“He Has A Battle Rifle”: Police Feared Uvalde Gunman’s AR-15
Editor’s note: This story includes graphic descriptions of injuries, and one graphic image taken from inside a classroom. We are not publishing images of...
Texas Cities Have Adopted Ordinances To Benefit Workers. Sweeping Legislation Could Roll Many Back.
After almost three decades in the construction industry, Juan Pedro Muñoz understands firsthand what it’s like to work outdoors during the Texas summer heat....
What Happens When Texas Takes Over A School District Like Houston ISD
By next school year, the Houston Independent School District will have new leaders, but little is known yet about what exactly this will mean...
Ken Paxton’s Campaign Against Election Crimes Ensnared A Texas Justice Of The Peace Three...
DEVINE — In this small town of a few thousand people southwest of San Antonio, Tomas Ramirez III spent a decadeslong law career walking...
Lawmakers Propose Energy Bill Relief For Texans With $4 billion Legislation
The nonprofit electric cooperatives that were billing those customers and others like them — which primarily sell electricity in rural areas where customers don’t...
Texas Renters Got Unprecedented Help During The Pandemic. The Legislature Is Unlikely To Extend...
In the three years since the coronavirus pandemic began, a historic amount of money and attention has been aimed at keeping the nearly 40%...
Texas Senate Gives First OK To Make Illegal Voting A Felony Again
The Texas Senate on Monday gave initial approval, on a 19–12 vote, to legislation that would raise the penalty for voting illegally from a...
Three Texas Women Are Sued For Wrongful Death After Allegedly Helping Friend Obtain Abortion...
A Texas man is suing three women under the wrongful death statute, alleging that they assisted his ex-wife in terminating her pregnancy, the first...
Legislature Has Little Appetite To Fund Ken Paxton’s Settlement With Whistleblowers
Texas lawmakers are facing a choice: approve $3.3 million in state funds to end a lawsuit accusing Attorney General Ken Paxton of improperly firing...
Closing A Critical Loophole For Gun Background Checks Has Gained Bipartisan Support In Texas
Texas lawmakers are working to plug a gap in a 2009 law that was meant to keep people with a history of serious mental...
