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Texas House panel recommends impeachment of AG Ken Paxton

by James Barragán, Robert Downen and Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, left, presides over the house on May 13, 2021, and state Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, gives a speech in the Senate chamber during his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 10.

House panel investigating AG’s office; Paxton calls on Speaker Phelan to resign

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick meet in the governor's office on May 22, 2023.

Abbott, Patrick, Phelan race to negotiate priority issues as deadlines loom

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

Legislature enters home stretch with many of the session’s biggest issues unresolved

by James Barragán and Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 5, 2023May 5, 2023

House-Senate animosity bubbles over with clashes on property taxes, education

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

Texas House passes $12B property tax relief package

by Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2023April 13, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott organizes ‘school choice’ rally at the Capitol

by Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

State Representatives Barbara Gervin Hawkins, Steve Allison and Trey Martinez Fischer have been selected for the Texas House Appropriations Committee.

Three San Antonio lawmakers named to powerful House spending committee

by Andrea Drusch February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Phelan addresses prospects of anti-LGBTQ, gun, casino legislation in Texas House

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune January 12, 2023January 13, 2023

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: (Left to right) Texas state Reps. Ray Lopez, D-San Antonio, Donna Howard, D-Austin, Lina Ortega, D-El Paso, and Chris Turner, D-Arlington, talk in the House chamber before the start of the 87th Legislature's third special session at the State Capitol on September 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Following a second special session that saw the passage of controversial voting and abortion laws, Texas lawmakers have convened at the Capitol for a third special session to address more of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's conservative priorities which include redistricting, the distribution of federal COVID-19 relief funds, vaccine mandates and restrictions on how transgender student athletes can compete in sports.

As 88th Legislature convenes, Bexar County and San Antonio have lengthy agendas

by Andrea Drusch January 8, 2023January 10, 2023