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Federal judge curtails protections for LGBTQ workers, trans kids in response to Texas lawsuit
Ruling in a suit brought by Texas, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk vacated guidance on gender-affirming…
Texas executes John Ramirez for the 2004 murder of a Corpus Christi man
Earlier this year, Ramirez won a legal fight to have his pastor beside him at his…
Uvalde protesters hold vigil, demand that school district suspend officers
Brett Cross launched the protest Sept. 27, joined by other Uvalde families who say the school…
DACA remains intact as appeals court sends case challenging its legality back to lower court in Texas
The latest ruling in the long-running legal fight over the program doesn't change the status quo…
A Mexican farmworker crossed the border dreaming of building his family a home. Days later, he was fatally shot in West Texas.
Jes?s Iv?n Sep?lveda Mart?nez was living in his parents' home with his wife and 6-month-old baby.…
Texts, recordings show Oath Keepers’ early talk of armed resistance to Biden presidency
Rhodes' sedition trial has revealed detailed communications about planning for a violent uprising.
Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered to testify in abortion lawsuit after evading subpoena
A federal judge who previously quashed the subpoena ruled that the attorney general must take the…
Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; U.S. frees 2 prisoners
The swap of the Americans, including five oil executives held for nearly five years, is the…
Iran’s supreme leader breaks silence on protests, blames U.S.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sharply condemned the protests as a foreign plot to destabilize Iran.
Conspiracy theorists and 16-hour days: Inside the stress elections officials face ahead of the midterms
Running elections in Texas has never been easy. But since 2020, the scrutiny elections administrators face…
Aqu? te decimos c?mo votar en las elecciones intermedias del 8 de noviembre en Texas
La fecha l?mite para registrarse para votar es el 11 de octubre. El ?ltimo d?a para…
Another National Guard soldier working Operation Lone Star dies by suspected suicide
The soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since…
Texas A&M’s early-voting location was popular during general elections before it was moved off campus
The Brazos County commissioner who represents the precinct where the university is located cited low turnout…
Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke accused each other of misinforming Texans during their debate. Here are the facts.
O'Rourke and Abbott accused each other of bending the truth during the only planned gubernatorial debate…
Giorgia Meloni’s Hard Right Playbook
POLITICO Europe's Hannah Roberts dissects right-wing Italian politics and the rise of Giorgia Meloni, the firebrand…
Arizona GOP chair: DOJ has not attempted to enforce false-elector subpoenas
The batch of subpoenas was one of the earliest public signs of DOJ's rapidly unfolding criminal…
Abbott, O’Rourke spar over immigration, abortion and Uvalde shooting in debate
The one-hour debate took place in Edinburg. It was the only scheduled debate between the two…
Immigration, abortion and economy expected to take center stage when Abbott, O’Rourke debate Friday
The debate, the candidates' first and likely only one before the November election, begins at 7…
Few places have more medical debt than Dallas-Fort Worth, but hospitals there are thriving
Of the nation's 20 most populous counties, none has a higher concentration of medical debt than…
TribCast: Trouble in Ken Paxton’s office
In this week's episode, Matthew Watkins speaks with Jake Bleiberg of the Associated Press and Steve…
35 family members of Uvalde shooting victims throw their support behind Beto O’Rourke ahead of debate
In a news conference ahead of the only gubernatorial debate, 35 family members of Uvalde school…
Suspects in migrant shooting went to a meeting after firing fatal shots, police report says
Michael Sheppard, one of the suspects, was the warden of an immigration detention center that was…
Beto O’Rourke says Gov. Greg Abbott “refuses” to debate with a live audience
Abbott's team rejected the assertion, saying that O'Rourke agreed to the audience-free debate months ago.
States appeal dismissal of suit against U.S. archivist for refusing to certify ERA ratification
The states are seeking to have the Equal Rights Amendment published as part of the Constitution.
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills…
Georgia and Nevada on their minds: Senate watchers sweat two swing states
It's a tale of four Democratic incumbents. And the two from Arizona and New Hampshire are…
Targeting three congressional seats, Republicans blitz South Texas with attack ads
In two of the three races, Democrats are hitting back as outside Republican groups try to…
Families of three Uvalde shooting survivors sue school district, gun makers, city officials and others
The lawsuit says each defendant played a part in the shooting's tragic outcome, from failing to…
Pollsters fear they’re blowing it again in 2022
Democrats seem to be doing better than expected with voters. But if the polls are wrong,…
Arizona judge: State can enforce near-total abortion ban
The only exemption is if the woman's life is in jeopardy.
