Tommy Williams

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Re. Steve Toth (R-The Woodlands) and Alice Linahan

Texas, Tothless

In Senate District 4, it was tea party vs. tea party but the slightly less cranky Brandon Creighton beat Steve Toth in a lopsided victory yesterday.

by Christopher Hooks

Texas Senate Loses Yet Another Moderate

by Christopher Hooks

In Senate District 4, a Rare Victory for a GOP Insider

by Christopher Hooks

Texas Senate Tilts Rightward, 2014 Edition

by Christopher Hooks and Forrest Wilder

Senate Passes Budget Bill Over Tea Partiers’ Quiet Objections

by Olivia Messer

Under Senate Budget, Per-Student Funding Would Drop Next Two Years

With Revised Welfare Drug-Testing Bill, Nelson Thinks of the Children

Senate Passes Budget Without School Funding Fight

Two School Voucher Bills Emerge, While Lucio Denies Support

by Patrick Michels

Senate Finance Committee Hears Pleas to Restore School Funds

Hot List: Day 16 of the Legislature

by Olivia Messer

Legislators to Watch

Legislators to Watch

by Texas Observer Staff

Rick Perry in Cut and Shoot Wednesday

Rick Perry’s ‘Compassionate’ Sales Pitch for Drug-Testing Welfare Recipients