Texas GOP leaders paint Harris as a disaster on border security
Everything wrong with border security is the fault of the Democratic vice president, these Republicans say.
In Beryl’s wake, heat-related Texas deaths climb after millions left without power
So far, 23 people have died after Beryl made landfall on July 8.
San Antonio church leaders train to serve as mental health counselors
Under a Harvard Medical School pilot program, church members and leaders will work as interns before counseling on their own, referring more serious cases to medical providers.
A federal utility assistance program favors cold-weather states, giving less money to hot places like Texas.
The program helps low-income people with heating and cooling bills, but advocates say it disadvantages Texas and other warm-weather states, even though extreme heat is a key cause of weather-related deaths.
Biden’s reelection exit gives unusual power to Texas’ 273 delegates. Here’s what could come next.
Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris could sway some Texas delegates to shift their support to her, but none of them are bound to do so.
“Uncharted territory”: Texas’ Democratic delegates face historic moment after Biden withdraws, backs Harris
More than 200 Texas Democrats will vote to select a new nominee for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Republican former state Rep. Jim Pitts has died at 77
The Waxahachie Republican served as chief budget writer for the Texas House for nearly a decade. He died in Dallas surrounded by loved ones.
After U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s death, Texas Democrats have to find a new candidate for November
To fill her seat for the remainder of the current term, Gov. Greg Abbott would have to call a special election for the Houston-based district.
In purple Williamson County, presidential politics casts pall over voters
After an assassination attempt against Trump and growing divisions among national Democrats, Williamson County voters mull the November election.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is dead at 74
The Houston Democrat announced earlier this year that she had cancer.