Abbott breaks with Trump over president’s call to nationalize elections – Houston Public Media
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Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa on Wednesday announced she is running for governor in 2026, setting up a potential clash between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and one of the Legislature’s most strident critics of his school voucher program.
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The University of Houston hosted a hearing of the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting on Saturday. Almost all of the candidates running for TX-18, vacant since Rep. Sylvester Turner's death in March, urged the committee not to redraw the boundaries.
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The University of Houston hosted a hearing of the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting on Saturday. Almost all of the candidates running for the 18th District, vacant since Rep. Sylvester Turner's death in March, urged the committee not to redraw the district’s boundaries.
Democratic lawmakers at the state capital on Monday said they are keeping all options on the table to stop Republican leaders from advancing their special session redistricting agenda, along with other legislative bills they say are harmful to the average Texan.
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President Donald Trump is seeking to pick up at least four, potentially five, Texas congressional seats for Republicans in a midterm election cycle that ordinarily would favor the Democrats.
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President Donald Trump is seeking to pick up at least four, potentially five, Texas congressional seats for Republicans in a midterm election cycle that ordinarily would favor the Democrats. Gov. Greg Abbott has obliged Trump by adding redistricting to a crowded special session that also includes disaster recovery and preparedness.
Governor Greg Abbott previously signaled support for Senate Bill 17 on security grounds. Opponents warn the bill would encourage widespread anti-Asian discrimination.
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The 89th Texas Legislature could be largely defined and remembered for its conservative push on education policies.
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State policy makers passed two major education-related bills this legislative session, one establishing a school voucher-like program and another allocating more than $8 billion for public school funding.
Flanked by elected officials and crime victims in Houston on Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law several legislative measures aimed at tightening the state's bail laws.
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The governor signed three bills as well as Senate Joint Resolution 5, a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow judges to deny bail to people accused of murder, capital murder and certain types of aggravated assault. It will go before voters in November.
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