Politics Aug 23 Texas Senate passes redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor By Jim Vertuno, Joey Cappelletti, Hallie Golden, Associated Press
Politics Aug 22 WATCH: Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado said on social media that she plans to speak well into Friday evening to block the map from final passage. By Jim Vertuno, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
Politics Aug 21 WATCH: Texas Senate considers redistricting measure that will likely add five GOP seats Texas Republicans passed a map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP in that state's House of Representatives on Wednesday. By David A. Lieb, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America
Nation Sep 16 Watch 6:00 Key takeaways from Texas Senate’s acquittal of AG Paxton’s corruption charges The GOP-controlled Texas Senate voted Saturday to acquit state Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment, including bribery, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and abuse of the public trust. The charges largely centered on Paxton’s relationship with a wealthy… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn
Politics Sep 16 Texas Attorney General Paxton acquitted of 16 corruption charges at impeachment trial The verdict reaffirmed Paxton’s durability in America’s biggest red state and is a broader victory for Texas’ hard right after an extraordinary trial that put on display fractures within the GOP nationally heading into the 2024 elections. By Paul J. Weber, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
Jun 21 WATCH: Head of Texas police says Uvalde officers could’ve ended shooting early By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman. Continue reading