The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Texas.

2023
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Texas

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Incumbents

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State government

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Elections

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Elections were held on November 7, 2023.[1] The only statewide election was a vote on 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. A special election took place to fill the vacancy from Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district,[2] which was followed by a runoff on January 30, 2024.[3] In addition, Texas counties, cities, and school and other special districts had local elections and other ballot issues, such as bond proposals.

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References

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  1. ^ "Important Election Dates 2023-2024". Texas Secretary of State. Government of Texas. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Governor Abbott Sets Special Election for Texas House District 2". Archived from the original on 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Gov. Greg Abbott sets January date for Texas House special election runoff". Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Texas legislative sessions and years". Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Government of Texas. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023.
  5. ^ National Centers for Environmental Information; National Weather Service in Houston, Texas (April 2023). "Texas Event Report: EF3 Tornado (Harris County)". Storm Event Database. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023.
  6. ^ Stewart, Nick [@NStewCBS2] (24 January 2023). "According to NWS Houston, this was the first ever #tornado emergency product issued by the office" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Ramirez, Nikki McCann (2023-03-06). "Texas Republican Introduces Bill Calling for Vote on Secession". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
  8. ^ Schnell, Mychael (2023-03-06). "Texas lawmaker files 'TEXIT' bill to spur vote on exploring secession from US". The Hill. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023.
  9. ^ Elassar, Alaa; Romine, Taylor; Rose, Andy (April 1, 2023). "Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours". CNN. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Musk's SpaceX big rocket explodes on test flight". BBC News. 2023-04-20. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  11. ^ "Public schools would have to display Ten Commandments under bill passed by Texas Senate". Texas Tribune. April 20, 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023.
  12. ^ Richards, Zoë (21 April 2023). "Ten Commandments would be required in public classrooms under bill passed by Texas Senate". NBC News. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023.
  13. ^ Luscombe, Richard (21 April 2023). "Texas lawmakers advance bill to force schools to display Ten Commandments". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023.
  14. ^ Salam, Erum (24 May 2023). "Republican bill requiring display of Ten Commandments in Texas schools fails". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023.
  15. ^ Goodman, J. David (24 May 2023). "Bill to Force Texas Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments Fails". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024.
  16. ^ Killough, Ashley; Burnside, Tina (24 May 2023). "A bill that would have required Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments has failed". CNN. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023.
  17. ^ Haworth, Jon; El-Bawab, Nadine; Charalambous, Peter; Deliso, Meridith (April 29, 2023). "5 dead in Texas 'execution-style' shooting, suspect armed with AR-15 is on the loose". ABC News. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  18. ^ "8 killed and 7 wounded in Texas mall shooting. The gunman is also dead". CNN. May 6, 2023. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  19. ^ Villarreal, Mireya (May 7, 2023). "8 dead after car runs into pedestrians in Brownsville, Texas, alleged driver arrested". ABC News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  20. ^ Downen, Robert (9 May 2023). "Texas House expels Bryan Slaton, first member ousted since 1927". Texas Tribune. Austin, Texas. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023.
  21. ^ Despart, Zach; Barragán, James (May 27, 2023). "Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached, suspended from duties pending outcome of Senate trial". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  22. ^ Vertuno, Jim; Bleiberg, Jake (May 27, 2023). "Why Texas' GOP-controlled House wants to impeach Republican attorney general". AP News. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  23. ^ Tropical Storm Harold triggers flash floods, power outages and tornado warnings as it plows through Texas CNN, August 22, 2023
  24. ^ Dunlap, Miranda (29 August 2023). "Katy ISD board, undeterred by backlash, passes gender identity, student bathroom policy". Houston Landing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Influential Texas activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes at office near Fort Worth". Texas Tribune. October 8, 2023.
  26. ^ "Defend Texas Liberty PAC names new president after leader met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes". Texas Tribune. October 17, 2023.
  27. ^ "President of right-wing PAC steps down after meeting with Hitler supporter". The Houston Chronicle. October 18, 2023.
  28. ^ "New leadership at right-wing Republican PAC after leader welcomes white supremacist". Texas Standard. October 20, 2023.
  29. ^ "Texas 2023 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023.