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,...
Wildfire Risk Remains High For Much Of Texas In The Days Ahead, Fire Officials...
Much of Texas is at an elevated risk of wildfires this weekend and early next week because of higher-than-usual temperatures and a worsening drought,...
Abortion Drug Remains Approved, With Restrictions, Appeals Court Rules
Mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug, will remain approved but under more intense restrictions while a legal challenge proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled late...
“Lives Are at Stake”: Three Texas Regions Battered by Coronavirus Are Out of Intensive...
Health officials in Laredo — one of three Texas regions whose intensive care unit beds are full — are pleading with residents to stay...
Republicans Rebounded In Some Suburban Counties That Had Been Drifting Blue
For two election cycles, Texas Republicans felt the blue waves lapping at the edges of suburban counties that had long been GOP strongholds.
The winning...
Two Key Votes at the Texas Legislature Will Shed Light on the Road Ahead...
Two votes expected at the Texas Legislature on Thursday will serve as the clearest indication yet of how lawmakers feel about education savings accounts,...
Texas Will Increase Checkpoints For Trucks Crossing From Mexico After Migrant Smuggling Deaths
The Department of Public Safety “will create and implement a checkpoint strategy beginning immediately where they will begin targeting trucks like the one that...
Allen West, GOP Candidate for Governor, Says He Has Pneumonia Caused by Covid-19
Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, tweeted on Saturday that he may be admitted to the hospital after...
Texas House Committee To Investigate School Districts’ Books On Race And Sexuality
A Republican state lawmaker has launched an investigation into Texas school districts over the type of books they have, particularly if they pertain to...
At Least 92 Texas Hospitals Were Out of ICU Beds Last Week, According to...
As the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 spreads and sends unvaccinated Texans to the hospital with serious illness, hospitals are under enormous pressure...
