Ever since its founding, Texas Monthly’s coverage of the Legislature has culminated in a biennial list of the Ten Best and Ten Worst legislators. This year, we approached things differently. Read why…
Texas Monthly – Behold, the 2025 Texas Legislative Session’s Cockroach
Editors’ Note: Ever since its founding, Texas Monthly’s coverage of the Legislature has culminated in a biennial list of the Ten Best and Ten Worst legislators. This year, we approached things differently….
Texas Monthly – The Nine Lawmakers (And One Lobbyist) Who Tell the Story of the Session
Editors’ Note: Ever since its founding, Texas Monthly’s coverage of the Legislature has culminated in a biennial list of the Ten Best and Ten Worst legislators. This year, we approached things differently….
Texas Monthly – Why We’re Blowing Up Our Fifty-Two-Year Year Tradition of Naming Best and Worst Texas Lawmakers
When Texas Monthly began cataloging the state’s Best and Worst Legislators 52 years ago, power manifested behind closed doors at the Capitol, in boardrooms, and in private associations, such as the Petroleum…
KTSM News – Protests turn violent in LA after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off…
Texas Monthly – Lawmakers passed bills this session to boost the state power grid but failed to limit renewables
With demand expected to soar, the Legislature passed bills aimed at boosting supply and making the grid more reliable. Bills to impose more regulations on renewables died. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – The Daily Crossword: June 9, 2025
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Texas Monthly – Texas legalizes shooting invasive sheep from a helicopter for sport
Aoudad sheep are joining the short list of animals Texas lawmakers allow to be shot from a helicopter for sport, along with coyotes and feral hogs. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – A Texas Republican new to Congress, Brandon Gill has a knack for getting noticed
With a scant legislative record but a lot of face recognition, the representative from North Texas has found a way to make a mark in his first term. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas’ swift surrender to DOJ on undocumented student tuition raises questions about state-federal collusion
Experts say Wednesday’s action to eliminate the long-standing policy could be a “collusive lawsuit,” where the state and feds worked the courts to get a desired outcome. Read: Read More



