The Texas agriculture commissioner has openly criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for not taking a stronger stand against data center development. The governor has ignored him.

The fair banned firearms in 2024 after a shooting at Fair Park. Paxton’s lawsuit has faced multiple setbacks, the latest from a court appointed entirely by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Residents questioned whether officials in the closely watched purple county will make election decisions fairly in a “hyperpartisan environment.” ...

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The former Democratic lawmaker was accused of disrupting a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting and spent hours in jail before his release.

On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.

The Waco school district is the latest to partner with Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention.

Fewer than one in 10 Black voters in Texas say they are less likely to vote in November's midterm elections due to U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s defeat in the Democratic primary, according to a poll ...

Lon Burnam, a former Texas House Democrat, was carried out of the meeting by deputies who told him he was under arrest.

The number of Texas students using taxpayer money for private school or home-school could increase as more families accept invites.

James Talarico voted in five elections using his parents’ address after purchasing a home for himself nearby, a practice that may have violated state voting laws, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...