Texas Legislature

We continue our extended special coverage on the sweeping election code overhaul in the Texas legislature which experts have determined will make voting more difficult and weaken democracy in Texas and the nation.

Our continuing cover on How the Texas legislature is working to make voting more difficult in Texas. We hear from Beto O'Rourke and Chris Davis, elections administrator for Willison County and the legislative chair for the Texas Association of Elections Administrators.

A majority of Texas voters in a recent poll said they favor the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes. Both Democrats and Republicans have introduced more than two dozen bills in the current Texas legislative session. Is the tide about to change when it comes to legalization of cannabis?

Abbott will give an update on the state’s coronavirus response and discuss his priorities for the 2021 legislative session.

Lawmakers will convene at noon in the State Capitol, where new senators and representatives will be sworn in. Between the coronavirus pandemic and last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, many have concerns about safety today.

2020 election results will have a tremendous impact on the future of public policy in Texas, including pandemic response and recovery, as the state's 87th legislative session is mere months away.

This post was updated on Monday, June 29, at 6:05 p.m. Dennis Bonnen, a conservative Republican and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, is…

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Lawmakers get to redraw state and federal legislative district boundaries after every 10-year census count. A Texas redistricting committee is holding…