Posted on · The order comes two days after the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer vaccine. That raised questions about the fate of a previous Abbott order that prohibited vaccine mandates, but only for those under emergency authorization.
Posted on · It’s unclear what the Legislature will be able to accomplish with just two weeks left on the 30-day clock. Key legislative deadlines are coming. Member relationships are frayed. Some Democrats warn the quorum could be broken again.
Posted on · The governor said Thursday the second special session will get underway at noon Saturday, with a 17-item agenda.
Posted on · Republicans believe they have already compromised enough on the legislation, while Democrats are distrustful of both the policy driving the bill and their GOP colleagues after seeing how they have managed the process around the proposal so far.
Posted on · In a letter to the major general of the Texas National Guard, Abbott said "more manpower is needed" at the border.
Posted on · Abbott reiterated Tuesday that Texas schoolchildren will not face mask requirements as they return to school later this summer.
Posted on · Merritt officially began his Democratic campaign Tuesday with an emphasis on the voting rights battle that caused state House Democrats to leave Texas a day earlier.
Posted on · The State Republican Executive Committee met Sunday to pick a successor for Allen West, the chairman who resigned last month after a drama-filled tenure and is now running for governor.
Posted on · Abbott also put border security and restoring funding to the Legislative branch after he vetoed it on the special session agenda.
Posted on · In a new court filing, the attorney general's office said the governor properly used his veto power when he nixed funding for the Legislature in response to House Democrats walkout over a Republican priority bill on elections.
Posted on · The Texas GOP chairman made his campaign official Sunday.
Posted on · After killing Republicans' priority voting bill during the regular legislative session, Democratic lawmakers are mulling how to try to stop it in the special session that starts July 8.
Posted on · Miller is running for a third term.
Posted on · The Republican made her bid official Monday, touting her experience and integrity. She'll face incumbent Ken Paxton and Land Commissioner George P. Bush in the primary.
Posted on · Guzman's candidacy adds a new dynamic to the primary that is already unfolding between incumbent Ken Paxton and Land Commissioner George P. Bush.