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One of the Top Texas House Races Could Come Down to a Single Issue: Water

As Corpus Christi reels from a severe water crisis, debates rage on at the city level and in a top targeted fight for state House District 34, currently held by a Republican.

by Justin Doud

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‘McCarthyism with a Texas Accent’

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‘The House Got Rolled’: Gene Wu on the Trials of the 89th Texas Legislature

by Justin Miller

Texas House Passes Raft of Dan Patrick Priorities Imposing Conservative Mandates on Public Ed

by Joelle DiPaolo

Apr 21, 2015

Lege Enters Bloodmatch Portion of Session

by Christopher Hooks

Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick Apr 10, 2015

Dan Patrick’s Senate is Moving at a Glacial Pace

by Christopher Hooks

Apr 01, 2015

In the Wee Hours, a House Budget is Born

by Christopher Hooks

Feb 04, 2015

Winners and Losers in the House Committee Assignments

by Christopher Hooks

Jan 13, 2015

Joe Straus Easily Re-Elected House Speaker

by Christopher Hooks

Hot List: Day 123 of the Legislature

by Liz Farmer

May 08, 2013

A Last-Ditch Effort to Rein in Payday Loans

by Forrest Wilder

May 04, 2013

House Endorses Prison Closures, Re-Entry Programs

by Olivia Messer

Mar 26, 2013

Debate on School Testing Bill Heats Up Over College Readiness

by Patrick Michels

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