Joaquin Castro on why a Democratic Senate logjam stopped him from running for AG
The San Antonio Democrat said at The Texas Tribune Festival that he hoped to form a statewide slate with Colin Allred, Beto O’Rourke and James Talarico, but the group couldn’t find consensus.
Watch: Eric Holder speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The former U.S. attorney general sits down with Melissa Murray of NYU Law School at 4 p.m. Friday.
U.S. Senate hopeful Colin Allred criticizes rival James Talarico for accepting billionaire Adelson’s donations
Allred’s comments at The Texas Tribune Festival marked the first time either leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate publicly criticized the other.
Meet the candidates vying to be Texas attorney general in the post-Paxton era
At the Texas Tribune Festival, Republican and Democratic candidates made their case for why they should be the state’s top lawyer.
In rare move, Texas AG sues state board to end work-study programs
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit claims three state work-study programs are unconstitutional because they exclude religious organizations.
Google to build three new data centers in Texas in $40 billion investment
The announcement by Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is the latest multi-billion dollar investment in Texas by tech companies racing to build infrastructure that can support advanced artificial intelligence.
Watch: Amy Klobuchar speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The Democratic U.S. senator from Minnesota sits down with Ali Vitali, the host of MSNBC’s Way Too Early, at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Texas State Board of Education advisers signal push to the right in social studies overhaul
Some advisers have criticized diversity efforts, questioned the historical contributions of people of color, and promoted debunked beliefs.
Voters in Texas’ 18th District waited months for an election. They’ll soon have two more.
The race to fill Texas’ long-vacant 18th Congressional District seat is headed to a runoff, just before the start of a new election cycle.
Watch: Pete Buttigieg speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The former U.S. secretary of transportation sits down with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic at 9 a.m. Friday.