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4 days ago | thefacts.com | Kayla Guo

State Sen. Joan Huffman, a Houston Republican who is one of the longest-tenured members of the Texas Senate, announced her bid for attorney general Monday, making her the third high-profile entrant and second member of the upper chamber to declare for the open seat. “I will be elected attorney general because I am the best-qualified, most experienced candidate who understands the intricacies of every function of state government,” Huffman said in a news release. kAmx?

4 days ago | thefacts.com | Kayla Guo

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the powerful head of the Texas Senate, sharply rebuked Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday for vetoing his top legislative priority — a ban on all THC products — and dug in his heels against the governor’s call for lawmakers to instead place firmer regulations on the hemp industry. In vetoing Senate Bill 3 just before midnight Sunday, Abbott argued that the measure would have faced “valid constitutional challenges” that would have kept it tied up in court for years.

1 week ago | thefacts.com | Logan Farlow

From senior sluggers to freshman phenoms, The Facts' 2024-25 All-Southern Brazoria County Baseball superlative honors cast a wide net across the area, with six players from four schools earning an award. West Brazos foes Columbia and Sweeny led the way with two superlatives apiece. Columbia's Grant Thrasher was named Offensive MVP. Columbia's Drake Autenrieth split Newcomer of the Year with Iowa Colony's Levi Abrego. kAm$H66?JVD z256?

1 week ago | thefacts.com | Zach Despart

AUSTIN — Republican state Sen. Kelly Hancock launched his campaign for state comptroller Thursday shortly after taking a senior position at the comptroller’s office. His appointment as chief clerk to Comptroller Glenn Hegar paves the way for Hanock, a North Richland Hills Republican, to become interim comptroller after Hegar leaves his office later this month. And it gives Hancock an edge in a growing Republican primary race next year.

1 week ago | thefacts.com | Byron York

This time 10 years ago, much of the political commentariat, both Democratic and Republican, was having a grand old time making fun of Donald Trump. The real estate/marketing/TV star entered the GOP race for president on June 16, 2015 — you remember the famous coming-down-the-escalator scene. Watching Trump’s announcement, a lot of pundits couldn’t stop laughing. “Clown” became a favorite word in the field of political analysis.