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Bill allowing local elections to move from May to November clears Texas legislature ahead of local runoff elections
The bill headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's desk as voters prepare to head to the polls for local runoff elections.
Maddow Blog | Wednesday’s Campaign Round-up, 6.4.25: John Cornyn tries to explain his troubles in Texas
John Cornyn trailing state Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas’ Senate Republican primary? According to the incumbent, it’s ...
Gov. Abbott signs three bail reform bills in Houston, two become law immediately
HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott signed three new bail reform bills in Houston on Tuesday at a packed Crime Stoppers event, with ...
Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worried
The Texas bill would make it a misdemeanor to sell, possess or manufacture consumable products with tetrahydrocannabinol, or ...
New poll shakes up the race for governor
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leads Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) by 9 points in their upcoming Republican primary battle ...
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Experts Say Texas is Politicizing Vaccines in the Midst of a Public Health Crisis
While many parents believe it’s selfish to not vaccinate and therefore expose others with weakened immune systems to deadly ...
Doritos, M&Ms, Skittles could be forced to include warning labels on packaged foods in Texas
A Texas bill, awaiting Governor Abbott's signature, mandates warning labels on foods with ingredients not approved for ...
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Why would Texas Republicans object to conservative, pro-family developers?
The crude incentives of today’s politics are pointing the inheritors of Mr Bush’s political machine in Texas in the opposite ...
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Texas governor makes it 'crystal clear' only U.S. citizens can vote in state elections
you are not allowed to vote in Texas," the governor said in a video posted to X. Texas State Senator Brian Birdwell, a Republican, introduced Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 37 in January ...