Vouchers were left without a clear path forward after a decisive vote. Gov. Greg Abbott, who had threatened lawmakers with more special sessions, seems to have turned his attention to punishing voucher opponents in next year’s primary elections.
The far-right political action committee is getting involved in a critical special election for the Texas House, the first major test of its influence since its then-leader was spotted meeting with a prominent white supremacist.
The whistleblower lawsuit, which argues that four senior staffers were improperly fired in retaliation for reporting Paxton to the FBI, returns to a Travis County trial court for action.
House Speaker Dade Phelan wrote an op-ed for his hometown newspaper saying the 'fix was in from the start,' while other Republican officials are calling for Phelan’s resignation.