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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas postpones annual financial disclosure amid donor controversy
Texas billionaire Harlan Crow, a Republican donor, for decades treated Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to…
Texas Senate moves forward with border and immigration bills, despite House absence
The Texas Senate moved forward with its border-security legislation on Wednesday. That’s despite the fact that…
After conservative revolt, GOP aims to try again on rule vote
House Republican leadership could hold another vote to advance legislation Wednesday after an extraordinary conservative revolt…
What the impeachment of the Texas attorney general means for Ken Paxton and his party
Republicans in the Texas House voted overwhelmingly last week to impeach State Attorney General Ken Paxton.…
SR 4 Introduced
Recognizing Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid
Christie has cast himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald…
You’d Be Surprised To Learn That Freeport, Texas Is One Of The Country’s Best Coastal Towns
Freeport is one of the best coastal towns in Texas. With beautiful beaches, a rich history,…
Target Gets Hit With Another Downgrade, as More Disturbing Info About What They Support Emerges
When we last left Target, they had just taken another stock plunge, losing more than $13…
NV GOP Files Lawsuit Against Nevada Over Presidential Primary System
Late last month, the Nevada Republican Party (NV GOP) filed a lawsuit against the state of…
Idaho aids Texas in fight against fentanyl
Two states known for their fierce independence are among those coming together to fight a common…
A Watchdog in the Water Wars
Editor’s note: This is part of Drifting Toward Disaster, a Texas Observer series about life-changing challenges…
California officials blast Florida’s DeSantis over transfer of migrants from Texas to Sacramento
California leaders have lashed out at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and hinted at a criminal investigation…
California officials: Florida picked up asylum-seekers on Texas border and flew them to Sacramento
California officials say the state of Florida has twice picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border…
Texan reflects on anti-LGBTQ legislation during Pride Month
Round Rock held its second annual parade on Saturday.
Texas Republicans clash over property tax relief, showing rift between governor, lieutenant governor
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick usually agree on policy. But not this time.Gov.…
Border Patrol staff in Texas declined to review 8-year-old girl’s file before she died
Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic…
Texas Legislature didn’t pass border bills during session. Will new session be different?
The Senate and House — already at an impasse over property tax relief — are choosing…
NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting Monday June 5, to launch the company’s 28th commercial resupply…
Another Study Shows Daily Multivitamin for People Over 60 Slows Memory Decline That Comes With Aging
People over 60 who take a daily multivitamin pill may be slowing age-related memory decline, according…
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran welcomes Jim Jordan to Tyler at Taste of East Texas reception
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran hosted a reception called the Taste of East Texas, with special guest…
VA Gov. to send national guard troops to Texas border
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has decided to send 100 national guard troops to the Texas border.…
The Legislature Ignores Suffering Pregnant Texans
Jessica Bernardo and her husband began planning for the birth of their first child last August,…
Astronomers Discover Hundreds of Mysterious Filaments Pointing Towards Our Milky Way’s Massive Black Hole
Astronomers have found hundreds of mysterious filaments pointing towards the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, which…
Texas law taking effect in June may impact summer driving courses
AUSTIN (KAMR/KCIT) – As the 88th legislative session for the Texas Senate and House of Representatives…
Biden signs bipartisan deal to avert debt default
In a rare Oval Office speech Friday, the president outlined how close the economy was to…
Texas considers new bill that could severely limit residents’ use of solar power: ‘[It] would turn all of Texas into an HOA’
“Those Texans might get less if their neighbors protest." Texas considers new bill that could severely…
GOP presidential field expands, but will it help or hurt Trump in fight for 2024 Republican nomination?
How does the ever expanding 2024 Republican presidential field of candidates impact former President Donald Trump…
GOP Governors Respond to Texas’ Call for Troops at Border
Four more governors have joined a growing list of Republican-led states sending personnel to the U.S.-Mexico…
DHS top brass show how deportations work in South Texas
A top officials in the Department of Homeland Security was on the South Texas border on…
TribCast: The conservative plan to eliminate school property taxes in…
On this week’s episode, we speak to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero, who has…
Texas House recognizes Rep. Senfronia Thompson’s decades of service
She’s the longest serving Black legislator in the House.
