Week in Texas Politics

Voting during a session of the Texas House of Representatives. The back of a man's head is in the foreground, while a sign with legislators' names and votes is in the background. Gabriel Cristóver Pérez/KUT News.
December 2, 2022

Far-right Republicans say Democrats shouldn’t chair any Texas House committees

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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz speaking with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida.
November 18, 2022

Ted Cruz’s unsuccessful bid to oust Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader   

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October 28, 2022

A prominent Republican is calling for Steve McCraw’s DPS resignation after Uvalde

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September 30, 2022

Migrant encounters at the border are higher today than they were before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star began

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a man in a blue shirt and sitting in a wheelchair at a lectern in front of a tall metal fence with police and other officials around him
September 23, 2022

Calling Mexican cartels terrorists, Greg Abbott orders DPS to step up fentanyl-interdiction efforts

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Texas governor Greg Abbott speaks
September 16, 2022

Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star is stationing fewer troops at the border

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Two people hold a signs that read " I am the post-roe generation" and "The future is anti-abortion" in front of the Texas State Capitol in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 25, 2022. Karina Lujan/KUT
August 26, 2022

Abortion providers face $100,000 fines, life in prison as Texas ‘trigger law’ takes hold

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A law enforcement officer in Uvalde visits a memorial for the victims of the shooting at an elementary school.
August 12, 2022

State judge rules troopers’ Uvalde records can stay private – for now

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July 22, 2022

Indictments handed down in deadly San Antonio human smuggling case

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July 1, 2022

Ken Paxton says state could prosecute sodomy laws should Supreme Court, Texas law allow it

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A cache of weapons and ammunition on dusty, desert ground
June 10, 2022

Homeland Security is warning about a potential spike in extremist violence

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A photo illustration of money raining from the sky in the Texas House at the state Capitol Building.
May 20, 2022

‘Beaucoup bucks’ are going into the Texas Republican primary runoffs

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MCALLEN, TX. August 25th, 2018. The Rio Grande passes by the Anzalduas International Bridge. Julia Reihs/KUT
May 6, 2022

After Operation Lone Star drowning death, Texas Guard discourages future water rescues

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April 29, 2022

Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick want Texas’ Supreme Court to take up Ken Paxton’s whistleblower appeal

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File photos of Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott, photographed speaking at Repoublican events.
April 22, 2022

Education issues divide runoff endorsements from Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott

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April 15, 2022

‘Self-inflicted wounds’ are hurting South Texas Democrats’ chances in Congress

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A table is set up outside Juan Navarro Early College High School last month with information on how to register to vote.
April 8, 2022

One in eight mail-in ballots were rejected in Texas’ first election under new Republican voting laws

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April 1, 2022

Police killing of Botham Jean becomes unexpected issue in Dem runoff to replace Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson

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The white-clad chapel and buildings of The Refuge, a home for trafficked girls at the center of controversy.
March 25, 2022

Child care investigations head resigns, complains employees were ‘scapegoated’ over failure at home for trafficked girls

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Border fencing in Brownsville, Texas.
March 18, 2022

New questions over Abbott border initiative, after troops found stationed at wealthy ranches far from Mexico

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People line up for early voting outside the Gardner Betts Annex near riverside in Austin, Texas on Feb.25, 2022. Sheryl Wong for KUT.
March 11, 2022

The election snafus that lead to a resignation in Harris County

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March 4, 2022

How a video with a semi-nude candidate forced a runoff for Texas Railroad commissioner

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A group migrants waits at a gate near the U.S. and Mexico border in Del Rio on July 22, 2021. The group turned themselves over to the National Guard and Customs and Border Protection officials.
February 25, 2022

‘I hate it here’: National Guard members sound off on Texas border mission in leaked morale survey

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pill bottles and pills, lying in a pile
February 18, 2022

Texas ready to move on billion-dollar opioid settlement

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February 11, 2022

Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller could be in the fight of his political life

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Voting district maps on the desks of legislators, as part of redistricting efforts in the Senate, at the Texas State Senate on the opening day of the third Special Session of the 87th Legislative Session at the Texas State Capitol on Sep. 20, 2021.
February 4, 2022

Judges let primary proceed in Senate district called discriminatory

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a texas state sematpr wearing a black suit and black glasses bending over a desk looking at a colorful map of political districts, pointing at the map with his finger
January 28, 2022

Republican state senator says Texas map violates Voting Rights Act, plus more on attorney general and lieutenant gov. races

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texas gubernatorial candidate beto o'rourke standing in front of a microphone pointing, mid-speec, with a banner in the background that says resurrection and march for democracy
January 21, 2022

What new campaign finance reports say about the gubernatorial and attorney general races

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January 7, 2022

He voted for a bipartisan group to investigate Jan. 6. Now it’s a campaign issue.

