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Introducing: The Decision Texas Campaign Finance Tracker
The latest tool as part of Texas Scorecard’s Decision Texas election coverage.
Paxton Opinion Declares DEI Unconstitutional in Texas Government
The attorney general said the opinion targets decades of DEI frameworks embedded throughout state and local government.
UT-Austin Attempting to Conceal Records Related to DEI Supporting Vice Provost
Dr. Richard Reddick currently serves on a curriculum review committee.
Gambling Industry Continues the Fight in Texas Campaigns
Amid growing controversy and setbacks, Las Vegas Sands contributed to dozens of candidates ahead of the March primaries.
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Republican Candidates for Attorney General Rake in Campaign Cash
With current Attorney General Ken Paxton running for U.S. Senate, the Republican primary race to fill his position is heating up. State Sen. Mayes Middleton, former Department of Justice official Aaron Reitz, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, and State Sen. Joan Huffman are running...
Sheets Opens Fundraising Lead Over Miller in Texas Ag Commissioner Race
New campaign finance filings show Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is lagging behind challenger Nate Sheets in fundraising as the two Republicans head toward a primary showdown in March. The agriculture commissioner is among Texas’ statewide offices, overseeing the...
GOP Comptroller Field Report Millions in Campaign Accounts Ahead of Primary
Texas’ Republican primary for comptroller is shaping up to be a well-funded contest as candidates move to replace former Comptroller Glenn Hegar, who left the office last year to become Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. The Texas comptroller serves as...
Abbott’s $105 Million Campaign War Chest Towers Over 2026 Field
Gov. Greg Abbott is heading into the 2026 election year with a massive financial advantage, according to newly filed semiannual campaign finance reports. A statement from Abbott’s campaign touted that he has received more than one million unique individual...
GOP House Candidate Amy Fennell Drops Out After Anti-Trump Posts Revealed
Amy Fennell, a Republican candidate who had been challenging State Rep. Mike Olcott in the GOP primary for Texas House District 60, has withdrawn from the race after previously posting a series of social media comments sharply critical of President Donald Trump and...
Abbott: Illegal Alien Rammed ICE Vehicles in San Antonio
Gov. Greg Abbott is blasting what he calls “organized” efforts to obstruct federal immigration enforcement after a suspected illegal alien in San Antonio allegedly rammed ICE vehicles with a car. Abbott reported that the incident injured an agent and sent him to the...
Illegal Aliens Cost Texas Hospitals Over $1 Billion in 2025
Texas hospitals incurred more than $1 billion in health care costs for patients not lawfully present in the United States during fiscal year 2025, according to new data obtained from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The figures were collected under an...
Texans for Vaccine Choice Handed Legal Win Against Former Executive Director
Texans for Vaccine Choice was handed a legal victory on Monday in a lawsuit against its former executive director, Jackie Schlegel. Schlegel was accused of trademark infringement and making an illegal transfer from the organization to a separate 501(c)(3) charitable...
Commissioner Sid Miller Calls for ‘Agriculture Freedom Zones’
With the surge of data centers and other developments in Texas and around the country, Texas’ chief agriculture official is proposing a plan to secure the future of the state’s farms and ranches. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has recommended that state, or even...
