The Texas Legislature 89th Regular Session ends on June 2. Here are some bills that died in the House and Senate in 2025.

The Texas Senate passed SJR39 unanimously ... we urge voters to plug this gaping gubernatorial loophole.

Texas currently has a whopping 40 electoral votes, and after 2030, it will probably have 44 — enough to have delivered Harris the win in 2024. The state’s Senate, gubernatorial and ...

Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for ...

boosting pay for Texas teachers and ending the death penalty. Friedman befriended former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He launched his gubernatorial campaign in front of the Alamo ...

There are 9,634 precincts across Texas. At least one vote was cast ... The margin was slightly tighter than the 2018 gubernatorial election when Abbott beat Democrat Lupe Valdez by 13.5%.

Greg Abbott at his election night event with supporters in McAllen on Tuesday. Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed ...

If the winner of the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election were determined by the attendance and electricity of the candidates’ events and rallies, Beto O’Rourke would be governor-elect of the ...

UPDATE: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) wins re-election, projects ABC News. EL PASO, Texas -- Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas Beto O'Rourke will end his Election Day in El Paso Tuesday.

Greg Abbott has been reelected to a third term as governor of Texas. Abbott faced former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat. In 2018, Abbott beat Democratic gubernatorial nominee Lupe Valdez by 7 ...

He also had the advantage of having more money than O'Rourke. The last Democrat to win a Texas gubernatorial race was Ann Richards in 1990. Still, O'Rourke made a significant push in the election ...