84th Texas Legislature

State of Texas graphic on impact of HB 2

Texas Abortion Clinics: Safe, Legal and Increasingly Rare

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Paxton Prays for Tea Party’s Blessing at Grapevine Church

by Christopher Hooks

No Special Session on Gay Marriage

Ben Sargent’s Loon Star State: Legislative Toy Store

A Children’s Treasury of Jonathan Stickland’s Adventures in the 84th Lege

by Christopher Hooks

State of the Media: Building a Better Punditocracy

by Andrea Grimes

Closing the Gap: Seeking Better Care for Foster Kids in Texas

Foster kids live at the juncture of two broken systems, and the state is slow to find a solution.

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Loon Star State: The Legislature’s New Approach to Ethics

border security

GOP Wants to Spend Millions on Border Security—Whatever That Means

by Melissa del Bosque

Senate Debates Ethics, Picks Apart Major Part of Gov. Abbott’s Agenda

by Christopher Hooks and Kelsey Jukam

Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick

The Breakfast, and the Legislature’s Leadership Gap

by Christopher Hooks

New Analysis Highlights Prevalence of Sexual Assault In Texas

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

John Whitmire

Senate Votes to Loosen School Zero-Tolerance Policies