Dan Patrick

In the leadup to Election Day, public radio stations across the state are exploring how Texans’ religious beliefs affect the way they’re thinking about voting in November – and the greater role of government in general.

The goal of the Texas Power Grid Investment Summit was to attract investors to build natural gas power plants in Texas. But it was colored by the history of BlackRock and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the two main organizers.

Invoices obtained by The Texas Newsroom through an open records request show that the prosecution billed the state about $3.7 million for their legal teams.

The Texas Attorney General was acquitted of 16 articles of impeachment by the Texas Senate in September. He was accused of abusing his office to protect a political donor.

The bill has brought together an unlikely coalition of Republicans and Democrats and may keep lawmakers in Austin even longer.

Abbott’s agenda for the new special session includes — once again — school vouchers, school safety, and border-related bills.

The third round of legislative overtime kicked off in Austin Monday as the hostility between the lower and upper chambers continues to grow.

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.

A new internal report, conducted by the university system’s office of general counsel, also looked into Texas A&M’s decision to temporarily suspend a respected opioids expert after she was accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in a lecture.

The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.