Tensions ran high at the Texas Capitol Thursday as lawmakers held their first public hearing on a controversial plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, ju

Transitioning forced Amanda McLaughlin to rethink what she values. She is now a fixture at the Texas Capitol, speaking out for her community.

The Texas House Redistricting Committee will hold three public meetings on the plan, and protests are set to continue throughout Texas with each one. Other "Stop the Texas Steal" protests will be at the University of Houston and Hereford University, per @howdypolitics.

We’re done watching our trans community be attacked by politicians who wouldn’t last five minutes walking in their shoes," one Rep. declared.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, are longtime owners of a $1.5 million home in a Dallas suburb. In 2015, they snapped up a second house in Austin.

As Republicans prepare to tackle congressional redistricting during the special session, Democrats weigh their options.

This week on Eye on Politics, a look ahead at the items Gov. Greg Abbott is bringing the Texas legislature back for. Several items on the 18-item agenda include taking a look at warning systems and emergency communications in the wake of deadly flash flooding in Central Texas.

Texas lawmakers are scrutinizing the state’s emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.