Don’t default on the NPR news quiz! See if you can secure all the right answers
So much debt ceiling drama! Not to mention actual drama from the Succession series finale, and…
Governor Abbott Vows To Cut Property Taxes At TPPF Fireside Chat
Governor Greg Abbott today touted the many achievements from the 88th regular legislative session and highlighted…
Texas Republicans target how elections are run in Democratic-leaning Houston area
HOUSTON — Harris County in Texas is a big and diverse county that has trended Democratic…
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders deploys National Guard to southern border
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a directive Thursday to deploy members of the state’s National…
‘Disinformation’ tracker paid state-funded university $90K for conservative blacklist report
EXCLUSIVE — The State Department-funded Global Disinformation Index paid the University of Texas at Austin to…
Meet the House members who voted against the debt limit deal
Much of the debt limit bill opposition came from the far right and left wings of…
Who would benefit most from the dueling Texas property tax plans
Plan touted by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick more directly benefits homeowners, while Gov. Greg…
Why the wary alliance of Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick is now approaching open hostility
In his first two terms, Greg Abbott has avoided clashing with the Dan Patrick, who has…
200,000 Steps on the Lone Star Hiking Trail
I grew up in northwest Austin at the edge of the Texas Hill Country, where hiking…
Don’t believe the hype: Low-key lawmakers helped avert a debt ceiling crisis
The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling and cap…
Cars registered in Texas after 2025 will no longer need to pass a saf…
Cars in some of Texas’ larger counties will still be required to have their emission output…
Conservatives think Chick-fil-A is woke now?
The right-wing outcry over the fast food chain, briefly explained.
Abbott taps John Scott, former Texas secretary of state, as interim a…
Scott, a former deputy attorney general, will run the agency because Ken Paxton has been suspended…
Packing Figures and Charts, Roy Leads G.O.P. Revolt Against Debt Limit Deal
The Texas Republican, who is the policy director for the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, has become…
Conservative Texas Republicans vow to fight bill raising debt ceiling in Congress
The debt agreement, they say, violated a promise to cut spending that secured crucial support for…
Texas Legislature reconvenes for a special session focusing on border security
Along with property taxes, lawmakers have been tasked by Gov. Abbott to revisit two key border…
Increased calls for hate crime charge to be added to murder of Texas rancher Aaron Martinez
‘Texas is becoming a dangerous place for Latinos because state and local authorities refuse to take…
Debt ceiling bill faces a tough path in the House as GOP opposition grows
The Fiscal Responsibility Act represents a compromise reached by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe…
What to know about Ken Paxton, the impeached Texas attorney general
The Texas House’s impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday was the latest in…
Far-right members threaten a ‘reckoning’ over McCarthy’s debt limit deal
McCarthy, who struck a compromise deal to avoid a debt default, faces criticism from members of…
Paxton Is Burning
Was yesterday’s performance by the Texas House of Representatives intended to restore public faith in the…
Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28
Ken Paxton was immediately suspended from office after the GOP-controlled Texas House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted…
Texas attorney general suspended from office as he awaits impeachment trial
Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks with The Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martinez-Beltran about what’s next after…
Dan Patrick sends letter to Abbott to consider conservative bills in Special Session call
AUSTIN, Texas – Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick sent a letter to Governor Abbott Monday urging him…
Republican tries to scuttle debt limit bill in House Rules Committee as pressure grows on key swing vote
Rep. Chip Roy accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday of cutting a deal that could…
Flags placed on graves at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery for Memorial Day
SAN ANTONIO – Hundreds of volunteers took time to honor and remember veterans at the Fort…
Environmentalists and residents concerned about proposed water treatment plant in northwest Bexar County
The proposed plant would dump up to one million gallons of treated wastewater a day into…
First Ukrainian school opens in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – As the war in Ukraine continues, a refugee now living in San Antonio…
Texas rated worst state for Military Retirees — Here’s how you can show them love
DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas has to step up its A-game, with Memorial Day around the corner.…
Highest-rated free things to do in Texas, according to Tripadvisor
STACKER — Whether for the weekend around town or to add to your out-of-town itinerary, free…
Oaxaca’s Silk Farmers Seek to Protect Their Way of Life
This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. Silk came to these mountains in colonial…
Donald Trump Jr., conservative Republicans ride to Ken Paxton’s defen…
Supporters of the attorney general portray Saturday’s impeachment vote as a political witch hunt meant to…
How Fighting for Conservative Causes Has Helped Ken Paxton Survive Legal Woes
With the Texas House set to vote on his impeachment, Mr. Paxton is counting on political…
‘May Their Memory Be a Blessing’: Hundreds Gather for Uvalde Anniversary Vigil
On Wednesday evening, precisely one year to the day since our state’s worst-ever school shooting rocked…
Who Gets Mexico’s Missing Money?
Editor’s note: This story is part of Reporting the Border, a project of the International Center…
¿Quién Se Queda con el Dinero Robado a México?
