Tag: Texas state government
EXPLAINER: How Texas Republicans aim to make voting harder
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas took a major step Sunday toward becoming the nation’s largest state where the GOP is making voting harder following the...
Texas GOP puts final touches on sweeping voting restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans dug in Saturday for a final weekend vote on some of the most restrictive new voting laws in the...
Texas lawmakers approve college athlete compensation bill
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers on Friday approved letting college athletes earn money with endorsements and sponsorship deals, pushing the state closer to joining...
Texas missing chance to avert deadly blackouts, experts say
AUSTIN, Texas — Elzie Ford lost power in his freezing home for nearly a week during February’s catastrophic blackouts in Texas. By the time...
Could Beto be back? O’Rourke mulling bid for Texas governor
AUSTIN, Texas — There’s no road trip, no soul searching. No beard or blogging. But Beto O’Rourke is making a political life decision again.
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Texas Secretary of State Hughs to resign at month’s end
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Secretary of State Ruth Ruggero Hughs, the state’s top elections official, will resign at the end of May, according to...
Houston area getting little of $1B in Harvey flood aid
HOUSTON — Houston area officials expressed shock and anger on Friday after learning that their communities, which suffered the brunt of damage from Hurricane...
EXPLAINER: What’s the status of voting legislation in Texas?
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is on course to become the nation’s largest state to tighten restrictions on voting, with GOP legislation just a few...
Texas inmate faces execution for killing his great aunt
HOUSTON — A Texas inmate convicted of fatally beating his 83-year-old great aunt nearly 22 years ago was scheduled to die by lethal injection...
Court declares Texas man innocent after DNA cleared him
HOUSTON — A Houston man who had been convicted in a 2010 fatal stabbing but was later eliminated as the killer by DNA evidence...
