Texas politics

Phelan placed a close second behind Covey, a former Orange County Republican Party chairman, in the first round of the primary for East Texas’ House District 21 in March.

Primary season in Texas doesn’t neatly wrap up after March 5. For races with a slew of candidates to choose from, it may take a runoff election to determine who ends up on the ballot in November.

The party’s executive committee also formally censured House Speaker Dade Phelan on Saturday.

Primary season is underway in Travis County! Here's everything you need to know about registering to vote, what you need to bring, and heading to the polls.

Paxton, a Republican who beat impeachment charges last year, comments for the first time on why he has not listed six out-of-state properties on his state ethics forms.

Paxton, a Republican, beat the impeachment charges and now wants to end the lawsuit underlying them.

The big GOP endorsements are coming from Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton. But both Republicans seem to be backing different candidates in the same districts.

The flight comes after Chicago officials reportedly cracked down on buses coming from Texas with immigrant passengers. Since last year, Texas has bused over 80,000 immigrants to Democratic-led cities across the U.S.

The lawsuit comes less than a day after Gov. Greg Abbott held a ceremonial bill signing for Senate Bill 4. The law is scheduled to take effect in March if it survives the legal challenges.

The Legislature also failed to pass election-related bills.