Texas Politics

Abbott says he can "guarantee" there won't be blackouts this winter in Texas after one that knocked out power for some people for four days last February.

A Texas man federally charged with assaulting Capitol Police officers during the January 6th insurrection is running for office as a Republican.

Rep. Ronny Jackson , R-Texas, claimed the new variant is a hoax that Democrats will use to impose new COVID-19 mail-in ballot rules. Former Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey and Ed Espinosa from Progress Texas join Rebecca Thomas to talk about this claim in more detail.

The state's parole board recommended in October that George Floyd be pardoned for a minor 2004 drug conviction in Houston. The governor hasn't acted, and isn't answering questions about what he will do.

The actor announced in a video he posted to Twitter that he will not be running for governor against Greg Abbott.

Inspections of power generators will begin in January - and with power companies reporting 15% more capacity than last winter- Abbott doubled down on his confidence in the grid.

For two months, providers have had to work in a sort of limbo as they wait to see if the new law passes the Supreme Court's review.

Gohmert will join a Republican field that already includes commissioner of the Texas General Land Office George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and Texas Republican State Rep. Matt Krause.

State gas providers now have the ability to raise the costs of customers’ monthly bills to help regain funds lost during the February winter storm.

A coming-of-age memoir by a California writer has been seized upon by politicians who want greater control over the kinds of books available in Texas schools.

A new state law requires the secretary of state's office to audit results in four randomly selected counties every two years.

The week in Texas politics has been dominated by the governor's race, which heated up Monday with Democrat Beto O'Rourke tossing his hat into the ring.

Beto O'Rourke faces an even more formidable fundraiser in Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. He had $55 million cash on hand at the end of June.

The new redistricting maps were approved by Gov. Greg Abbott. However, not everyone believes the redistricting map properly represents Texas.

Meanwhile, the justices are two weeks away from hearing arguments in another abortion case with potentially huge implications for abortion rights in the United States.

Beto O’Rourke has this advantage over Abbott: He has no real competition in the coming primary and can start his race against the governor now instead of stopping to win over the Democrats.

The state has also challenged the federal government’s vaccination mandates for big businesses and federal contractors.