State Capital News

Paxton, Talarico spar over gas taxes, diesel pricesU.S. Senate candidates Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee, and Democratic nominee James Talarico traded jabs last week over rising gas and diesel prices, The Texas Tribune reported.At a gas station in Carrollton, Talarico called on Paxton to...

Medicaid funding restored to Texas hospitalsNearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding to Texas hospitals will be restored after a nearly year-long stalemate between the state and the federal government ended, the Texas Standard reported.Gov. Greg Abbott hailed the end to the impasse.

Senate GOP opens wallet for Paxton’s campaignThe Senate Republican leadership is pouring tens of millions of dollars into the U.S. Senate campaign of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is locked in a tight race with Democratic nominee James Talarico.

Cyclosporiasis mostly in two regions in stateNearly three-fourths of cyclosporiasis cases detected in Texas have been confined to two regions, The Dallas Morning News reported. The Texas Department of State Health Services provided numbers for each of the state’s eight public health regions.

Patrick warns GOP could lose state House majorityLt.

Early voting begins Feb. 17Early voting in the March 3 primary begins Monday, Feb. 17 and concludes on Friday, Feb. 27. A full slate of contested races will be on the ballots in both Republican and Democratic primaries. The deadline to request a mail ballot is Feb. 20, according to votetexas.gov.

Power grid holds up during wintry blastThe electricity grid that covers most of Texas was holding up as of Sunday during the latest winter storm, although localized power outages were reported in Deep East Texas and far West Texas.

Deadline to register for March primary nears

Crockett, Talarico to face off in Democratic primary

Trio of judges to rule on congressional mapThe same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 congressional map are asking a panel of three federal judges to block using the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the March midterms.