The Latest Breaking News from Dade Phelan

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton plans to refuse to testify in impeachment trial

Suspended attorney general is accused of taking bribes and shielding donor from scrutiny

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

With second special session underway, Texas lawmakers offer opening property tax-cut proposals

A stalemate among Texas’ top Republicans has dragged on for months. Tax-cut proponents in the House and Senate made their first pitches to end the impasse Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 28, 2023

State Rep. Jacey Jetton, called to military service, chooses his wife as temporary replacement

Under a provision of the Texas Constitution, Fanny Jetton will represent her husband’s Houston suburban district during the Legislature’s second special session.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 28, 2023

Texas Republicans turn on their own in attorney general impeachment scandal

Twenty articles of impeachment have been brought against Ken Paxton – could Texas politics see a historic toppling?

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2023

With Texas House adjourned, Senate takes bigger swing at border enforcement and human smuggling

Rather than accept the House legislation as is, senators passed their own — more expansive — proposals for border security. But unless the House convenes again, the bills can’t go to the governor’s desk.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 7, 2023

Ken Paxton impeachment moves to Texas Senate, where conflicts of interest, political intrigue await

Senators have been publicly silent, citing their role as jurors with a weighty decision: whether to remove one of the state’s top Republicans from office.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 2, 2023

Meet the Texas House impeachment managers who are taking aim at Ken Paxton

Led by Andrew Murr, a West Texas rancher and lawyer, and Ann Johnson, a former prosecutor, the team of 12 includes 11 with law degrees.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 2, 2023

Texas Republicans are fighting over how to split $12.3 billion in property tax breaks between homeowners and businesses

Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan back a plan that spreads property tax relief among all landowners, while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s proposal would give homeowners a bigger boost than businesses.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 1, 2023

Tension over property taxes produces rare public clash between Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott

Always happy to castigate the Texas House, Patrick breaks form to criticize the governor as misinformed and unsympathetic toward homeowners.

The Texas Tribune · May 31, 2023

Abbott backs Phelan’s property tax cut plan, spurring ire from Patrick

The House passed a bill without Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s preferred increase to homestead exemptions — then abruptly adjourned for the special session. That basically tells the Senate to take the House bill Gov. Greg Abbott backs or leave it.

The Texas Tribune · May 30, 2023