The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

Texas and California are at the center of a national political power struggle that could reshape Donald Trump's second presidency. Texas Democrats prevented the state’s House of Representatives from ...

This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. With Texas legislators locked in a standoff over Republicans’ ...

I represent the people of El Paso, Texas in the state legislature, a west Texas district that is a 14-hour drive away from the Louisiana border. Yet, data from the Texas Legislative Council indicates ...

How about a gorgeous volume of old maps that helped define and develop our state, that also includes cogent historical context for each image? Your wish is our command. Just out: “Texas Takes Shape: A ...