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texas attorney general speaking to a group wearing a blue suit and blue striped tie
December 17, 2021

GOP attorney general hopefuls take aim at Paxton’s legal problems

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December 10, 2021

Matthew Dowd bows out of Democratic primary for lieutenant governor

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December 3, 2021

Governor’s ban on school mask mandates back in place, for now

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November 19, 2021

Beto O’Rourke’s big announcement tops the week in Texas politics

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November 5, 2021

Gun rights advocates back abortion providers in legal fight over citizen lawsuits

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A bunch of opioid pills like hydrocodone in their pharmacy bottles.
October 29, 2021

Texas opioid settlements are expected to surpass a billion dollars

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Gov. Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick in a file photo from 2019.
October 22, 2021

Texas’ top two lawmakers are at odds over the need for fourth special session

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October 15, 2021

Retirements, announcements as Texas Legislature nears end of third special session

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October 1, 2021

Texas AG Wants Local Governments To Sign Onto $26 Billion Opioid Settlement

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September 17, 2021

Ken Paxton Draws Another Republican Primary Opponent

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September 10, 2021

Third Special Session Coming For The Texas Legislature

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September 3, 2021

Millions Went To Gov. Abbott’s Wall Fund In August, But The Donor List Is So Far Opaque

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August 27, 2021

Ken Paxton Cleared Of Wrongdoing By … Ken Paxton

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Texas House members converse in the chamber, standing behind empty chairs with the Texas state seal on them.
August 20, 2021

Three Houston Democrats Return, Giving The Texas House Enough Members To Reach A Quorum

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texas capitol
August 13, 2021

This Week In Texas Politics: Arrest Warrants For House Dems, School ‘Revolt’ Over COVID Protocols

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August 6, 2021

Will Texas Voting Reforms Keep State Democrats in Washington? 

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an up-angle view of the front of the state capitol building
July 30, 2021

Texas House Speaker Signs Arrest Warrant For Missing Democratic Lawmaker

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The US Capitol dome, lit at dusk
July 23, 2021

After Several Test Positive For COVID, Texas Democrats In Washington Take More Zoom Meetings

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July 16, 2021

Who Is Footing The Bill For Texas Democrats’ Weekslong Exodus To Block The Voting Bill?

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July 9, 2021

Allen West Ramps Up The Drama In Final Days As Texas GOP Chair

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July 2, 2021

Three High-Profile Visitors Signal Texas’ Growing Role In National Politics

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June 25, 2021

UT/Texas Tribune Poll Shows Disconnect Between Texas Voters And State Legislators

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June 18, 2021

Greg Abbott Has Until Sunday To Sign Or Veto Legislation

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a view of the front of the Texas Capitol building
June 4, 2021

Texas’ GOP Leadership Already At Odds Over Plans For Special Legislative Session

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May 28, 2021

Texas Lawmakers Split Over How Long To Extend Medicaid Health Coverage For New Mothers

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the texas senate chamber
May 21, 2021

Some Texas House Priority Bills Get Bogged Down In The Senate

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the outside of texas' family and protective services building in Austin
May 14, 2021

Texas Officials Knew Foster Children Were Illegally Placed In An Unsafe Shelter. It Didn’t End Until A Whistleblower Came Forward.

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May 7, 2021

Permitless Carry Of A Handgun In Texas Nearly Law, After Senate Oks Bill

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icicles hanging off a roof
April 30, 2021

Texas Enabled The Worst Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Catastrophe In Recent US History

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April 23, 2021

Crowded Field Of Candidates Vie For 6th Congressional District Seat

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April 16, 2021

ERCOT’s Call To Conserve Electricity Sparks Concern Over Summer Demand

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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush says he's mulling a challenge against the state's incumbent attorney general, Ken Paxton.
April 9, 2021

George P. Bush Hints At Run Against Attorney General Ken Paxton

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March 26, 2021

‘Vastly Underrepresented:’ They’re Hit The Hardest, But Black And Hispanic Texans Aren’t Getting Vaccine Access

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March 19, 2021

State Reports At Least 57 Dead From Winter Storm; Abbott Says He Wants To Fight Human Trafficking At Southern Border

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March 5, 2021

Texas Donors Eye UT Athletics After Players Protest School Anthem

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March 3, 2021

Fact Check: Have Investments In Wind Energy ‘Pushed Out’ Gas And Nuclear Power?

