Dallas County sues Trump administration over clawback of public health funds
Dallas is the second Texas county to sue over public health cuts after a judge ordered the Trump administration to return $20 million to Harris County last summer.
Texas’ newest state park gives visitors a sneak peek ahead of planned 2026 opening
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park will be the first to open in North Texas in about 25 years.
Statewide battles, Latino voters and down-ballot contests: the biggest Texas political stories to watch in 2026
The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top stories we’re watching this year, when voters will have their first chance to make their opinions known on the events of 2025.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls audit of Texas Southern University financials “deeply disturbing”
Patrick previously requested a Texas Rangers investigation into any criminal wrongdoing at TSU, one of the nation’s largest historically Black colleges.
Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott previously sent the state’s National Guard to Chicago.
Texas 2025: Year in Photos
Photojournalists document another year across Texas. Our photos illustrated the tense redistricting debate at the Capitol, the aftermath of the Hill County floods and more.
Dallas County Republicans abandon plan to hand-count ballots in March primary
Dallas County Republican Chairman Allen West cited cost, staffing, and logistics concerns for the decision.
Austin police officer Christopher Taylor acquitted in 2019 shooting by appeals court
Taylor’s conviction was the first time a Travis County police officer had been found liable in an on-duty fatal shooting.
Texas 2025: The stories that mattered most to readers
Texans closely followed 17 constitutional propositions, the growth of one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities and a controversial plan to move billions of gallons of groundwater.
Texas to receive $281 million in federal funds for rural health care
Texas will get the biggest portion of the first rollout of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, which was created in tandem with legislation slashing Medicaid funding.