After Supreme Court’s Ruling On Texas Law, Abortion-Rights Supporters See No Clear Path To...
In its anticipated ruling on Texas’ controversial abortion ban last week, the U.S. Supreme Court expressed significant concerns with the law’s unique enforcement mechanism,...
Texas Uses Shipping Containers To Create “Steel Wall” Next To International Bridge At Eagle...
Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted a video Wednesday of the state’s latest attempt to secure the Texas-Mexico border: about 20 shipping containers lined up along...
Republicans Think They Can Take South Texas — Especially after a Win in Mcallen
George P. Bush’s first trip outside Austin after he announced his campaign for attorney general wouldn’t surprise anyone watching Texas politics these days: Like...
Texas Librarians Face Harassment As They Navigate Book Bans
Librarian Suzette Baker said she faced a hard choice last year when her boss asked her to hide a book on critical race theory...
House Democrats’ frustration with STAAR bill highlights divide over how new test should look
Standing across from House Democrats on the chamber floor Tuesday, Rep. Brad Buckley defended his bill to replace STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular standardized...
As Trump administration takes shape, Texas takes a back seat
For generations, Texans have shaped the direction of politics and policymaking on the national stage, raising presidents, House speakers, cabinet members and scores of...
Beto O’Rourke Targets Gov. Greg Abbott for Vetoing Bill to Improve Internet Access in...
As he campaigns in rural Texas, Beto O’Rourke is accusing Gov. Greg Abbott of stifling efforts to improve broadband internet access there, even after...
Republican Texas Lawmakers Reviving Push to End In-state Tuition for Undocumented College Students
Two freshman Republican state representatives want to stop undocumented immigrants from being able to pay in-state tuition at Texas’ public universities, they announced Friday....
UT-Austin Attempts to Calm Faculty Concerns Over Planned Liberty Institute Organized With Lt. Gov....
University of Texas at Austin leaders attempted to quell concerns among faculty this week over a proposed think tank on campus known as the...
With Surgical Precision, Republicans Draw Two Congressional Districts That Dilute Power of Hispanic and...
The intensity with which Texas Republicans are struggling against demographic tides as they redraw the state's congressional districts can best be seen in their...
