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The 35th Congressional District was redrawn to elect a Republican, but Latino voters’ brewing leftward shift has put the seat in play for Democrat Johnny Garcia, who faces Trump-backed Carlos De La Cruz.

Texas has an unusually large slate of competitive races for the state Legislature and U.S.

A federal appeals court will consider whether restrictions on protests at Texas’ public universities and colleges violate constitutional rights.

The attorney general more than doubled his second-quarter haul, but still is well short of past totals posted by Democrat James Talarico, who has yet to announce his July-to-September fundraising.

Frustrated officials say “unacceptable” technology glitches with Texas’ TEAM system are impeding work to resolve a backlog of hundreds of thousands of records.

The policy dates to a 2019 settlement after the county’s cash bail system was found to exacerbate poverty while not “meaningfully” promoting public safety.

The new institute plans to help solve Texas' looming water crisis through research, data and training future workforces.

The updated 2026 election ballot tool is a major expansion and part of The Texas Tribune's mission to help Texans shape the future.

Republican Mayes Middleton, Democrat Nathan Johnson and Libertarian Tom Oxford are running to replace Ken Paxton.

High invoices and challenges to accessing data on how departments use the surveillance cameras have hindered requests by privacy advocates and journalists.

The ad is funded by a super PAC that has spent well over $100 million boosting Senate GOP nominee Ken Paxton, whom Angela Paxton accused of adultery in filing for divorce last year.

The campaign trip will be Trump’s third to Texas in a month, underscoring the state’s importance in the fight for control of both chambers of Congress.

The governor is Texas’ chief executive, with a hand in everything from enforcing laws to setting budget priorities and responding to crises.

The shooting in Austin, which injured Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot a man in Houston.

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The decision clears the way for the 1-month-old’s biological parents to relocate him from Dallas to Los Angeles, where the couple lives, to seek treatment there.

The grant program was created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became law in July 2025.

Her $1 million gift — including a $500k match — honors Tribune Founder John Thornton's vision, and asks the next generation to see themselves as founders too.

The Railroad Commission candidate is under fire from fellow Republicans for a post that said a picture of college students celebrating a football victory shows “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.”

The General Land Office oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education, manages state lands, operates the Alamo and administers disaster recovery funds and benefits to Texas veterans.

One of the state’s largest oil and gas industry groups condemned French’s comments about South Asian students.

The outgoing U.S. senator called the Texas Railroad Commission candidate “an embarrassment to the Republican Party.”

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Patrick has also rebuked ERCOT’s board for approving and then backtracking on a contract that would allow ERCOT’s CEO to earn $6.4 million in 2027.

The University of Texas at Austin rejected a department’s plan to keep the majors, a decision that came without public knowledge, an interim department chair told faculty.

For La Union del Pueblo Entero’s biennial convention, members under 45 years old made up the largest share of participants.

The announcement ends a nearly year-long dispute with the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services over the funding to Texas hospitals, which were slated to lose $27 million a day.

Minnesota prosecutors accused Christian Castro of injuring a Venezuelan man and lying about what led to the shooting.

One domestic violence care advocate said the county’s program that provides money to survivors to pay for basic needs could be a model for the rest of the state.

Democrat James Talarico is consistently leading in the polls over Ken Paxton, which is unheard of in recent decades.

The fire has burned 90,000 acres, making it the second largest fire in the region’s history.

Tierra Walker, who was 20 weeks pregnant, died of a serious complication known as preeclampsia in December 2024.

LeJames Norman would become the fifth inmate put to death by the state this year barring a U.S.

Appointed a decade ago, the education commissioner insists that when he has direct oversight, academic gains follow.

The salary increase will make Pablo Vegas one of the highest paid electric grid operator executives in the country.

State officials also referred 117 people for investigation related to noncitizen voting, but confirmed nearly 600 other flagged voters are U.S. citizens.

GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton has been dogged by allegations of personal and professional improprieties throughout his political career.

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The commission doesn't have anything to do with railroads.

Wayne Christian said his agency’s meeting kept him from addressing lawmakers about eliminating some public comments at the Texas Railroad Commission.

Two ads will take the U.S.

Under previous law, operators could keep inactive wells up indefinitely.

Appointing a deputy comptroller who graduated from Texas A&M three years ago is just one of numerous shake-ups at an agency responsible with some of the state’s most important business.

In a statement Monday night, university officials indirectly addressed Bo French’s comments, calling students at the game Saturday night “incredible fans.”

Rove, a former adviser to President George W.

Hunt, an ally of the president, finished a distant third in the Senate Republican primary in Texas earlier this year.

Last year, less than 30% of data centers responded to a state-mandated water usage survey conducted by the Texas Water Development Board.

The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration.

On a conservative radio show, Bo French suggested the politicians who criticized him were "less-conservative people."

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