State
Texas House Suspends Rules to Honor Group Opposing Voter ID
The League of Women Voters has consistently opposed election security laws, including voter ID requirements.
Paxton Investigates Texas Lottery Over Suspicious Wins
An investigation by the attorney general’s office is the latest development in the scandal-plagued Texas Lottery Commission.
A Conversation on School Choice
With both the Texas House and Senate considering ESA legislation, two conservatives argue the merits of school choice.
$113K Funneled Into Legislator’s Pocket Via Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Payouts?
Democrat State Rep. Mary Gonzalez is the executive director of the School Board Members for Latino Equity, which is reportedly funded with taxpayer dollars from the Texas Association of School Boards.
State Archive
Donald Trump Wins Texas
As largely anticipated, President Donald Trump has won Texas’ 40 Electoral College votes. With votes still being counted, Trump appears on track to beat Vice President Kamala Harris by his 2020 margin, when he defeated President Joe Biden by 5.5 points in Texas. In...
Republicans Flip South Texas Senate Seat
Republican Adam Hinojosa has defeated Democrat incumbent Morgan LaMantia for the Senate District 27 seat. LaMantia (D-South Padre Island) narrowly won the seat in a 2022 race against Hinojosa by 659 votes. This time around, Hinojosa came out on top. He released a...
Republicans Sweep Statewide Judicial Elections in Texas
Republicans dominated the Texas judicial elections held on November 5. Republican incumbent Justice Jimmy Blacklock will stay on the Texas Supreme Court, besting Democrat challenger DaSean Jones. John Devine, a Republican incumbent on the Supreme Court who narrowly...
Republicans Flip Two South Texas House Seats
Republicans Don McLaughlin and Denise Villalobos have flipped two Texas House seats. McLaughlin defeated Democrat Cecilia Castellano in his bid for House District 80, located south of San Antonio. He previously served as mayor of Uvalde from 2014 to 2023, when he...
Republicans Defend Two Bexar County House Seats
Republican candidate Marc LaHood has beaten Democrat candidate Laurel Jorden Swift for Texas House District 121. LaHood won the Republican primary this past spring with 53.4 percent of the vote against incumbent State Rep. Steve Allison, who received 39.5 percent....
Republican Monica De La Cruz Secures South Texas Congressional Seat
Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz has retained her seat in Texas’ 15th congressional district, defeating Democrat Michelle Vallejo. De La Cruz became the first Republican to ever represent the district in 2022 when she first went up against Vallejo. Democrats had...
Sen. Ted Cruz Beats Colin Allred for US Senate Seat
On Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz won his race against Democrat challenger Colin Allred. Texans voted to re-elect Cruz to the U.S. Senate—where he has served since 2013—for the third time. In 2018, Cruz beat Democrat challenger Robert “Beto” O’Rourke for the...
Research Highlights the Paths for Growth of Nuclear Power in Texas
Life:Powered, a Texas Public Policy Foundation project, has released several reports focusing on expanding nuclear power in Texas. The reports suggest that nuclear-generated energy may be the answer to the future power needs for the state to sustain its growing...
Study: Sports Betting Increases Strain on Vulnerable Households
A recent study of sports gambling finds that it has a destructive impact on households and long-term financial well-being, a trend that increases when the practice is legalized. According to a research titled "Gambling Away Stability," legalizing sports betting has an...