Senate Passes Hemp-Derived THC Ban on Second Reading
The Texas Senate gave initial passage to its proposed hemp-derived THC ban, a bill that would make significant changes to the current hemp retail sales market. Senate Bill (SB) 5 would create a ban on all products with cannabinoids other than CBD or CBG from being sold in Texas, with a 21-year age restriction on […]
National Democrats Ramp Up Presence in Texas, Opposing Mid-Decade Redistricting
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and other aligned groups are rallying to their Texas colleagues’ battlements as the fight over congressional redistricting heats up in Texas. “The DNC is all hands on deck to hold Donald Trump and Greg Abbott accountable for their scheme to use the tragic Texas floods as cover to redraw the […]
Samsung Plant in Texas to Develop Tesla AI Chips, Abbott Applauds $16.5 Billion Move
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. Musk announced via an X post on Sunday, “Samsung’s giant new Texas fab will be dedicated to making Tesla’s next-generation AI6 chip.” × This page requires […]
Texas Lawmakers Begin Preparing Hill Country Flood Response, Kerrville Hearing to Come
The Texas House and Senate began their appraisal of the flooding calamity that hit the Hill Country earlier this month with a lengthy initial hearing last week and another to come in Kerrville later this week. More than 130 people across Central Texas died during the flash flood that occurred along the Guadalupe River and […]
Texas House Files Identical Hemp-Derived THC Ban Bill as Senate
Both chambers of the Texas Legislature are in sync at the outset on a prospective hemp-derived THC ban with the lower chamber filing House Bill (HB) 5 on Monday, identical to the Senate’s version. HB 5 is authored by Rep. Gary VanDeaver (R-New Boston), a different author than the one who carried the regulation bill […]
GOP Redistricting Effort Kicks Off in Texas Legislative Committee Hearings
The attempted mid-decade redraw of Texas’ congressional map began formally in a Thursday select committee meeting full of irate Democrats and mostly silent Republicans, the latter of whom are positioned to achieve their desired result — even if it’ll be unpleasant. President Donald Trump and the White House are on a mission to find more […]
Texas Lawmakers Consider Bill Shielding Part of Police Personnel Records from Information Requests
State lawmakers are considering making certain portions of police personnel records exempt from Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) requests over concerns for privacy and abuse of the system, but opponents say that would make law enforcement less accountable. Introduced by Sen. Phil King (R-Weatherford), Senate Bill (SB) 14 resurrects legislation that failed to pass during […]
