Republicans Prevail Statewide as Abbott is Elected to Third Term
Republican candidates won every statewide race in the 2022 midterm against their Democratic opponents and continued a winning streak that…
Category: Texas State Politics
Republican Governors Remove Migrants by Controversial Means
Governor DeSantis became the latest Republican governor to remove migrants by controversial means. DeSantis is following the lead of Governors…
Texas Primaries Mark Beginning of 2022 Midterms
Democrats and Republicans in Texas turned out on March 1st to select nominees for office in primary elections. As expected,…
Abbott Escalates Battle with Federal Government
Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning any entity in Texas from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine mandates became…
Third Special Session Begins in Texas
Lawmakers convened in the Texas capital for what is certain to be another contentious special session. This will be the…
Political Showdown in Texas as Early Voting Gets Underway
After months of partisan wrangling over how best to conduct the election during the pandemic, early voting is underway in…
Texas Responds to COVID-19
On March 31, Texas Governor Gregg Abbott announced that Texans must limit their contact with people outside their homes to…
Explosions Rock Texas Chemical Plant
On November 27, the day before Thanksgiving, Port Neches, TX was rocked by two major explosions at a chemical/petroleum refinery.…