Posted on · Records reviewed by The Associated Press show that an exclusive group of Texans stood to benefit when Attorney General Ken Paxton urged a small Colorado county to reverse a public health order during the coronavirus outbreak.
Posted on · A new report by a federal environmental watchdog raises questions about public health assurances made after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast in 2017.
Posted on · Patrick Crusius has been charged with capital murder and is being held without bond. Federal prosecutors have said they are also considering hate-crime charges.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott's nominee for Secretary of State, David Whitley, had his confirmation hearing today, amid controversy over his office's attempt to remove alleged non-citizens from Texas voter rolls.
Posted on · The Governor also pledges to rein in property taxes and doesn't mention the border wall.
Posted on · The last Texas Democrat to run for president was Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, who had a short-lived campaign in 1976.
Posted on · A new poll from Quinnipiac University puts Senator Ted Cruz up by 9 points
Posted on · Cody Wilson was arrested over the weekend in Taiwan and had been booked in Houston
Posted on · Ortega, who was accused of improperly casting a ballot five times between 2005 and 2014, was a permanent U.S. resident whose attorney said mistakenly thought she was eligible to vote
Posted on · Five years earlier, Kelley was convicted of assaulting family members while serving in the Air Force
Posted on · Abbott asking the Texas Rangers, the state's top law enforcement unit, follows increasing concern from lawmakers and calls by juvenile justice reform groups to close the state's five youth lockups
Posted on · There's no obvious challenger to Abbott to emerge so far.
Posted on · A weakened Texas voter ID law moved closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk on Tuesday with the state House approving legislation that waters down an original version that a judge compared to a "poll tax" and ruled had intentionally discriminated against minorities.
Posted on · Texas is asking the federal government to reverse course and provide funding for a state-run women's health program that excludes abortion providers, an apparent test of the Trump administration that could provide a model for other conservative states.
Posted on · The law will allow police officers to ask about the immigration status of anyone they detain