Houston candidates pitching themselves to replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on November ballot
At least three Democrats are considering bids for the Houston-area seat. But Harris County Democratic officials — not voters — will decide who will be on the November ballot.
Biden’s visit to Austin is back on for Monday
The president will speak at the Lyndon Baines Johnson presidential library to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
In Texas, violating campaign ethics laws rarely yields repercussions. The attorney general’s office is to blame.
The number of fines for breaking state campaign ethics laws has exploded in recent years as Ken Paxton’s office rarely pursues stricter enforcement.
Texas is once more flirting with expanding passenger rail
The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail.
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.