Texas State Legislature

Former Legislative Leaders From Both Parties Oppose Abbott Veto Of Legislative Funding As State Defends Him

Mitch Borden

In a new court filing, the attorney general's office said the governor properly used his veto power when he nixed funding for the Legislature in response…

Escape Should Lead to Drug Law Reform, Advocates Say

Marfa Public Radio

Corruption. Extradition. Border violence. Those were the standard talking-point topics by Texas lawmakers following Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán's brazen…

At Struggling Fort Davis ISD, Student Volunteers Revive the Band

Travis Bubenik

Last month, a Travis County district judge ruled the state’s education finance system is unconstitutional. Judge John Diez ruled the system doesn’t give…

In CD-23, Advantages Are Seen for Both Gallego and Hurd

Marfa Public Radio

A San Antonio native and former CIA agent is trying to break through in the only region in this Republican state where congressional Democrats hold a…