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Houston has the largest system of TIRZs in Texas, but it had never set clear guidelines on the program. A Chronicle investigation found the zones often trap tax money in affluent neighborhoods ..read more
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The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to look into legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ..read more
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Cities have said the law, which was set to take effect Friday, threw a laundry list of local regulations into doubt ..read more
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Alexandra del Moral Mealer is challenging the election she lost in November without her original legal counsel, who this week said she does not support Mealer’s recent claims of ballot fraud ..read more
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Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial pulls State Sen. Whitmire away from almost three weeks of September mayoral forums in Houston ..read more
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No matter what happens, the trial is set to shake up the state’s politics like few events in recent history, with aftershocks that could last for years ..read more
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Law going into effect today may open a new frontier in school board campaigns that have grown increasingly political ..read more
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Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth and Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Ann Harris Bennett officially took the helm of running elections and voter registration Friday as a new state law abolishing the elections administrator’s office went ..read more
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A long line of elected officials at City Hall have blamed the cap for the city's tight financial picture and lagging services ..read more
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Known for relentlessly suing the Biden administration and taking up the mantle of culture war issues, Paxton has been dogged by legal issues since taking statewide office in 2015. ..read more