Huffines, a former Republican state senator, is seeking a full term as the state’s top financial officer. He previously primaried Abbott from the right and was among the most conservative lawmakers in ...

The Fort Worth Republican, one of the most hardline conservatives in the Texas House, had been floated for secretary of state in unconfirmed media reports ahead of his hire by the governor.

An online map published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows plans for a wall near Big Bend Ranch State Park’s westernmost sections closest to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Texas is poised to lead the nation in power plants built to fuel data centers, according to a new report from an environmental watchdog group that warns the plants plan to emit tons of greenhouse ...

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Of the more than 200 rural counties in Texas, about 70% have no hospital at all or have hospitals that don’t have facilities for delivering babies.

Abbott previously outlined a broad regulatory framework around data centers amid backlash from rural communities around their impact on residential neighborhoods.

Dallas has seen a $30 million budget shortfall driven by slower sales tax revenue and higher-than-expected overtime costs for police and firefighters.

States that already ran voter rolls through the revamped federal SAVE immigration database can continue ongoing investigations of the estimated 24,000 voters it flagged.

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