ICE officer in Minnesota-Texas extradition fight arrested in Minneapolis
Minnesota prosecutors accused Christian Castro of injuring a Venezuelan man and lying about what led to the shooting. He also faces federal charges.
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The Stateβs Bible-Only Reading List Is a Disservice to Texas Kids
Should Texas public school students learn about the Bible? Yes, they shouldβbut not in the way Texas education officials are going about it. In June,…
Read full article βHarris County to spend $3M on community safety programs leaders say have driven down crime
One domestic violence care advocate said the countyβs program that provides money to survivors to pay for basic needs could be a model for the…
Read full article ββUncharted territoryβ: Two months from Election Day, Democrats in Texas are truly competitive
Democrat James Talarico is consistently leading in the polls over Ken Paxton, which is unheard of in recent decades. National forecasters are calling Texas a…
Read full article βLawsuit blames Texas abortion ban for San Antonio womanβs death
Tierra Walker, who was 20 weeks pregnant, died of a serious complication known as preeclampsia in December 2024.
Read full article βCan We Survive Naomi Kleinβs Depiction of βEnd Times Fascismβ?
In the 2013 science fiction film Elysium, directed by Neill Blomkamp, the affluent orbit above the Earthβs atmosphere, enjoying a habitat free of hunger, thirst,…
Read full article βInmate convicted of triple murder in small Texas town set for execution
LeJames Norman would become the fifth inmate put to death by the state this year barring a U.S. Supreme Court reprieve. His codefendant is scheduled…
Read full article βMike Morath wanted Texas to reach No. 1 in education. Test scores show thereβs more work to do.
Appointed a decade ago, the education commissioner insists that when he has direct oversight, academic gains follow. His critics await better student outcomes.
Read full article βPower grid officials reverse plan to give ERCOT CEO $6.4 million compensation package, Dan Patrick says
Two boards advanced a new contract for Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Patrick called the amount βshockingβ and said they…
Read full article βTexas and feds announce noncitizen voting charges against seven people
State officials also referred 117 people for investigation related to noncitizen voting, but confirmed nearly 600 other flagged voters are U.S. citizens.
Read full article βTribCast: Weighing the impact of Paxtonβs political baggage
GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton has been dogged by allegations of personal and professional improprieties throughout his political career. Do voters care?
Read full article βU.S. Rep. Brandon Gill seeks top Republican oversight post
Another Texan, Rep. Pat Fallon, also is seeking a leadership role on the top investigatory committee for the U.S. House.
Read full article βTexas Railroad Commission 2026: What it does and whoβs running in the race
The commission doesn't have anything to do with railroads. It regulates Texasβ oil and gas industry. Hereβs where 2026 candidates Bo French, Jon Rosenthal and…
Read full article βRep. Drew Darby tears into oil and gas commissioner for defying order to appear at Capitol
Wayne Christian said his agencyβs meeting kept him from addressing lawmakers about eliminating some public comments at the Texas Railroad Commission.
Read full article βΒ Free Tickets, Familiar Jokes, and an Unsettled Party Grasping for Unityβand a Fight
In the era of President Donald Trump, any admission of weakness or wrongdoing has become increasingly rare, but tension over the future of the party…
▶️ Watch →Paxton campaign makes first major ad buy in Senate race
Two ads will take the U.S. Senate candidateβs economic message to the Harlingen, Laredo and Corpus Christi areas.
Read full article βInactive oil and gas wells to go under review at hearing
Under previous law, operators could keep inactive wells up indefinitely.
Read full article βMeet the Gen-Z GOP political consultant helping lead the Texas comptrollerβs office
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…
Read full article βUT students attacked by Bo French call his comments βdisgustingβ and too familiar
In a statement Monday night, university officials indirectly addressed Bo Frenchβs comments, calling students at the game Saturday night βincredible fans.β
Read full article βKarl Rove said heβll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against βbigotβ Bo French
Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according…
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