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Schwertner, a Georgetown Republican, was booked into the Travis County jail at 2:12 a.m.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s marching orders come after he threatened to revoke tenure for some professors at public universities who teach about critical race theory and its history.
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Was there or wasn’t there sex trafficking at The Refuge, the Bastrop-based residential treatment center?
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See the results for the Texas House and Senate districts in Central Texas.
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Lawmakers adjourned in the early hours of Tuesday morning, securing changes to the state’s political maps and other conservative goals.
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Before they’re even signed into law, the state’s new maps for congressional and statehouse districts have been challenged in federal court by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
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Before the second special session ended, lawmakers sent the GOP-backed bill for the governor's signature.
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Texas Democrats argue their constituents' power would be diluted under current maps. They're asking a federal court to temporarily redraw maps for 2022.
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If the House Democrats who skipped town to block voting legislation don’t return before the special session ends, the Senate bills will languish without becoming law.
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Texas lawmakers are back in Austin Thursday after wrapping up the 87th regular legislative session just over a month ago. Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to work on what he considers unfinished business.