Texas lawmakers traveled to California and Illinois meet with Govs. Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker, who are weighing redistricting to counter Texas.

The Democratic governors of two of the largest states in the country issued their most explicit threats yet to Republicans in Texas: If they draw new congressional maps to favor their party before the 2026 election,

The legislature is meeting in special session to draft plans that could give the party five more seats in Congress.

Legislation identical to two failed regular session bills seeking to restrict what bathrooms transgender people can use in government and school buildings have been filed in the Texas House and Senate after Gov.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, are longtime owners of a $1.5 million home in a Dallas suburb. In 2015, they snapped up a second house in Austin.

State lawmakers came close to eliminating the STAAR during their recent regular legislative session, but the effort fell apart when they failed to reach a compromise between House and Senate bills.

Talarico, an Austin Democrat, registered the internet domain name “TalaricoForSenate.com,” which tells visitors it's “Launching Soon.”