The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the judgment, either during the upcoming special session or ...

When Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a run for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn, it set off a scramble of campaign ...

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Aaron Reitz said he is running for attorney general to increase cooperation between Texas and the Trump administration.

On Tuesday, July 1, former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) announced that he is seeking the Democratic nomination in Texas' 2026 ...

Conservative Washington Post columnist George Will is warning that President Donald Trump could make the difference between ...

Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...

The third-term Republican, who is challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn next year rather than run for reelection, did not give an ...

The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the settlement, either during the upcoming special session or ...

Reaction is pouring in following the so-called Big Beautiful bill’s passage in the House. The bill passed Thursday ahead of the July 4th deadline requested by the Trump Administration.

Here’s how Texas’ lawmakers and elected officials reacted to the news of the US House of Representatives’ passage of the “Big ...