What Happens to Republicans’ Progressive Promises After the Election?
As Texas leads a coalition of Republican states in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court to topple the Affordable Care Act, some state lawmakers...
More than 500 Bills Already Filed for 2021 Texas Legislative Session
The gavel doesn’t drop to open the 2021 Texas legislative session until Jan. 12, but state lawmakers are already giving us an indication of...
Paxton Loses Case Targeting Travis County Vote Counting
The Texas Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a dispute between Travis County and poll watchers. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that...
Texas Extends Emergency SNAP Benefits for Another Month
The state of Texas is releasing approximately $202 million in additional emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of November as...
Texas Agencies Seek $75M to Fix Foster Care Problems
Complying with court-ordered improvements in the Texas foster care system will cost about $75 million, according to documents filed with the Legislative Budget Board...
Whistleblowers Say Texas AG’s Office Retaliated Against Them — Placing An Armed Guard In...
At a senior staff meeting one Thursday morning in May, with much of the Texas attorney general’s office working from home and morale seeming...
Allegations of an Extra-Marital Affair Emerge in Paxton Scandal
Salacious new details have emerged about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his ties to Austin real estate developer and big-time political donor Nate...
New Online Statewide Directory of Protective Orders Now Available
After delays due the pandemic, the new Texas Protective Order Registry is up and running in all 254 Texas counties. The online database lists...
Governor’s Council: How More Texans Could Have Broadband Access
The Governor's Broadband Development Council has issued its first report to the Texas Legislature. The report includes recommendations for the 87th Legislative Session that...
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Inmate To Sue Prison Officers After He Was Forced To...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Texas psychiatric prison inmate left for days in cells covered in either feces or sewage can...
