Texas Legislature
‘Republican scandal has claimed its first political victim’
On Friday, Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock resigned his position as chair of the House GOP Caucus amid an intensifying Republican ...GOP in-fighting continues around House Speaker’s resignation
Updated: House GOP caucus chair Dustin Burrows of Lubbock resigned Friday amid allegations he and Speaker Bonnen politically targeted 10 ...LGBTQ caucus responds to Speaker Bonnen’s alleged homophobic comments
The Texas House LGBTQ Caucus last week called out Speaker Dennis Bonnen for his alleged homophobic remarks made during a ...Texans are less than two weeks away from being able to deliver beer to their ...
Let’s give credit where credit is due. The GOP-led legislature passed and Gov. Abbott signed a new law, set to ...Could a secret recording by right-wing activist lead to all-out civil war in the Texas ...
For days, this was a story of trying to figure out which Texas Republican was lying. Now, there’s what seems ...GOP civil war continues: Right-wing political hack says he was offered backroom deal by Texas ...
Michael Quinn Sullivan, the CEO of Empower Texans, an equal parts right-wing media organization and political action committee, says he ...Some Texas House Democrats need to get it in gear
About a month ago, The Signal penned a piece urging Texas Democrats to “go big” and make an aggressive play ...The humanitarian crisis at the border has given Texas a black eye, says Sen. Alvarado
Below are highlights from an interview The Texas Signal did with state Senator Carol Alvarado, a Democrat from Houston, on ...Texas Monthly gives Jonathan Stickland first-ever ‘Cockroach Award’
This week, Texas Monthly released its highly anticipated series “The Best and Worst Legislators.” Included in the list was a ...Marijuana remains illegal in Texas. Boo. CBD products were just legalized, though.
Gov. Abbott signed into law a bill Tuesday that allows hemp products with less than .3 percent of THC to ...In an overlooked win, Texas art funding soars for 2020-2021
Photo by Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images This year’s legislative session was rife with disappointing laws, but one of the few ...With new PAC, Texas animal rights group is still deciding what to do with Jonathan ...
On Monday, dozens of dog owners gathered outside the office of Rep. Jonathan Stickland to protest what could easily be ...