Eye on Politics takes a look at what's next in Texas politics as candidates for various races in the state begin to emerge.

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Glenn Rogers examines how an analysis by a Baker Institute researcher on legislators' voting record is misused by Scorecard ...

Dustin Burrows Approval (June 2025) ... Overall Party ID Democratic Identification Republican Identification Ideology Liberalism Conservatism Race Gender Location Age Group Education Religiosity ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to the Texas ...

I make that audacious claim because of his work on property tax legislation — work that affects every property owner in the state. Pre-Bettencourt, I always showed how to lower your property tax by ...

The state senator representing Waco, Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, will not seek reelection to the District 22 seat he has held ...

Special to the NEWS Immediately following the 89th Texas Legislative Session, State Representative Janie Lopez (R-HD 37) of ...

Gov. Abbott has ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the ...

Wyoming may see its first commercial nuclear power plant a few months sooner than anticipated, but still sometime in 2030, ...