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PressDecember 8, 2025 USLege Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance and TX-RAMP Level 2 Certification Cementing its position as the only certified secure legislative intelligence platform in Texas Texas Political SpotlightDecember 3, 2025 Dell's $6.25B Pledge, Texas Tech Curriculum Rules & VanDeaver Exit Texas Political Highlights from the Week PressDecember 1, 2025 USLege Now Tracks Legislation in All 50 States, Expanding Real-Time Policy Intelligence Nationwide AI-powered platform brings full nationwide visibility to state legislative action, helping policy professionals stay informed, ahead, and everywhere policy is happening. PressNovember 20, 2025 USLege’s ‘Best in Government Affairs Awards’ Celebrates Heroes of the Texas Capitol with State’s First Peer-Nominated Government Affairs Honor AUSTIN, TX, October 31, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- For the first time in Texas history, the professionals who keep the state government running have been recognized, not with sponsorships or politics, but with genuine, peer-nominated awards. PressNovember 20, 2025 Hearst Newspapers and USLege Launch ‘Capitol Confidential Pro, Powered by USLege’ Combining award-winning political journalism and analysis and AI-powered legislative intelligence PressNovember 19, 2025 USLege Co-Founder Laura Davis Highlights Texas’ Emerging Leadership in Artificial Intelligence at Texas Dynamism Summit USLege Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer Laura Davis joined senior leaders from Amazon, OpenAI, and Meta Tuesday at the Texas Dynamism Summit BlogNovember 8, 2025 How to Choose the Best Legislative Tracking Software for Your Organization If you’re exploring modern solutions for policy monitoring, visit the best legislative tracking software to see how advanced systems help professionals track activity and analyze critical information across multiple jurisdictions. 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Texas Political SpotlightDecember 9, 2024 Texas Political Spotlight: Texas GOP Divided on THC Ban Plans Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller publicly disagrees with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick about the future of THC in Texas, with Patrick backing a ban on consumable THC but allowing medical cannabis. OpinionDecember 6, 2024 Opinion: Texas Businesses to Lawmakers Don’t Add to Employer Healthcare Costs Texas Political SpotlightDecember 4, 2024 Texas Political Spotlight: Mavericks’ Majority Owner is Betting Big on Gambling Expansion Efforts to expand legalized gambling in Texas, such as mobile betting and destination resorts, have generated significant discussion but face ongoing legislative review. Texas Political SpotlightDecember 2, 2024 Texas Political Spotlight: Texas House Leadership Battle With Thanksgiving behind us, Texas House Republicans and Democrats will soon select their caucus leaders, including their preferred candidates for the Speaker of the House. Texas Political SpotlightNovember 27, 2024 Texas Political Spotlight: Happy Thanksgiving Texas We here at TXLege News would love to extend early Thanksgiving wishes to all! Texas Political SpotlightNovember 25, 2024 Trump Appoints Former State Lawmaker to Cabinet | Texas Political Spotlight Trump Appoints Former State Lawmaker to Cabinet OpinionNovember 22, 2024 Opinion: Texas Takes The Lead A Bold Plan for Advanced Nuclear Energy Texas Political SpotlightNovember 20, 2024 Texas Political Spotlight: Greg Abbott Thinks Texas is Ready for Nuclear Energy Texas unveiled a comprehensive plan to lead in advanced nuclear power by highlighting its resources, workforce, and infrastructure to develop clean, reliable energy and boost economic growth. Texas Chamber Business NewsNovember 19, 2024 Texas Chamber Business News: New TSIF Grant Marks Significant Progress for Texas Semiconductor Industry New TSIF Grant Marks Significant Progress for Texas Semiconductor Industry Texas Political SpotlightNovember 18, 2024 Texas Political Spotlight: Speaker Race Commentary and Local Elections Former Gov. Perry Comments on Speaker Race; Watson Secures Austin Mayoral Reelection Texas Chamber Business NewsNovember 14, 2024 Texas Chamber Business News: End of Boeing Strike Benefits the State’s Aerospace Economy End of Boeing Strike Benefits the State’s Aerospace Economy Texas Political SpotlightNovember 13, 2024 Texas Legislature Kicks Off with Record Bill Filings and Leadership Races New bills, Senate and House leadership bids, and priorities set for the 2025 Texas legislative session Texas Political SpotlightNovember 11, 2024 The Reddening of the Hispanic Vote It was 1994. 