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State Republican leaders have been promising to use an unprecedented budget surplus to lower local property taxes, but the details of the relief package are not yet ironed out.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott used Thursday’s State of the State address to make a case that hard-line immigration measures, tougher criminal penalties, and a humming economy are a model for the rest of the U.S.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) laid out his legislative priorities in his State of the State address Thursday night.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton all won their re-election bids.

School board wars over Covid safety measures and race have “softened the ground” for school choice. Now groups like Defend Texas Liberty are spending big to get the policy across the finish line.

Mayors from across the Lone Star State, including five from North Texas, say they want Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session focusing on gun reform.

Mayors from 13 big cities in the state signed a bipartisan letter urging the governor to call a special session.

Days before a runoff election, Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says the mounting pile of accusations and legal woes facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are an “embarrassment.”

U.S. Rep. Van Taylor (R-TX 3rd District) said Wednesday that he was ending his reelection campaign and admitted having an affair following reports that he had been in a relationship with the widow of an American-born recruiter for the Islamic State group.

Texas Republicans promised new voting rules would make it “easier to vote and harder to cheat.” But as the dust settled Wednesday on the nation’s first primary, voters in both parties had their ballots caught by the changes.

In America’s largest Republican state, much of the focus will be on the GOP’s rightward lurch.

After months of candidates trying to get your vote in the primary election– the day is just about here. Tomorrow is the Texas primary.

Three Republican challengers hoping to unseat incumbent Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) took part in a debate Thursday night. The debate was hosted by Spectrum News 1 and their anchor Brett Shipp. Patrick Svitek, of the Texas Tribune, and Gromer Jeffers, of The Dallas Morning News and NBC 5’s Lone Star Politics, asked questions.

North Texas voters choosing to vote in the Republican primary on March 1 will also be asked to share their opinion on 10 propositions.

Only 13 of the 143 Texas Republican candidates for Congress say they believe Democrat Joe Biden’s election as president was legitimate, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.

Texas began early voting Monday in 2022′s first primary following a rushed rollout of tougher restrictions and the return of hundreds of mail ballots.

When precincts open Monday morning across North Texas, it marks the first opportunity for voters to sort out which party candidates will make it to November.

The mid-term primary in Texas is Tuesday, March 1. Here is who is on the Republican and Democratic ballots in North Texas.

The mid-term primary in Texas is Tuesday, March 1. Here is who is on the Republican ballot in Collin County.

The mid-term primary in Texas is Tuesday, March 1. Here is who is on the Republican ballot in Denton County.