The power to schedule special elections is a gift to governors intent on doing political mischief.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday the Texas State Securities Board is investigating the East Plano Islamic Center, a large Plano mosque affiliated with a Muslim-centric neighborhood that ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that a special election to fill the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner's seat won't be held until November and defended the timing by renewing ...

Democrats argue he's prolonging the vacancy due to the GOP's slim majority. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a proclamation Monday afternoon that the special election to fill the seat vacated ...

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference about Texas emergency response to an unprecedented winter storm that struck Texas on Feb 13, 2021. On Monday Abbott said the state power grid will be ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened the East Plano Islamic Center and affiliated entities with “the full weight of the law” if ...

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) could not begin construction on a proposed Muslim neighborhood due to legal issues, according to a ...

A special election to replace U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner in Congress will take place Nov. 4, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced Monday. It’s the second time the seat has needed to be refilled ...