The 3 biggest powers in the Texas Legislature: The governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker
Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.
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Texas Senate passes bill creating $1 billion school voucher-like program
After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...
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Texas Senate passes bill creating school voucher-like program
After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to meet with President Trump to discuss border security
Abbott is set to discuss border security with President Trump Wednesday afternoon, the White House announced early Wednesday ...
Texas House Speaker Burrows discusses water, school choice and small business priorities
With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.
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Texas Republicans want more property tax cuts. Here’s how they may do it.
Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax ...
Gov. Greg Abbott sticks by school choice plan without blanket increase in money for Texas schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisted Monday that he would accept nothing less than a robust, universal school choice voucher ...
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The Public Opinion Context of Governor Abbott's Legislative Agenda
Governor Abbott’s State of the State Address rolled out seven emergency items as well as a host of tone-setting policy signals. The emergency designation enables the legislature to bypass the ...
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Abbott sets legislative agenda that could succeed, but Capitol is volatile
Gov. Greg Abbott has big plans for Texas, and despite a lingering power struggle within the state Republican Party, most of ...
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The Capitol’s Ultimate Insider Has Had Enough
He has covered state politics for 36 years, 27 of them as owner of the Quorum Report, a subscription-only website that trades ...
What could be in store for medical marijuana, consumable hemp products in Texas?
The industry has boomed in recent years after hemp was legalized in 2019, but lawmakers have done little in the way of ...
Paxton weighs Cornyn challenge as Texas GOP rift deepens
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next ...