Josh Brodesky

Gov. Greg Abbott really wants to talk about income taxes. It's not that Abbott wants to impose such a levy in Texas. Instead, he wants to convince Texans that a vote by his Democratic rival Gina Hinojosa in 2019 is a smoking gun that proves she really wan... See more

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and City Council members got another pay hike when the city's new fiscal year kicked in on Oct. 1 — their second salary bump since they began their four-year term in June 2025. Jones' annual salary rose from $96,600 last fiscal year... See more

Hundreds of mourners gathered at a downtown chapel on Friday to remember longtime state Rep. Garnet Coleman as a 'political giant' of Third Ward and greater Houston. Coleman died Aug. 25 at age 65. He had long dealt with serious health complications from ... See more

This is a sharply divided time in Texas, but certainly we can all agree this year's midterm election is highly unusual. For the first time in a generation, the Republican establishment — complacent after decades in power, caught off guard by data centers,... See more

State Sen. Angela Paxton might be the last person voters expected to see coming to her estranged husband's defense this month. In a campaign, looking directly into the camera, she implored conservatives to back the entire Republican ticket on Nov. 3 – pre... See more