U.S. House Approves Rep. Lizzie Fletcher’s Bill To Protect The Right To Seek An...
The U.S. House on Friday passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, a Houston Democrat, that would protect a person's right to...
With $27.6 Million Haul, Beto O’Rourke May Have Set A New Fundraising Record In...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke raised a staggering $27.6 million from late February through June, according to his campaign. At least for now, that's...
Inflation, High Energy Prices Mean The Texas Legislature Will Have Unprecedented Funds To Allocate...
Record-high tax revenues over the last year will give Texas lawmakers an astounding extra $27 billion to spend in the 2023 legislative session, the...
Smog Levels In Texas Surge During Heat Wave, Bringing Worst Summer Air Quality In...
Texas has seen more days with unhealthy levels of smog pollution this year than it has in a decade, state data shows, as vehicle...
Texas’ Law On Gun Background Checks Plagued By Critical Omissions Of Minors’ Mental Health...
In the spring of 2009, Elliott Naishtat persuaded his colleagues in the Texas Legislature to pass a bill that he believed would require the...
Beto O’Rourke To Launch 49-Day Campaign Tour Of Texas
Beto O’Rourke is going on a 49-day tour of Texas in a major ramp-up of his campaign against Gov. Greg Abbott.
The Democratic challenger will...
Texas Grid Operator Urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demand
With a punishing heat wave across Texas driving record high power demand, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas late Sunday sent out a request...
Understaffed, And Under Federal Investigation, Texas Juvenile Detention System Halts Intake
Texas’ juvenile detention system has shut its doors and won’t accept any new kids because it is “hemorrhaging” staff, and officials fear they can’t...
The Odessa Water Outage Underscored A Growing Problem: Aging Pipes In Texas Cities Are...
Odessa city officials are still investigating what caused a massive water line break that left the city without water for 48 hours last month....
Testing The Limits Of State Authority, Gov. Greg Abbott Empowers State Authorities To Return...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday cleared state authorities to return migrants they apprehend to the border, setting up a potential clash with the federal...