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Texas Political SpotlightNovember 4, 2024 Polls Show Trump and Cruz Leading; Trump-NBC Lawsuit and Roberson Case Jury Foreman’s Statement Draw Attention Trump Leads in Texas Polls, Files Lawsuit Against CBS; Jury Foreman Defends Roberson Verdict OpinionNovember 1, 2024 Opinion: Texas Business Leaders United in Support of Preserving ERISA Texas Business Leaders United in Support of Preserving ERISA Texas Political SpotlightNovember 1, 2024 Announcing Our New Friday Forum 🗣️ Hey TXLege News Readers! Texas Political SpotlightOctober 31, 2024 AG Paxton Calls for Rep. 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Texas Political SpotlightOctober 9, 2024 Shaheen Shakes Up Texas Speaker Race and Allred Outpaces Cruz in Fundraising Rep. Matt Shaheen endorses David Cook over Dade Phelan in the Texas House Speaker race, while Colin Allred surpasses Sen. Ted Cruz in fundraising, setting a record for the Texas Senate contest Texas Political SpotlightOctober 4, 2024 Texas Sues Tiktok and Farm Bill Expiration Texas Sues TikTok Over Minor Data Use; Farm Bill Expiration Spurs Calls for Action Texas Political SpotlightOctober 2, 2024 Texas Senate Race Heats Up: Shifts in Projections and High-Profile Campaigning Shifts and Strategies in Texas Senate Race as 2024 Campaigns Ramp Up Texas Political SpotlightSeptember 27, 2024 Key Endorsements, and New Campaign Ads in 2024 Races Today we cover that Governor Abbott endorsed Shelley Luther for Texas House District 62. LT Governor Dan Patrick’s new senate endorsements. Texas Political SpotlightSeptember 21, 2024 Patrick Announces New House Endorsements, Cruz and Allred Set Debate, GOP "Reformers" Rally Behind Phelan Challenger David Cook and Abbott Expands 2024 Support LT Governor Dan Patrick announced a new round of endorsements for Texas House candidates. Texas Political SpotlightSeptember 18, 2024 Texas Legislative Updates: Key Endorsements & Polling Insights In today's Texas legislative update, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick unveils a new round of endorsements in key Texas House races. Texas Political SpotlightSeptember 13, 2024 Poll Shows Increased Enthusiasm After Harris Nomination & Texas Court Strikes Down Election Code Provision Texas Political SpotlightSeptember 11, 2024 Interim Charges, Marijuana Legalization and New Speaker Bid Dive into the latest developments shaping Texas politics as candidates vie for support in the lead-up to the November election. 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TXElectsJuly 11, 2024 TXElects Election Updates – July 11, 2024 Democratic challenger for Senate Colin Allred declined to respond to questions about whether he supports President Joe Biden running as the Democratic nominee. TXElectsJuly 9, 2024 TXElects Election Updates – July 9, 2024 The interview also covers social media content regulation, border security, and school choice. 