In a powerful floor speech Monday, Senator Kel Seliger offers a demonstration of decency that diminishes the lieutenant governor’s raw power play.
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Unless a compromise can be reached next week, Patrick's decision to move forward will upend decades of Senate tradition.
The Texas Senate has tacitly endorsed President Trump’s threat to shut down the border if necessary—a dangerous move for the economy and the president’s political future.
The move by the lieutenant governor comes amid escalating tensions with Amarillo Republican senator Kel Seliger.
A famed member of the Killer Bees, Schwartz was known for his gifted—and tart—oratory.
The governor has set July 31 as the date in which voters will choose who will fill the vacancy of a lawmaker convicted of multiple federal counts of fraud and money laundering.
The San Antonio lawmaker’s resignation comes four months after his conviction on multiple counts of fraud and money laundering.
