88th Texas Legislature

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has reportedly told the leaders of the Texas House and Senate that lawmakers will be called back to Austin next week.

J. Mark Penley, Ryan Vassar, David Maxwell and James Blake Brickman have alleged they were terminated in violation of the state’s whistleblower protection laws.

The ruling is a victory for LGBTQ+ rights advocates who have said the law targets drag performers for no real reason.

The attorney general — who was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial earlier this month — settled with the four former employees in February for $3.3 million, but the Texas Legislature has so far declined to approve the funds.

After sparring over the attorney general's impeachment, state lawmakers return to Austin next month for a special session focused on school vouchers. It could get messy.

The governor promised political consequences if lawmakers cannot pass legislation allowing for publicly subsidized school vouchers before March primaries.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial was big news. Reporters from across the country descended onto the Capitol to cover it. And one stuck out. Because he was 13.

There’s been a slow but steady movement across the U.S. to unseal records for adoptees, but bipartisan efforts have repeatedly stalled in Texas – and one state senator has consistently stood in the way.

Three months after Paxton was suspended from his duties as the state’s top prosecutor, the Texas Senate will begin what could be a weeks-long hearing to decide whether he will be permanently removed from office.

Paxton was impeached in May by the GOP-led Texas House. Republicans there said the evidence against Paxton is too hard to ignore.