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Early Votes Favoring Democrats in CD34 Race TXElectsJune 2, 2022 Flores Posts Huge Fundraising Edge for Special Election TXElectsMay 17, 2022 Runoff Candidates Raise More Than $17M for Final Push TXElectsMarch 20, 2022 By the Numbers: First-place Candidates’ Historical Runoff Performance TXElectsMarch 3, 2022 History Repeats Itself: Top Fundraisers Dominate Open-seat Primaries TXElectsMarch 2, 2022 Van Taylor Announces Resignation and Other News for March 2 TXElectsMarch 2, 2022 Primary Voters Set Records for Turnout, Not Turning Out TXElectsFebruary 28, 2022 Primary Storylines to Watch on Election Day TXElectsFebruary 27, 2022 Early Voting Ends on Stronger Note and Other News for February 27 TXElectsFebruary 21, 2022 By the Numbers: Fundraising as Measure of Primary Success TXElectsFebruary 17, 2022 Early Turnout Crosses 2% and Other News for February 17 TXElectsJanuary 11, 2022 Israel Launches Mayoral Bid and Other News for January 11 TXElectsDecember 15, 2021 Court Rules Paxton Lacks Prosecutorial Authority for Election Law Cases TXElectsOctober 25, 2021 Just 6% of Districts are Competitive in Our Initial Race Ratings TXElectsOctober 4, 2021 Redistricting Bills Advance in Senate, Heard in House TXElectsOctober 2, 2021 What Does a Maximally Competitive Congressional Map Look Like? TXElectsSeptember 22, 2021 Israel, Paddie Decide Not to Seek Re-election TXElectsJune 21, 2021 TLR Endorses Guzman as Miller Passes on Abbott Challenge TXElectsMarch 8, 2021 Granger, Price Endorse Wright and Other News for March 8 TXElectsFebruary 21, 2021 Special Election News for February 21 BlogJanuary 6, 2021 Commentary: A Shameful Day, But the Republic Endures TXElectsDecember 11, 2020 SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Paxton’s Election Suit and Other News for December 11 TXElectsDecember 8, 2020 Paxton Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Four States’ Elections TXElectsOctober 27, 2020 Record-shattering Contributions Pour into Key House Races TXElectsAugust 24, 2020 Springer, Watts Make SD30 Moves and Other News for August 24 TXElectsAugust 17, 2020 Poll: Trump +7, Cornyn +7 TXElectsAugust 6, 2020 Polls Show Close Race for CD24 and Other News for August 6 TXElectsAugust 2, 2020 Analysis of Key House Races in Collin, Denton Cos. TXElectsJuly 19, 2020 27 Seats Shift in New Race Ratings Following Latest Campaign Finance Reports TXElectsJuly 13, 2020 Mail Ballots May Delay Election Night Results TXElectsJuly 10, 2020 Early Voting Ends and Other Election News for July 10 TXElectsJuly 9, 2020 Democratic Runoff Turnout Could Be Highest in 30 Years and Other News for July 9 Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer TXElectsJuly 7, 2020 Abbott, Realtors, TLR Among Top Runoff Contributors TXElectsJune 25, 2020 Fox News Texas Poll: Biden 45%, Trump 44% TXElectsJune 23, 2020 Another Democratic Poll, Another Statistical Dead Heat TXElectsJune 7, 2020 Democrat Poll Finds a Dead Heat and Other News for June 7 TXElectsJune 3, 2020 New Polls Finds Presidential Dead Heat, Gender Gap TXElectsMay 12, 2020 Eckhardt Now a Full-time Candidate and Endorsement News for May 12 TXElectsMay 11, 2020 Abbott Extends Early Voting and Other News for May 11 TXElectsMay 3, 2020 Paxton Warns Counties on Mail Ballot Eligibility and Other News for May 3 TXElectsApril 29, 2020 Democratic Poll Shows Dead Heat in Texas and Other News for April 29 TXElectsApril 26, 2020 UT/TT Poll: Trump Leads Biden by 5 Points TXElectsMarch 1, 2020 Early Voting Records and 3 New Polls Set Stage for Super Tuesday TXElectsFebruary 28, 2020 Early Voting Ends and Other News for February 28 TXElectsFebruary 14, 2020 UT/TT Poll: Respondents Send Mixed Signals on Trump Re-election TXElectsFebruary 2, 2020 Biden Doubles Up Rivals and Other News for February 2 TXElectsJanuary 29, 2020 Lyceum Releases 2020 Statewide Survey and Other News for January 29 TXElectsJanuary 7, 2020 Ad, Endorsement and Early Voting News for January 7 TXElectsNovember 24, 2019 Study: Most County Election Websites Lack Security Features TXElectsNovember 19, 2019 House Republicans Form New PAC and Other News for November 19 TXElectsNovember 4, 2019 Gutierrez Announces Senate Bid and Other News for November 3 TXElectsOctober 23, 2019 7 New Candidates and Endorsement News for October 23 TXElectsOctober 1, 2019 Schofield, Sessions Seek Comebacks and Other News for October 1 TXElectsSeptember 26, 2019 Candidate Announcement and Other News for September 26 TXElectsSeptember 22, 2019 Candidate Entries and Exits for September 22 TXElectsAugust 23, 2019 Flores, Zaffirini Draw Challengers and Other News for August 23 TXElectsAugust 19, 2019 