Texas Democrat Nicole Collier still locked in the capitol for refusing surveillance escort

Texas House Democrat Nicole Collier spent Monday night inside the capitol building, alone. Collier, who represents a district that includes part of Fort Worth, had refused to sign a permission slip allowing a Department of Public Safety officer to personally follow her around until the conclusion of

Feds demand Ken Paxton's Senate campaign explain more than 100 potentially illegal contributions

Federal regulators are asking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate Campaign to explain or return roughly $658,000 in political contributions that appear to violate federal law.  The Aug. 17 letter from the Federal Election Commission gives the Ken Paxton for Senate campaign a little more

Judge to rule before Sept. 1 on Texas’ Ten Commandments requirement in public schools

A Texas federal judge will decide before Sept. 1 whether to block from taking effect a new state law requiring public schools to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Oral arguments in the case, Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, concluded on Monday,

State Rep. Ray Lopez, a San Antonio Democrat, won't run for office again in 2026

San Antonio State Rep. Ray Lopez won't seek a fifth term in the Texas Legislature next year, the Texas Tribune reports. The 75-year-old Democratic lawmaker won his first election to represent House District 125 in 2019 after serving four terms on San Antonio City Council. The district, which include