Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the city of Dallas over a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana, arguing it violates state law.

Republican Jay Furman said he did not appear on some voters' ballots in Texas' 28th Congressional District election against Henry Cuellar.

The 2024 election ended badly for Texas Democrats. They were at a disadvantage from the start and it got worse, one election analysis reveals.

In November elections, states that approved measures around the right to abortions were Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and New York. Nebraska voters rejected a measure to establish the right to an abortion and approved a ban on second- or third-trimester abortions except in medical emergencies or cases of rape or incest.

Texas Democrats are sorting through what went wrong for them after their shining hopes turned to ash in November — and what it means for their long-term plans to take power. The party was

That means that Texas could pass school choice legislation as early as January or February 2025. Texas's legislative session begins Jan. 14, and while normally new bills can't pass within the first 60 days of the session, Abbott could name school choice an " emergency item " to allow it to pass sooner.

Texas' highest court for criminal matters will have three new Republican members, all backed by AG Ken Paxton. Two of them have no judicial experience

Republicans flipped the Texas House seat that has long been held by Democrat Abel Herrero. Experts weighed in on what it means for Texas politics.

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