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a box of face shields at a COVID-19 vaccination site
February 26, 2021

Winter Storm Delayed 450,000 Vaccinations In Texas; Millions Of Doses Are Now Available

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February 19, 2021

Experts Called For Winterization Of Texas’ Electrical Infrastructure Long Before Storm

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texas attorney general ken paxton wearing a blue suit standing in front of an american flag
February 12, 2021

Ken Paxton Under Fire, And Greg Abbott Talks Loosening COVID Restrictions

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February 5, 2021

Greg Abbott’s State Of The State, Renters’ Assistance For Texans And More Immigration Orders From Washington

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oil pumpjack with wind turbines in the background
January 29, 2021

Four Texas Democrats Ask Biden To Halt Federal Drilling Restrictions

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The Texas state capitol
January 22, 2021

Election Consequences: Texas And The Biden Administration Likely Headed For Conflict

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The Texas state capitol
January 15, 2021

The Texas Legislature Gavels In

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president Biden
January 8, 2021

Biden Picks Texans For White House Roles; State Moves Ahead With Online STAAR Test Plans

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musician george strait onstage with his guitar
December 18, 2020

Abbott Inaugural Spending Included $1.7 Million To Hire Musician George Strait

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hand with pencil filling out test paper
December 11, 2020

Schools To Test STAAR Lite

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Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
December 4, 2020

Prepping For A Pandemic Lege; How Texas Republicans May Adjust To Loss Of Senate Supermajority

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November 20, 2020

As FBI Investigates Abuse Of Office Charges, Former Aides Sue Ken Paxton

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Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
November 13, 2020

State Appeals Judge Hits Pause on El Paso Shutdown; Dan Patrick Offers Reward For Evidence Of Voter Fraud

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November 6, 2020

Along The Texas Border, Joe Biden Won By Far Less Than Expected

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October 29, 2020

Texas National Guard Deployed Ahead of Election Day; Masks Not Required At Polls

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October 23, 2020

Whistleblowers Fired From Paxton’s Office; Hegar Closes Cash-On-Hand Gap With Cornyn

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October 16, 2020

Abbott Appoints A New Texas Supreme Court Judge; Ballot Drop-Offs Face Another Legal Battle

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October 9, 2020

In New UT/Texas Tribune Poll, Trump Leads Biden; Abbott’s Approval Slips

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October 2, 2020

Court Ruling Likely To Prevent Straight-Ticket Voting In Texas This November; MJ Hegar Has Best Fundraising Quarter Yet

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September 25, 2020

Abbott Calls For Harsher Penalties For Protest-Related Offenses

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September 18, 2020

State Officials Walk Back Planned Cuts To Health Programs For Vulnerable Texans

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September 11, 2020

Greg Abbott’s ‘Backing The Blue’ Pledge, And An End To Extra Unemployment Benefits

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September 4, 2020

Trump Campaign Launches Texas Bus Tour; Greg Abbott Considers State Takeover Of Police Departments With Budget Cuts

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August 28, 2020

Greg Abbott Tours Storm Damage; A Special Election Is Set For Pat Fallon’s State Senate Seat

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August 21, 2020

Democrats Want Green Party Off November Ballot; Postal Service Could Slow Mail-In Voting

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August 14, 2020

Texas Democrats Welcome Kamala Harris To The Party’s Presidential Ticket

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August 7, 2020

Trump Campaign Crafts Appeals To Black Voters In Texas

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July 31, 2020

During Texas Visit, Donald Trump Raises Funds And Promotes Energy Industry

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July 24, 2020

Allen West Unseats James Dickey As Texas GOP Chair

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July 17, 2020

As Republican Convention Kicks Off, Greg Abbott Addresses State Shutdown Rumors

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July 10, 2020

Texas GOP Will Appeal To State Supreme Court On In-Person Convention

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July 3, 2020

Texas GOP Moves Ahead With Plans For An In-Person Convention

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June 19, 2020

Sheila Jackson Lee, John Cornyn Push To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

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June 17, 2020

Does A Disaster Declaration Mean Texans Can Openly Carry Guns?

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June 12, 2020

John Cornyn Resists Calls To Rename Fort Hood, Claims Such Changes ‘Erase’ History

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