Tag: Greg Abbott

‘We need help to restart,’ flood victims try to rebuild amid quorum break at Texas Capitol

CENTER POINT, Texas (Nexstar) — Nathan and Audrey Rich, a newly married couple, felt like they had “adulting”…

Texas GOP Map Aims to Erode Black, Latino Voting Power Ahead of 2026, Critics Say

Texas Senate Republicans passed a GOP-friendly congressional map on Tuesday, despite objections from their Democratic colleagues, most of…

Texas Supreme Court sets expedited schedule in Paxton, 13 House Dems case

(The Center Square) – The Texas Supreme Court has set an expedited schedule in a case filed by…

Texas Supreme Court sets expedited briefing schedule in Abbott-Wu case

(The Center Square) – The Texas Supreme Court has set an expedited briefing schedule in a case filed…

What are the new Texas laws for the 2025-26 school year? Here are 4 to know about

The 2025-26 academic year is a week underway in Texas schools, but parents and students are still adapting…

Texas governor preparing to call second special session on redistricting by Friday

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to call a second special session to address redistricting if a quorum…

Gov. Abbott plans 2nd special session as Texas Legislature wraps up first one this week

Nine days after most Texas House Democrats fled the state to protest Republican efforts on redistricting, leaving the…

Republican Party of Texas sets stage to censure members who stepped out of line in likely bid to block them from primary ballot

This article was adapted from our premium politics newsletter, The Blast, which delivers exclusive reporting, nonpartisan analysis and…

‘Texas law does not apply’ in Illinois

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Sunday it would be illegal for President Trump to order the FBI…

Texas redistricting fight with Democrats ‘could last years’, threatens Greg Abbott

Texas governor, Greg Abbott, has stepped up his war of words with Democratic lawmakers who have left the…

Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary,…

California backs absent Texas Democrats as redistricting fight escalates

The Republican attorney general of Texas on Friday asked the state supreme court to vacate the seats of…