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Todd Smith was indicted in 2022 on felony charges of theft and commercial bribery related to taking money in exchange for hemp licenses that are issued by Miller’s office.

Abbott signed a proclamation declaring Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist organization and directed Texas DPS to create strike teams targeting the gang.

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State Sen. Morgan LaMantia, D-South Padre, faces off against Republican Adam Hinojosa in the only competitive race for the Texas Senate.

State data shows just two of Texas’ most populous counties have surpassed their voter turnout rate in 2020.

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The turnout rate doped more than 8 percentage points compared to four years ago — a highwater mark for the Lone Star State.

Former state Rep. Matt Krause's win may push the commissioners court even further away from the bipartisanship on which it once prided itself.

Turner served in the Texas House for four years and was also executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council in the first Trump administration.

“ Trump nominates former Texas lawmaker Scott Turner to lead Housing and Urban Development ” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.