Democrat Kristian Carranza announces she will challenge John Lujan again for HD118 in southern Bexar County. Lujan won by 3.6 points in 2024. #txlege

ICYMI: Texas is set to become the first state to track veteran suicides as the VA faces cuts, ⁦Isaac Yu⁩ reports #txlege expressnews.com/politics/artic…

NEW Houston Chronicle: Nearly half of Texas home insurance claims were closed without payment last year, analysis finds houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker plans to run for Lina Hidalgo's Harris County judge seat (via John Lomax V) houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst…

Will you receive any money when you file a home insurance claim in Texas? Flip a coin. Matt Zdun and I looked at the home insurers with the highest rates of claims closed without payment. Search to see where your home insurer falls. Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

Critical read for any Texas homeowner! #txlege

SCOOP: The Texas National Guard is pulling 2,500 troops from Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star to respond to anti-Trump protests. Internal memos obtained by Austin Statesman show they're scrambling to find more troops. #txlege

Breaking: Greg Abbott vetoed #SB3, the proposed THC ban.

Greg Abbott Dan Patrick .Dan Patrick says he will not let a bill regulating THC through the Senate. “I will not sign a bill that legalizes marijuana.” #txlege

come work with me! The San Antonio Express-News is hiring a political reporter to join the statehouse bureau in Austin. It's a fun gig on a great team. eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

We have a rare opening on our Austin team for a stellar political reporter. This is a great role at a company that's eager to put resources into quality journalism. Check it out! eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Here’s the donor behind the mysterious trust that gave Greg Abbott $1 million #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Good get from Houston Chronicle's Ben Wermund: Joe Gebbia is behind a recent $1M contribution to Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign. Abbott's folks pledged to fix his report after the Chron pointed out it did not have the necessary info regarding the contribution. Gebbia, who co-founded

NEW: Despite having $3.4 million in reserves, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority in Kerr County chose to cut taxes and turn down a 0% interest loan from the state rather than fund a $1 million flood warning system upgrade. W/Keri Blakinger houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

Curious about what’s happening with redistricting in Texas? Check out this excellent overview and map showing Republicans’ efforts to pick up five congressional seats by targeting Houston, Austin, Dallas and South Texas. #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Texas Republicans released a new congressional map that could help them pick up five more seats in 2026. Search ⁦Houston Chronicle⁩’s map to see how the districts will change. Kudos to ⁦Matt Zdun⁩ for the great work: #txlege houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

Very cool new analysis of Texas' new maps + low turnout areas by Matt Zdun and Ben Wermund for Houston Chronicle:

NEW: AG Ken Paxton says his push to close the upcoming GOP primary is based on legal grounds.  But one of his top advisors recently suggested the move could also benefit Paxton politically as he seeks to oust U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Could it? Experts weigh in.