Nota del editor: Esta historia es parte de Reporting the Border, un proyecto del Centro Internacional…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $1.2 Million In Career Training Grants To San Antonio-Area Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced five Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…
Governor Abbott Proclaims 2023 Hurricane Preparedness Week In Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today raised awareness about the dangers of hurricanes and the many precautions Texans…
Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For South Texas Storms
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request…
Murió ayudando a construir la Gigafábrica de Tesla. Tesla no reportó su muerte a funcionarios locales.
Traducido al español por Paola Nalvarte de Language Access Austin. Read the English version here. Escuche…
In Houston Schools, It’s the Mike Morath Show
Since mid-March this year, when the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced it would be taking over…
‘A Man Without a Gun Is Not a Citizen’
On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Donald Trump—many toting crosses and Trump flags, some…
Loon Star State: Reports of Our Death …
Ben Sargent for the Texas Observer To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon…
Who’s ahead in Texas Senate race? Poll tests matchup between Ted Cruz, Colin Allred
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Even though Texas voters have 531 days left to decide who will represent…
Those Who Don’t Know the Past…
In the Texas State Historical Association’s (TSHA) March 2023 annual meeting program book, J.P. Bryan, the…
Governor Abbott Applauds Texas National Guard, DPS For Combating Border Crisis
Governor Greg Abbott today thanked Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)…
Operation Lone Star Repels Illegal Immigrants From Crossing Border
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Army CID bumps up reward for information regarding murder of UIW student to $30,000
SELMA, Texas – The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a $25,000 reward…
Diving to heal: Group of heroes going to great depths to find happiness
CANYON LAKE, Texas – A group of scuba divers at Canyon Lake had an early morning…
Texas Transportation Advocacy Revs Up at the Lege
Statewide traffic fatalities remain high and big highway projects dominate transportation funding, but a diverse set…
Governor Abbott Celebrates 75th Anniversary Of Israel’s Independence
Governor Greg Abbott last night commemorated the 75th anniversary of Israel's independence at a celebration hosted…
Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus to begin construction in June
First up is the eight-story Law and Education Building. FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas A&M University’s…
Governor Abbott Urges Nation’s Governors To Help Combat Border Crisis
Governor Greg Abbott today urged the nation's Governors to help support Texas' unprecedented border security efforts…
First Lady Abbott Raises Awareness For Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center
First Lady Cecilia Abbott last night raised awareness and rallied support for the Williamson County Children's…
Governor Abbott Issues Storm Damage Disaster Declaration For Cameron County
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has issued a disaster declaration for residents in Cameron…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $7.7 Million In Career Training Grants To Coastal Bend Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 17 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $9 Million In EMS Student Scholarships
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that over $9 million has been awarded by the Texas Department…
HB 1199 Senate Committee Report
Relating to the inclusion of certain information regarding trailers in vehicle accident reports.
Texas AG: Marriott agrees to disclose fees and rates to guests
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday it entered a settlement with Marriott…
‘We Have to Put These People Back in Their Place’: Gene Wu Explains White Supremacy, Reddit, and Life in the Minority
Now in his sixth regular legislative session as a member of a largely powerless minority caucus,…
‘He Failed to Signal’: When DPS Traffic Stops Turn Deadly
As Texas state troopers patrol Austin streets in their dark, imposing SUVs, old patterns follow in…
DeSantis Acts Since Biden Won’t, Sends Law Enforcement and Equipment to Texas Border
Seeing as President Joe Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas have been so unbelievably…
Texas A&M Forest Service lowers Wildland Fire Preparedness level after rain
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KXAN) — The Texas A&M Forest Service on Monday lowered the Wildland Fire…
School voucher bill tied to ending STAAR test in Texas House
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A Texas House committee rewrote a bill that would allow parents to use…
Houston-area Shell Refinery Had Troubled History Before Fire
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate,…
How (Not) to Mourn a Mass Shooting
On May 6, a man wearing tactical gear left his vehicle in the parking lot of…
A Postpartum Page-Turner
Austin author Szilvia Molnar’s debut novel The Nursery, a memoir-looking work about a new mother suppressing…
Governor Abbott Statement On Critical School Choice Legislation
Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement as the Texas Legislature considers pivotal school choice legislation…
Governor Abbott Issues Storm Damage Disaster Declaration For Hidalgo County
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a disaster declaration for residents in Hidalgo County impacted by the…
Operation Lone Star Surges Border Resources As Title 42 Ends
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
All Bets Are Off: Texas Says No to Casinos as Proposed Bill Fails Ash Jurberg
It will be at least another four years before Texas gets a casino as a proposed…
Former Bexar County jailer sentenced to five years probation for assault on inmate
SAN ANTONIO – A former Bexar County jailer was sentenced Friday to five years probation for…
HB 1040 Senate Committee Report
Relating to the authority of entities regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance to conduct business…