Dan Patrick picks sides in Texas attorney general, Railroad Commission GOP runoffs
The lieutenant governor endorsed state Sen. Mayes Middleton over U.S. Rep. Chip Roy for the Republican attorney general nod. And he backed Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright over challenger Bo French.
Corpus Christi to begin talks on privately built desalinization plant
A new Houston company hopes to build a $1.3 billion facility in the area and wants the city, which is on the brink of a water crisis, to commit to 30 years of purchases.
TribCast: The past and future of the Voting Rights Act in Texas
The Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. What does that mean for Texas?
Top Texas lawmakers support lifting summer camp safety requirement made in wake of deadly floods
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said they’re asking the state health agency to lift the fiber optics requirement that some camps are struggling to address.
Two killed, three injured in shooting at Carrollton shopping mall
Police said the shooting was not a random act and that the suspect had been arrested.
Civil rights groups sue to stop Texas immigration law
Senate Bill 4, scheduled to take effect next week, lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
“Classic unfunded mandate”: San Antonio school districts reveal costs of new seat belt requirements
Texas wants all school buses to have 3-point seat belts by 2029-30. But the price tag is high for local districts also facing budget challenges.
Nearly 96,000 students receiving Texas school voucher award notices
Families have until July 15 to opt in to the education savings accounts, or ESAs, which launches next school year.
Texas leads nation in utility shutoffs as electric bills rise, federal report finds
The state accounted for more than 3 million of the 13.4 million disconnections that occurred in the U.S. in 2024, the highest total in the country.
How the Voting Rights Act reshaped Texas’ electoral maps by empowering voters, candidates of color
The Supreme Court weakened Section 2, the linchpin of the 1965 civil rights legislation that prohibits diluting the electoral power of voters of color. But the statute’s fingerprints can be seen all over Texas’ maps.