Texas Senator plans to delay final redistricting vote with overnight filibuster

Texas State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, plans to delay final passage of the Republican-backed redistricting map in the Texas Senate with an overnight filibuster. Alvarado announced her plans on social media Friday afternoon. "Republicans think they can walk all over us.

Legal questions swirl around San Antonio mayor's call for a city election on Spurs arena

After San Antonio City Council shot down Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' proposed pause on negotiations for a new Spurs arena, the mayor unveiled yet another potential hurdle for the project: that the financing should be put to yet another public vote. After Thursday's contentious meeting, Jones said she wa

Texas bill would keep unsubstantiated complaints against police officers from the public

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A bill that would let Texas law enforcement agencies keep unsubstantiated complaints against officers private is gaining momentum in the Texas Legislature.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott going after Democrats who broke quorum with $10,000 fines

Gov. Greg Abbott is making sure Democrats pay for fleeing the state to break quorum. Texas House Democrats are posting letters they received in the past 24 hours from the chamber's Republican leadership stating that they owe thousands of dollars in fines for decamping to Illinois, Massachusetts and