
House members mark Sine Die by threatening each other with violence.
May 29, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
House members mark Sine Die by threatening each other with violence.
May 21, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
The House passes what could be called Patrick Lite.
May 17, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Lieutenant governor threatens to force repeated special sessions unless his agenda is passed.
May 16, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Cornyn backs out of the FBI director race.
May 15, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Cornyn's main motivation for wanting to head the FBI? His political career hit a dead end soon.
May 11, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
HHSC inspector general resigns after Texas Monthly raises questions about his work on behalf of the Iraqi government.
May 8, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Governor controls the spotlight as he signs a sanctuary city ban into law.
May 8, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Nearly 700,000 Texans have ACA insurance in districts represented by Republicans who voted to eliminate it.
May 5, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Democrats and Republicans are turning non-partisan elections partisan.
May 3, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Five years after killing an anti-immigration bill, Texas businesses are now focused on bathrooms.
May 1, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Castro’s decision leaves Beto O’Rourke as the lone Democrat in the U.S. Senate race.
Apr 27, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
For representatives Ana Hernandez and Gene Wu, Wednesday's immigration debate in the House was personal.
Apr 26, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Conspiracy theories in the state didn’t just start with Alex Jones.
Apr 24, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Hillary Clinton carried three congressional districts that reelected their GOP congressmen. Is that good news for Texas Democrats?
Apr 19, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Results also has some early signs of possible trouble for Ted Cruz.
Apr 19, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
But the Texas Lyceum survey found Republicans back deportation.
Apr 18, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Abbott seems to support the House solution to the bathroom debacle.
Apr 11, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
A Venezuelan loan default could give Putin a stake in Texas oil refining.
Apr 7, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
During fifteen hours of debate, the House rejected the tea party agenda.
Apr 7, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Upper chamber’s version of the budget would slice $219 million from higher education.
Apr 6, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
An interview with the Democrat challenging Ted Cruz.
Apr 3, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Is Texas ready for statewide candidate who wants to legalize marijuana?
Mar 31, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
The El Paso Democrat faces long odds against Ted Cruz.
Mar 30, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Mar 29, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Congressman hints at major announcement Friday.
Mar 27, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
On Tuesday, social conservatives may try to attach the controversial measure to an oil-and-gas bill.
Mar 24, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Mar 21, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
But Governor Abbott erroneously claims the sheriff released the inmates out into the streets.
Mar 20, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Paxton defends questioning Muslim prayer room on "Fox and Friends."
Mar 17, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Mar 15, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
What do you get when a Democratic congressman from El Paso goes on a road trip with a Republican from San Antonio? An internet sensation.
Mar 14, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
The bathroom bill is the latest issue to expose the split between social conservatives and business Republicans.
Mar 10, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Mar 9, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Commerce secretary predicts a slow start, but any changes could affect Texas.
Mar 9, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
French oil company chairman says not to expect big investments.
Mar 7, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
University officials rushing to debunk 'Infowars' story.
Mar 6, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
On Tuesday we'll see bathrooms as a Christian issue in the Senate, while the House tries to reform school finance.
Mar 3, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Feb 28, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Senator Huffines’s outburst to students shows the fervor of the debate.
Feb 24, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Feb 24, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
The lieutenant governor wants Texas to be a film capital.
Feb 23, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
The head of the Texas Oil and Gas Association says environmentalists are trying to block production.
Feb 21, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Growing Latino vote may be years away from deciding statewide elections.
Feb 17, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Governor says there are no plans to use National Guard to detain immigrants.
Feb 17, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Feb 16, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Carlos Uresti linked to fraud investigation of defunct company.
Feb 15, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Property taxpayers will cover sixty percent of school costs. How did it come to this?
Feb 10, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Feb 7, 2017 — By R.G. Ratcliffe
If an import tax proposal goes through, refineries would have to pass costs on to consumers.
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