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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he’s changing his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, who was a Democratic representative in the Texas House and is mayor of a largely Democratic city, says he is now a Republican. NBC 5’s Vince Sims digs deeper into what the change does and does not mean.

There’s plenty of reaction to news that Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is switching parties to become a Republican.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he’s changing his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.

Week one of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is over. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan and Gromer Jeffers from The Dallas Morning News have the details.

Usually outspoken on many issues, Texas’s top Republican leaders are cautious around the trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton.

According to recent polls of voters, interviews, and public statements, Republicans hold different views on how the Texas Senate should decide suspended AG Paxton’s fate.

NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details about the new laws that will impact Texans.

Hundreds of laws, including those targeting transgender rights, street racing, healthcare and more will take effect on Sept. 1.

Republicans on Friday chose Houston to host their 2028 national convention, hoping to cement support in Texas even as Democrats are betting that a booming Hispanic population and other key demographic shifts could eventually turn the country’s largest reliably red state blue again.

The state of Texas is questioning the legal rights of an “unborn child” in arguing against a lawsuit brought by a prison guard who says she had a stillborn baby because prison officials refused to let her leave work.

Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign the $18 billion property tax relief plan. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign the $18 billion property tax relief plan. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

After weeks of quarreling, the Texas House and Senate say they have agreed in principle on an $18 billion plan that will “deliver the biggest property tax cut in Texas history.”

It took seven months of political arguing but Texas homeowners could see major property tax relief starting in 2024. The House and Senate struck a deal Monday to use $18 billion in surplus funds to slash the tax rate paid to schools. David Goins reports.

After weeks of quarreling, the Texas House and Senate say they have agreed in principle on an $18 billion plan that will “deliver the biggest property tax cut in Texas history.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has set the date for a special election to replace former state Rep. Bryan Slaton in District 2.

The vote triggers Paxton’s immediate suspension from office pending the outcome of a trial in the state Senate and empowers Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to appoint someone else as Texas’ top lawyer in the interim.

The Texas House has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a fellow Republican who rose to be a star of the conservative legal movement despite years of scandal and alleged crimes.

The latest as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is on the brink of impeachment and what lies ahead on Saturday