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.

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

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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 ...

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

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

The Republican attorney general is starting a tour next week to promote the plan, which would create new housing and healthcare tax write-offs.