Paxton drops appeal: Texas to pay $6.6 million to whistleblowers
Texas will pay $6.6 million to four former top deputies to Attorney General Ken Paxton who say they were fired after reporting their boss...
“People Have Already Died”: In Houston, Residents Demand Relief From Chronic Pollution During EPA...
HOUSTON — When Brenda Compton, 73, was a child living in a tight-knit Black neighborhood of northeast Houston, the smell of chemicals was constant,...
Vote-By-Mail Rejections Are Testing Integrity Of Texas Republicans’ Voting Law
Barely started down the path toward the first elections conducted under voting restrictions enacted last year by Republican lawmakers, Texas voters and local election...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says He’ll Run For Reelection In 2026, Reversing Previous Plan...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday he will “absolutely” run for reelection in 2026, a reversal from previous comments he made saying this would...
Vouchers Would Blow a Billion-Dollar Hole in the Texas Budget
What Texas Republicans call “school choice” could be very, very expensive. Voucher programs in other states and analysis from experts show that school vouchers...
Gov. Greg Abbott Vows To Exclude Renewable Energy From Any Revived Economic Incentive Program
As Gov. Greg Abbott signals stronger support for the creation of a new program to replace a multibillion dollar corporate tax break program that...
More than 800 new laws will go into effect in Texas on Sept. 1....
More than 800 new laws are about to take effect in Texas, and they are set to bring sweeping changes to the state’s education...
Texas Supreme Court May Decide Next Plot Twist in the Democratic Walkout, and the...
The Texas legislature is immobilized. The governor is fuming. And the next chapter in the gamesmanship that has engulfed Republican efforts to rewrite Texas...
Special Election to Fill Former State Rep. Jake Ellzey’s North Texas Seat Set for...
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that Aug. 31 will be the date of the special election to replace former state Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Waxahachie,...
“Our Public School System is Our Town”: Why This Rural Republican is Voting Against...
Gary VanDeaver is a hard no on school vouchers.
Among his Republican peers in the Texas Legislature, it's an awkward position to take. He and a...
