Former employee’s ethics complaint alleges age discrimination in Rep. Troy Nehls’ office
The former deputy chief of staff’s complaint to the House Ethics Committee said two other older workers had similar complaints. Nehls’ office dismissed it as “baseless lies.”
No fat to trim: Texas beef industry profits eaten away by new threat — the screwworm
Drought, wildfire, tariffs and now screwworm are straining the beef industry in Texas as the U.S. herd reaches its smallest point in 75 years.
Texas Railroad Commission race pits oil field engineer against energy trader running on culture wars
Republican Bo French is keeping Islam, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues at the fore of his campaign for Texas’ oil regulatory agency. Democratic foe Jon Rosenthal is betting on his technical expertise.
Newly announced TribFest speakers grapple with the country’s hardest questions
Kevin Stitt, Sherrilyn Ifill, Karl Rove, Imani Perry, Carla Espinoza-Grcic and Avi Loeb join us this September
Texas students saw slight gains in math, stalled progress in reading, STAAR results show
Elementary and middle school students attending Texas public schools showed small gains on state math exams but remained relatively flat in reading.
First-of-its-kind GOP midterm convention coming to Dallas in September, Paxton says
The Republican National Committee has not yet announced the midterm convention or its location, but it has teased the event as an opportunity to put Trump on the ballot.
Former Lt. Gov. nominee Mike Collier sues over Texas’ onerous rules for independent candidates
Collier’s lawsuit calls the time limit and number of petition signatures required to get on the ballot “so burdensome” that no independent candidate for statewide office has ever qualified.
USDA has new partners in the fight against screwworm — drones, dogs and fungi
The USDA awarded a combined $105 million to 40 different projects aimed at stopping the spread of New World Screwworm.
TribCast: Deep in the heart of the Texas GOP convention
From live elephants to Islam, TribCast recaps the biggest GOP event of the year with reporters Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey
A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears.
Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election.