Controversial remarks by the GOP candidate cast a national spotlight on the typically quiet race for a spot on the Texas Railroad Commission.
The race to be the state’s first new agriculture commissioner in more than a decade has turned personal as both men have challenged each other’s ties to farm land.
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The Austin Democrat used the forum, absent rival Ken Paxton, to discuss policy and present himself as a moderate. Republicans cast those efforts as contrary to his record.
Voting rights groups are asking a judge to enforce a 2021 settlement aimed at providing reliable online registration through DPS.
The report also found most nonprofit facilities in Texas — which has a higher rate of medical debt than most states — will not offer refunds to patients who are later found to qualify for free care.
High invoices and challenges to accessing data on how departments use the surveillance cameras have hindered requests by privacy advocates and journalists.
The city argued that federal officials failed to review the environmental impact of a proposed facility that could hold 1,500 people a day.
A lawsuit will test whether Texas officials can withhold data center location details under the state Homeland Security Act.
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More than 500,000 voter applications were held up by an error in a Department of Public Safety software update.