State

By Brandon Waltens

After lawmakers asked Speaker Dennis Bonnen to remove Democrat Chairman Poncho Nevarez from his committees, he claims he doesn’t have the power.

By Cary Cheshire

Sources close to the Texas Capitol say the investigation into Nevarez was not a well-guarded secret and that at least some lawmakers had knowledge of the affair.

By Brandon Waltens

No public arrest has been made yet for the Bonnen-appointed Democrat chairman.

By Erin Anderson

In another effort to win elections in the courts, Democrats are challenging a decades-old, Democrat-passed ballot position law they now claim unfairly helps Republicans.

By Michael Quinn Sullivan

GOP Rep. Mike Lang places blame on pro-life groups for legislative failures, ignores House leadership.

By Cary Cheshire

With the passage of the Oklahoma law, the Sooner State joins an ever-growing number of states that do not require licenses for the open carry of handguns—a list Texas is not on.