Texas House

‘McCarthyism with a Texas Accent’

State Representative Salman Bhojani on the (not so) new rise of politicized Islamophobia

‘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

Harrison the Huckster

by Joelle DiPaolo

Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick

Dan Patrick’s Senate is Moving at a Glacial Pace

by Christopher Hooks

In the Wee Hours, a House Budget is Born

by Christopher Hooks

Winners and Losers in the House Committee Assignments

by Christopher Hooks

Joe Straus Easily Re-Elected House Speaker

by Christopher Hooks

Hot List: Day 123 of the Legislature

A Last-Ditch Effort to Rein in Payday Loans

by Forrest Wilder

House Endorses Prison Closures, Re-Entry Programs

by Olivia Messer

Debate on School Testing Bill Heats Up Over College Readiness

by Patrick Michels

State Reps. Marisa Marquez and Naomi Gonzalez caught the ire of the El Paso Democratic establishment for their kind words for Republican Dee Margo.

In El Paso, Two Democrats Back a Republican for the Texas House

Democratic infighting marks third Margo-Moody race.

by Patrick Michels