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House Speaker Dade Phelan gavels the House into session on the first day of the second special session on June 28, 2023.

Texas lawmakers end acrimony-filled property tax special session with more work to come

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2023July 14, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the recent 88th Legislative Session to an audience at the Texas Public Policy Foundation offices in Austin on June 2, 2023.

With no deal on property taxes in sight, Abbott hints at multiple special sessions

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recaps the 2023 regular legislative session with Sherry Sylvester, distinguished senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, at TPPF headquarters in downtown Austin on May 30, 2023.

Abbott backs Phelan’s property tax cut plan, spurring ire from Patrick

by Joshua Fechter, Uriel J. García and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune May 30, 2023May 31, 2023

Attorney General Ken Paxton, state’s ‘top cop on the take,’ no longer stands above the law

by Robert Rivard May 28, 2023May 28, 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

Senate Bill 1515 Requires a public elementary or secondary school to display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments.

Move to install Ten Commandments in Texas schools violates church-state separation

by Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje May 16, 2023May 16, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the Robb Elementary School shooting during a press conference in Uvalde on May 25, a day following the massacre.

In Texas, we walk every day in the crosshairs

by Robert Rivard May 14, 2023May 13, 2023

A Dallas Stars fan cheers after a goal is scored during the second period of the game against the Minnesota Wild in Game Two of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on April 19 in Dallas, Texas.

In dramatic vote, Texas House approves online sports betting measure

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2023May 11, 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