Heading into 2026, Texas House GOP primaries take shape with tort reform proxy battles on the horizon and lingering resentment from the impeachment Funeral services for John Pitts planned for next week in Houston In 2025, Abbott and Patrick wielded presidential influence as a weapon at the Texas Capitol Acting Comptroller Hancock looks to exclude certain Muslim and Chinese linked private schools from voucher program

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