The latest politics news from The Texas Tribune.
Decades of nuts-and-bolts political work and a friendship with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed the first-term congresswoman a starring role in the Senate trial of President Trump. Full Story
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Democrats had hoped the race would build momentum for their push to take control of the Texas House in November. The Houston-area contest garnered national attention and overshadowed two other special election runoffs for House districts Tuesday. Full Story
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Marijuana and hemp are often indistinguishable by look or smell because they both come from the cannabis plant. But hemp is legal, and marijuana is not. Full Story
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A letter from the attorney general's office threatened to sue the city of Galveston if the regulations on gun stores weren't repealed. Full Story
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The Texas Tribune interviewed MJ Hegar, Chris Bell, Royce West, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez and Amanda Edwards about the race to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Full Story
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Primary election day is March 3. Here’s an overview of everything you need to know about casting a ballot in Texas. Full Story
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He’s the fourth Democratic presidential candidate who’s still in the race to announce such a hire. Full Story
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In the podcast, Cruz reacts to what he's seen in the trial and makes the case for defending the president. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Patrick about what we learned from recent campaign finance reports, a nationally targeted special election runoff for a Texas House seat, and presidential endorsements. Full Story
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The Trump administration announcement reverses an Obama-era decision in 2012 to cut federal women’s health funding to Texas. That came as punishment after the Texas Legislature excluded Planned Parenthood from the Healthy Texas Women program in 2011. Full Story
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Bloomberg is skipping the early states and hoping his big staff and big spending in states like Texas can launch him to victory. Full Story
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"Resettlement funding cannot simply be reallocated to other problem areas such as homelessness," said the CEO of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. Full Story
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The Massachusetts U.S. senator’s latest endorsements come from four state lawmakers who represent O’Rourke’s native El Paso and previously supported him or Castro. Full Story
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Texas has seen two mass shootings in churches in three years, which has some churchgoers exploring training programs to take down an attacker. Full Story
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The Heath Republican was an outspoken defender of President Donald Trump during impeachment hearings in the U.S. House last year. Full Story
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Even the Texas lawmakers who want to change the way the state selects judges are wary of taking that power away from voters. The politics are more difficult, in some ways, than the proposed policy changes. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher won Texas' 7th Congressional District for the Democrats in 2018. Republicans are vying for a chance to win it back. Full Story
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The president also exuded confidence that Texas will remain in Republican hands in 2020, despite some political watchers suggesting it's more purple than it has been in years. Full Story
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Starr was president of Baylor University during a time when the school was rocked by sexual assault scandals. Full Story
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For a long time, the party primary elections in Texas have been more competitive than the general elections in November. Not anymore. Full Story
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