Republican Jay Furman said he did not appear on some voters' ballots in Texas' 28th Congressional District election against Henry Cuellar.
Texas is one of 24 states that do not allow for citizen-led statewide referendums or initiatives to placed on the ballot. For Texas, that means citizens can’t petition to have p
Texas Democrats are sorting through what went wrong for them after their shining hopes turned to ash in November — and what it means for their long-term plans to take power. The party was
That means that Texas could pass school choice legislation as early as January or February 2025. Texas's legislative session begins Jan. 14, and while normally new bills can't pass within the first 60 days of the session, Abbott could name school choice an " emergency item " to allow it to pass sooner.
The 2024 election ended badly for Texas Democrats. They were at a disadvantage from the start and it got worse, one election analysis reveals.
Trump won Texas convincingly with 56.2 percent of the vote, 13.8 percentage points ahead of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris who secured 42.4 percent. Notably this was an improvement on 2020, when Trump beat Joe Biden in Texas by 5.6 points, and 2016 when he bested Hillary Clinton by 9 points.
Four days before the Nov. 5 election, Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Republican Leslie Recine to temporarily fill the State Board of Education’s District 13 seat. Weeks later, the board moved one step closer to approving a new state curriculum heavily infused with biblical teachings.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the city of Dallas over a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana, arguing it violates state law.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded to questions about Texas donating land to support President-elect Trump's planned mass deportation efforts once his administration assumes office next year.