San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich goes ballistic over Gov. Greg Abbott’s failure on guns

‘Our governor, our lieutenant governor … they have done nothing since that massacre to make it more difficult for the next massacre to take place,’ Popovich said.

by Sanford Nowlin October 10, 2022July 28, 2025

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How the debunked conspiracy film 2000 Mules became Texas Republican orthodoxy

Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections and could be a pretext for more restrictive voting laws in the future.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune October 9, 2022February 26, 2024

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Texas court confirms the attorney general can’t unilaterally prosecute election cases

Texas’ highest criminal court once again said the attorney general needs permission from local prosecutors to pursue election cases. Attorney General Ken Paxton had fought that decision.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune September 28, 2022August 17, 2023

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Texas medical cannabis supplier taking its CannaBus on tour to get voters to push for weed reform

While marijuana reform has emerged as a key issue in the midterms, it’s unlikely to see much movement under Texas’ political status quo.

by Sanford Nowlin September 20, 2022September 28, 2024

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Gov. Greg Abbott leads Beto O’Rourke by 5 percentage points in new poll

The latest survey also gave Republican incumbents single-digit leads in two other statewide races. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led Democrat Mike Collier by 7 points, and Attorney General Ken Paxton registered a 5-point advantage over Democrat Rochelle Garza.

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune September 14, 2022September 18, 2024

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What brought down one Texas county’s entire elections department? It was something in the water.

Aggrieved anti-fluoride activists, low pay and an understaffed office eventually drove away all of Gillespie County’s election staff.

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat and The Texas Tribune August 29, 2022June 18, 2025

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The majority of Texans support legalizing cannabis for recreational use, according to new poll

According to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler survey, 55% of Texans said they either support or strongly support legalization of recreational pot.

by Sanford Nowlin August 15, 2022April 21, 2025

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Can adoption replace abortion? Experts say it’s a lot more complicated than it sounds

Experts on adoption and abortion say lawmakers must work to provide financial and mental health support to birth parents, adoptive parents and adoptees in order to make the adoption process a better option for those with unwanted pregnancies.

by Cecilia Lenzen, The Texas Tribune August 13, 2022March 22, 2025

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Texas officials celebrated end of abortion rights after cutting back postpartum Medicaid extension

Greg Abbott claimed Texas provides expectant mothers ‘necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child,’ but it is now one of a dwindling number of states not to offer Medicaid coverage for a full year after residents give birth.

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica July 20, 2022November 5, 2024

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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller calls for expanding state’s medical cannabis program

‘Someone just did a poll,’ Miller’s Democratic opponent fired back in a tweet.

by Sanford Nowlin July 19, 2022September 22, 2023

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Texas’ Republican leaders expected to shoot down red flag provisions in federal firearms bill

Even though more than 75% of Texas voters favor red flag laws designed to keep firearms away from dangerous people, the Texas GOP is unlikely to do anything to upset the gun lobby.

by Sanford Nowlin June 23, 2022June 12, 2025

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Biden signs order to protect transgender children as Texas continues efforts to restrict gender-affirming care

The executive order calls on the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services to increase access to gender-affirming health care and develop ways to counter state efforts aimed at limiting such treatments for transgender minors.

by Eric Neugenboren, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2022August 14, 2024

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Abbott draws swift rebuke after calling for ‘legislative committees’ to study Uvalde school shooting

Democrat Mike Collier blasted the governor for refusing to call a special session, something he did three times last year to push GOP-backed culture war legislation.

by Sanford Nowlin June 1, 2022August 17, 2023

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A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings

The “God-given right” to self-defense has become a rallying cry in Texas politics, further cementing gun ownership as a holy cause and political identity. The state’s Republican leadership has spent decades carrying the banner.