HD148 Special Election Ordered and Other Filing Deadline News TXElectsAugust 13, 2019 Abbott Sets HD28 Special Election and Candidate News for August 13 TXElectsAugust 9, 2019 Cortez Announces Senate Bid and Other Candidate News for August 9 TXElectsJuly 16, 2019 Highlights of State Campaign Finance Reports TXElectsJuly 15, 2019 Campaign Finance and Candidate News for July 15 TXElectsMay 22, 2019 Congressional Candidate and Local Election News for May 22 TXElectsApril 14, 2019 Milasincic Backs Bacy and Other News for April 14 TXElectsApril 4, 2019 Candidate and Local Campaign Finance News for April 4 TXElectsFebruary 10, 2019 Candidate and Special Election News for February 10 TXElectsNovember 29, 2018 SD6 Early Voting Continues and Other News for November 29 TXElectsNovember 28, 2018 Full-ballot, Not Straight-party, Voters Flipped HD65 TXElectsNovember 11, 2018 By the Numbers: O’Rourke and Clinton TXElectsNovember 7, 2018 Democrats Gain Ground But Fail to Win the Big Prize TXElectsOctober 30, 2018 Key House Race Campaign Finance Results With a Week to Go TXElectsOctober 22, 2018 Day 1 of Early Voting Shatters Records TXElectsOctober 11, 2018 Endorsement News For October 11 TXElectsSeptember 17, 2018 SD19: Early Voting Turnout, Enthusiasm Favor Flores TXElectsSeptember 10, 2018 State and Legislative Races Rated ‘Lean’ or ‘Toss Up’ TXElectsJuly 31, 2018 Flores, Gallego Advance to SD19 Runoff TXElectsJuly 17, 2018 Additional Campaign Finance Results of Interest TXElectsJune 28, 2018 Independents Certified and Other News for June 27 TXElectsJune 22, 2018 Election News for July 21 TXElectsMay 23, 2018 Quick Takes on the Runoff Election TXElectsMay 23, 2018 Historical Perspectives on Tuesday’s Runoff Turnout TXElectsMay 21, 2018 Runoff Storylines We’ll Be Watching Tomorrow TXElectsApril 24, 2018 Abbott Calls Emergency Election and Other News for April 24 TXElectsFebruary 18, 2018 More Than 15 Million Texans Expected to Skip Primary TXElectsFebruary 13, 2018 Gallup: Texas a Competitive State, Again TXElectsFebruary 11, 2018 SD8 Contribution Analysis: Most Expensive Legislative Race TXElectsFebruary 8, 2018 Abbott Unloads on Larson and Other News for February 8 TXElectsFebruary 6, 2018 Incumbents Generally Ahead in 30-day-out Reports BlogJanuary 21, 2018 Exciting Crib Sheet Updates Go Live TXElectsJanuary 18, 2018 GOV: Abbott Announces Record $43M War Chest TXElectsDecember 9, 2017 Cain Challenger Withdraws and Other Election News for December 9 TXElectsDecember 6, 2017 Valdez Launches Gubernatorial Bid TXElectsNovember 16, 2017 Federal Candidate News for November 16 TXElectsNovember 12, 2017 Election News for November 12 TXElectsOctober 26, 2017 Election News for October 26 TXElectsOctober 24, 2017 Candidate Filings and Other Election News for October 24 TXElectsSeptember 8, 2017 Election News for September 8 TXElectsAugust 31, 2017 Laubenberg Retiring and Other Election News for August 31 TXElectsAugust 9, 2017 Election News for August 9 TXElectsJune 18, 2017 Straight-party Vote Analysis for SD10 TXElectsJune 8, 2017 Election News for June 8 TXElectsJune 4, 2017 Straight-party Vote Analysis for HD115 TXElectsJune 3, 2017 Faircloth Gets Potential Primary Challenger in Middleton TXElectsApril 19, 2017 McNutt Seeks Rematch and Other State Election News for April 19 TXElectsMarch 27, 2017 Election News for March 27 TXElectsMarch 13, 2017 Straight-party Voting Bill Clears House Committee TXElectsMarch 5, 2017 Election News for March 5 TXElectsMarch 2, 2017 Texas Again Leads Nation in Straight-party Voting TXElectsFebruary 17, 2017 80 File for San Antonio Mayor, Council TXElectsFebruary 16, 2017 Local Election News for February 16 TXElectsFebruary 1, 2017 By the Numbers: Abbott's War Chest Tops the Entire Texas Congressional Delegation TXElectsJanuary 18, 2017 Initial Thoughts on Statewide, Senate Campaign Finance Reports TXElectsNovember 10, 2016 By the Numbers: 2016 General Election TXElectsJune 13, 2016 Straight-ticket Voting Trends in HD107 TXElectsMay 10, 2016 Larson Proposes to End Election of Some ‘Cabinet’ Positions TXElectsMarch 2, 2016 Primary Night in Review