In Debate, GOP Candidates For Texas House Special Election Mirror Statewide Intraparty Tensions
CANTON — Two Republican candidates in a closely watched special election runoff for a Texas House seat in northeast Texas faced off Tuesday night...
New York City Sues Bus Companies That Texas Hired to Transport Migrants
More than 33,000 migrants have arrived from Texas since August 2022. The city wants bus companies to pay more than $700 million.
New York City...
Appeals Court Rejects AG Ken Paxton’s Bid to Avoid Testifying in Whistleblower Case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces a legal setback as the state appeals court in Austin denies his attempt to avoid testifying in a...
Houston Mayor Whitmire Ends Appeal, Initiates Immediate Talks with Firefighters Union
Mayor John Whitmire has taken a significant step towards reconciliation with the Houston firefighters union by instructing the city attorney to drop an appeal...
AG Ken Paxton and Wife Targeted in Swatting Incident Following Impeachment Documents Release
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Texas Senator Angela Paxton, fell victim to a swatting incident on New Year's Day, according to...
Texan Bitcoin Miners Profit by Using Less Electricity; Advocates Say All Texans Should Get...
When the news broke that Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms made $32 million by reducing — or being willing to reduce if needed —...
Reports about Police Actions in U.S. Mass Shootings Lack Standardization and Often Leave Unanswered...
A lack of national standards leads to wide variability in after-action examinations of law enforcement’s response, ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE found.
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U.S. Department of Justice says it’ll sue if Texas enforces new law punishing illegal...
The state has until Jan. 3 to say it won’t arrest people accused of unauthorized entry from Mexico. If not, the Biden administration will...
These Are The 2023 Texas Laws That Have Been Blocked Or Challenged By Lawsuits
This year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed controversial bills into law. Some of these bills are not in effect because they are being challenged...
How Gov. Greg Abbott Lost a Yearlong Fight to Create School Vouchers
The governor projected confidence throughout 2023 that vouchers would pass. But his insistence on universal eligibility ensured his failure to convince 21 House Republican...
