Politics

Over the last year, Beto O’Rourke gained a national following for his unorthodox campaign against Ted Cruz.

The Texas Legislature is reviving similar efforts blocked in the U.S. Senate last month that threatened doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions.

More than a year and a half after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the state, Texas Senate leaders announced a $1.8 billion trio of disaster relief bills on Wednesday that they said would create “a roadmap to prepare our state for future hurricanes and natural disasters.”

Call it the other “Beto Effect”.

Michael Bloomberg is not running for president.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he welcomes support from a super PAC, even though many fellow Democratic presidential candidates have rejected them.

Hillary Clinton says she won’t run for president in 2020, but vows she’s “not going anywhere.”

Amid the fallout surrounding his administration’s botched review of the voter rolls, Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a side.

State Rep. Dan Huberty is expected to unveil a $9 billion school finance reform bill Tuesday that will send more state money to public schools and lower school property tax rates, according to a summary of the proposal obtained by The Texas Tribune and conversations with lawmakers briefed on the legislation.

A slight majority of Texas voters would choose someone other than Donald Trump in a presidential race held right now, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.