James Barragan, The Texas Tribune
Two GOP Texas House Members Call For Rep. Bryan Slaton To Resign
Two state lawmakers have called for the resignation of Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, after The Texas Tribune reported that he is being investigated...
Family of Dead National Guardsman Urges Legislature to Make Death Benefits Bill Named for...
The death of Bishop Evans, the Texas National Guard member who died last year while serving on Gov. Greg Abbott’s border mission, inspired legislation...
Bills Advance To Close Loophole Allowing Some Lawmakers To Increase Their Pay To $140,000
Lawmakers are moving forward with a measure to do away with a loophole that allows long-serving legislators to increase their annual pay by $140,000...
Legislature Has Little Appetite To Fund Ken Paxton’s Settlement With Whistleblowers
Texas lawmakers are facing a choice: approve $3.3 million in state funds to end a lawsuit accusing Attorney General Ken Paxton of improperly firing...
D.C.-Based DOJ Investigators Take Over Corruption Probe Into Attorney General Ken Paxton
Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., are taking over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after the U.S. attorney’s office in...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Priority Bills Signal Another Swing at Pushing Texas to the...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a list Monday of 30 wide-ranging bills that he has designated his legislative priorities, including providing property tax relief...
Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees to apologize and pay $3.3 million to whistleblowers in...
Attorney General Ken Paxton and four of his former top deputies who said he improperly fired them after they accused him of crimes have...
State Sen. Charles Schwertner Arrested On Suspicion Of Drunken Driving
State Sen. Charles Schwertner was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to Travis County sheriff’s office records.
Schwertner, a Georgetown...
Migrant Shot And Injured By National Guard Soldier Patrolling Border
A Texas National Guard soldier patrolling the Texas-Mexico border shot a migrant Sunday morning just west of McAllen, according to an internal Texas Military...
More Texans Give Away Campaign Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried And Other FTX Affiliates
As authorities continue to release more information on alleged crimes by cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his associates, Texas politicians who received donations...
