Tarrant County Dems among Texas House lawmakers breaking quorum to thwart redistricting
AUSTIN — Tarrant County Democrats joined their Texas House colleagues in bolting across state lines on Sunday to…
Texas cities, counties may face new limits on raising property taxes
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Texas Senate passes bill to bar local government like Dallas from hiring outside lobbyists
AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers moved a notch closer in their quest to bar local governments from using public…
Texas redistricting spotlight shines brightly on Tarrant County as proposed map cuts out key district
AUSTIN — Just weeks after a makeover of the commissioners court, historically red Tarrant County is again the…
Proposed Texas GOP map moves Fort Bliss to San Antonio district
Texas Republicans unveiled a proposed congressional map that would remove Fort Bliss and the El Paso International Airport…
Scandal hastens Capriglione’s exit, resets the conservative bar in Tarrant County
In the span of 34 days, state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, a Southlake Republican, went from a reelection launch…
UTA hearing draws vocal crowd of redistricting opponents
Texas lawmakers sat in front of a jeering crowd for over six hours Monday evening as residents from…
Texas House to hold redistricting hearing at the University of Texas at Arlington
ARLINGTON — In searing heat, several hundred people rallied and chanted on the University of Texas at Arlington…
Keller Mayor Mizani picks a winning horse among Texas Republicans: immigration
(Michael Hogue) Just days before launching his campaign for the Texas House of Representatives, Keller Mayor Armin Mizani…
Texas House redistricting committee’s Houston hearing draws criticism over absence of maps
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