
J. David Goodman
Houston Bureau Chief at The New York Times
Houston Bureau Chief for The New York Times. I cover Texas. Previously @NYTMetro [email protected]
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | J. David Goodman
Terry Virts, an early entrant in the Democratic field targeting Senator John Cornyn’s seat, appeared eager to take on his own party as well as President Trump’s.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | J. David Goodman |Shane Goldmacher
A rare mid-decade redistricting push has unnerved some Texas Republicans, who worry a drive to harm Democrats could end up endangering G.O.P. incumbents in 2026. The Trump administration is encouraging Republican leaders in Texas to examine how House district lines in the state could be redrawn ahead of next year's midterm elections to try to save the party's endangered majority, according to people in Texas and Washington who are familiar with the effort.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | J. David Goodman
The Trump administration argues that the Texas Dream Act of 2001 illegally benefits undocumented students. It is unclear whether the state will defend it. The Trump administration sued Texas on Wednesday over a two decade-old law that offers undocumented residents of the state the same discounted tuition as other in-state college applicants, arguing that the measure violates federal immigration law.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | J. David Goodman
Republican factions united to pass most but not all of their conservative priorities in this year's legislative session, illustrating the limits of right-wing governance. For weeks, Republicans lawmakers in Texas had promised that they would require proof of citizenship to vote in most elections, hoping the 2025 Legislature would be a vanguard for other conservative states considering similar measures. Voting rights groups cried foul.
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4 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | J. David Goodman
Down in initial polls of the race, Senator John Cornyn of Texas said he would make charges of corruption against his challenger, the state's attorney general, stick. Senator John Cornyn of Texas believes he can win a no-holds-barred Republican primary next year with his state's hard-charging attorney general, Ken Paxton, by making the race all about the character of his opponent.
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Rule 31 of the impeachment trial of Ken Paxton: his wife, Senator Angela Paxton, will not be able to vote https://t.co/nttezIz80M

Here are the articles of impeachment against the Texas attorney general, @KenPaxtonTX https://t.co/zTR1UbkTwg

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