The Vouchers Battle Is Decided, But What About the Future of Texas Politics?

How it happened

"...pressure campaign like we’ve never seen from any Texas governor,” a campaign in which Abbott threatened fellow Republicans and..."

April 25, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...some swell priorities for the upcoming session. The lieutenant governor released a list of goals for the next legislative..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature

Texas GOP Leaders Won’t Criticize Antisemites, Nazis

What does “tolerate” mean?

"...The Texas Republican Party can’t even bring itself to denounce Nazis anymore...."

Dec. 5, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Texas Lege Defeats Abbott’s Voucher Plan – Again

Meanwhile, harsh immigration bill succeeds

"...Last week, 21 of the 24 rural Republican lawmakers who had voted against vouchers in April did..."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Texas A.G. Paxton’s Trumpian Antics Led to Impeachment

Sealing his fate

"...by seven more members, for a total of seven Republicans and five Democrats. The House members will serve as..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Latest News From Austin Election Campaigns

District 5 and 8 candidate forums, Beto gets around, and so do local endorsements

"...In the D8 debate at 7:30, incumbent Paige Ellis is clearly the front-runner..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Lege Finds Even More Funds for Anti-Choice Grifters

Alternatives to Abortion program gets $100M in House budget

"...a marathon hearing on Thursday, April 22, the House debate over the state’s proposed $246 billion two-year budget included..."

April 23, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...carved into six pieces, five of them held by Republicans. The one Democrat, and the only one whose tenure..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Inside the Facebook Wars Dividing Thousands of AISD Parents

Who comes first in Austin schools?

"...one comment on the AKF page that she'd "briefed" Governor Greg Abbott about the group's mission, and said she'd..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Austin's Blue Surge Pushes Wendy Davis and Mike Siegel Toward D.C.

After losing recent elections, two candidates come out fighting

"...exact sort of suburban voters who are fleeing the Republican Party in great haste, and who helped O'Rourke win..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Slay the Dragon

Hard-hitting political documentary shows the menace of gerrymandering is coming back

"...the 21st century have seen the dominance of the Republican Party in America because their strategists realized one thing:..."

April 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Braces Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...a major political shift this election cycle, with four Republicans departing and four incumbents facing challenges. Marked by its..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...a major political shift this election cycle, with four Republicans departing and four incumbents facing challenges...."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Local Election News: War Shadows Edition

From lawsuits to candidates in suits

"...scheduling the walk in part to frame a February debate planned for Austin.)..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...seems to have taken over the many in the Republican Party," Adler told the Chronicle as the Legislature adjourned..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...campaign narratives, from daily fundraising appeals to the national debate stage to this plática here at Tamale House. This..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Abbott Issues “Safety Action Report” on Gun Violence

Recommendations long on surveillance, short on gun restrictions

"...A few days before the report (Sept. 5), Abbott..."

Sept. 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...Former governor and current U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Sex and the Senate

What will it take to curb sexual harassment at the Texas State Capitol?

"...the halls of the Capitol building from Democrats and Republicans alike over several years. Those reports ignited conversation within..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Rep. Celia Israel on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Pandering to 3% of the electorate is not in anyone's best interest”

"...about that No. 1 issue. I hope that the Governor will recognize the same and make a stand against..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature

“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”

"...the compression of the tax rate – that the Governor’s office is advocating – and you also look at..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Live Election Night Results & Updates

The latest from the polls and candidate watch parties

"...tone can’t be reached, Tovo said, the next land-use debate will suffer the same problems as CodeNEXT. – Austin..."

Nov. 6, 2018 News Post by News Staff

Election Ticker: Almost Deadline Time

The latest news from the November 2018 campaign trail

"...Asian American Political Action Committee. Unsurprisingly, the Travis County Republican Party endorsed Todd Phelps......"

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: In the Shadow of the Capitol

Council approves its latest budget with the Lege over its shoulder

"...been incrementally made in the previous weeks. Although the debates over final details in both eras have often been..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...To Debate or Not Debate? Democratic run-off candidate for governor Andrew..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature

Lege Lines: Does Texas Really Need a Special Session

Save for the sunset bill, does Texas really need a special session?

"...additional 19 items to the call. Most are hard-line Republican dogma, like crippling local government budgets and further throttling..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...together. She's done this while besieged by a right-wing governor hellbent on using her as a punching bag in..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: On the Backs of Immigrants

In the war over "sanctuary," the victims are most vulnerable

"...bloody shirt. As the Texas House was about to debate a pet project of Abbott's – Senate Bill 4,..."

April 28, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Whiplash Generation

On trying to maintain humane sanity in a dangerously insane era

"...D.C., with ominous echoes from the Capitol and the Governor's Mansion. I'll find myself stoically considering some difficult local..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Top 10 Election Stories

Vote your conscience

"...3) Perry's Double Failure Former Texas Governor Rick Perry performed yet another political faceplant, becoming the..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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