James Barragan, The Texas Tribune
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Who Has Fought Vaccine Mandates, Tests Positive For COVID-19
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Wednesday.
The communications staff at the attorney general's office told The Texas...
Probe of Texas National Guard Border Mission Demanded over Suicide Attempts, Abysmal Conditions and...
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State Rep. Celia Israel Announces Run for Austin Mayor
Outgoing Democratic state Rep. Celia Israel announced Tuesday she will run for Austin mayor.
Israel, who was elected to the Texas House in 2014, said...
“Every constitutional right is now at risk”: Legal experts warn Supreme Court action on...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday allowing Texas’ abortion law to remain intact creates a roadmap for states that may seek to limit other...
Texas Democrats See Focusing on Power Grid Failure As a Winning Campaign Strategy Heading...
Texas Democrats want to talk about the power grid.
Specifically, they want to talk about how it failed in February, how they don’t think enough...
Michelle Beckley, One of the Texas House’s Most Liberal Members, Joins Democratic Primary for...
Democratic state Rep. Michelle Beckley of Carrollton, who gained national attention for joining lawmakers who fled to Washington, D.C., to block a Republican election bill this summer,...
More Texas Voters Unhappy Than Satisfied Over Power Grid, Abortion And Property Taxes, UT/TT...
In an October poll of 1,200 registered voters, respondents expressed major disapproval for the state’s handling of the reliability of the main power grid...
Gov. Greg Abbott’s Pick For Top Texas Election Post Worked With Trump To Fight...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday appointed John Scott — a Fort Worth attorney who briefly represented former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit challenging...
Texas Has Raised $54 Million in Private Donations for Its Border Wall Plan. Almost...
An out-of-state billionaire who has previously bankrolled attempts to defend controversial immigration laws is responsible for nearly all the donations to Gov. Greg Abbott’s...
Texas’ Two New Congressional Districts Added to Houston and Austin in Proposed Redistricting Map
Texas lawmakers on Monday released their first draft of a new congressional map for the next decade that includes two new districts in Austin...
