Senfronia Thompson says she has the votes to become the first woman and first Black Texas House speaker
The 87-year-old Houston Democrat, known as Ms. T, has served in the Legislature since 1973. On Tuesday, her party won control of the Texas House for the first time since 2003.
Houston mayor limits police cooperation with ICE after Democratic wins
Houston police will stop contacting ICE during traffic stops when drivers aren’t arrested, even if they have immigration warrants. The change follows pressure from Gov. Greg Abbott to maintain cooperation.
In historic first, women poised to hold top three leadership positions in Texas government
Texas made history Tuesday night by electing the first Latina governor and first female lieutenant governor. In January, the state House is expected to elect the first female Speaker.
State-appointed managers in Texas takeover school districts brace for imminent removal
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa is selecting a new education commissioner, who would have the power to replace any or all appointed board managers.
Texas appeals court cancels oral arguments in challenge to state hemp rules
The move clears the way for the three newly elected Democratic justices on the 15th Court of Appeals to hear the cases after they take office.
With Democrats sweeping Texas, the GOP-led war on cities nears its end
Democrats are less likely to pick on cities the way Republican lawmakers have, observers said. But a fight over housing affordability will test that.
Texas’ school voucher program could be “unrecognizable, if not extinct,” says Democratic lawmaker
Democrats won back the Texas House for the first time in 24 years. Gov. Greg Abbott’s bullishness on vouchers turned off some Republican voters in rural communities that have historically been strongholds for his party, politicians said.
Rohit Shetty Firing: Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s key operative Harry Boxer detained in US, to be brought back to India
According to officials, Boxer was closely linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and was operating from the US. He had also threatened several Bollywood personalities through social media and audio messages.
Sonia Gandhi hits out at Modi govt for damaging India’s fabric, says Congress ‘has nothing to learn from BJP, RSS’
Sonia Gandhi has said the Congress does not need to take any lessons from the BJP or the RSS, while criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for harming India’s fabric.
‘Run bulldozers over us’: Mamata Banerjee’s strong message to BJP after Kalighat incident
Mamata Banerjee has launched a scathing attack on the BJP and its workers for disrupting Kali Puja celebrations in Kolkata’s Kalighat area in the early hours of the day.