Migrant encounters at the border are higher today than they were before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star began
The number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border has climbed from 109,456 in March 2021,…
Texas court confirms the attorney general can’t unilaterally prosecute election cases
Texas' highest criminal court once again said the attorney general needs permission from local prosecutors to…
A Texas congresswoman wants to make cancer care easier for the growing number of female veterans
U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, hopes the pilot program…
In campaign ad, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggests mandatory 10-year sentence for gun-related crimes
New mandatory sentences could be a big policy shift for Texas. But Patrick isn't providing any…
Ken Paxton’s office knew he’d be subpoenaed before he fled his home to avoid being served, emails show
Lawyers for the state argue they didn't know the attorney general would be served at home.…
In West Texas, Fort Stockton’s solution to a teacher shortage is a motel
The rural Fort Stockton school district is paying big money for teachers and sweetening the deal…
Brazos County won’t restore Texas A&M early-voting location despite students’ pushback
County commissioners decided Tuesday that A&M still won't have an on-campus early-voting location for the 2022…
They saved to buy their own mobile homes. Then the land beneath them was sold to an investor.
Mobile homes are a vital source of affordable housing for around 2 million Texans. But as…
Texas will fight to block 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns
A court had ruled that the state's ban was unconstitutional. The attorney general's office -- usually…
Texas Democrats try to convince voters they aren’t bad for oil and gas
Candidates like Beto O'Rourke and Mike Collier say they want to work toward a cleaner energy…
Leading anti-abortion group drops support of Texas lawmaker after he pledges to support exceptions for rape
Other anti-abortion groups and Republicans said they will continue to support state Sen. Robert Nichols after…
Texas AG’s office sends mixed signals about whether it can fine nonprofits that pay for out-of-state abortions
Lawyers for abortion funds want Ken Paxton to testify in their lawsuit. He fled his home…
Texas will build more than 50 new electric car charging locations along major highways
The $408 million approved Tuesday by the Federal Highway Administration will help build a network of…
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills…
The untold story of Trump’s botched impeachments
Rachael Bade, Playbook's co-author, and Karoun Demirjian, national security reporter at the Washington Post, pull back…
World Bank president says he will not resign, apologizes for remarks on climate science
"When asked, 'Are you a climate denier?' I should've said no," Malpass said.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home to avoid being served with subpoena, court record says
In an affidavit, a process server said that the state's top attorney tried to evade him…
1836 Project promotes sanitized version of Texas history, experts say
The Texas Tribune reviewed the 15-page document, which will be handed out to new drivers, and…
Mysteries, legal peril follow Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights from Texas
Asylum-seekers describe being deceived by a mysterious recruiter and a carefully crafted operation that had little…
To save water in Texas, these nonprofits are paying farmers to leave it in reservoirs
As Texas continues to battle drought, groups are trying a market-based solution to help farmers and…
How a zombie apocalypse is informing a new wave of Dem ads
Wide Angle Research, a nonprofit firm, has conducted extensive, cutting-edge research on voter behavior. And they're…
Mike Braun likely running for Indiana governor in 2024
The Republican senator said Thursday he plans to make a formal announcement sometime in November or…
Karl Rove says Texas’ abortion law is too extreme
The veteran Republican strategist made the comment Saturday at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.
Ted Cruz denounces new gun restrictions as he argues with hecklers in Austin
Speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival, Cruz said armed security is a better way to keep…
Liz Cheney says she will do whatever it takes to keep Donald Trump from the White House, even if it means leaving the GOP
The top Republican on the House Jan. 6 committee urged voters to prioritize preserving democracy over…
After cancer-causing chemicals were found in Fifth Ward soil, Houston mayor says cleanup plans are inadequate
The city's health department found dioxins in soil samples along the fence line of a Union…
New abortion restrictions are impractical and resource-draining, Texas prosecutors say
District attorneys for Harris, Kaufman, Fort Bend counties voiced concerns over state's new abortion law at…
Republican Texas senator says he will support new rape exceptions for abortion
One of the longest-serving Republican state senators, Robert Nichols is among the first to say publicly…
Watch a panel on Roe v. Wade at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
Ana Marie Cox moderates a conversation about women's health, women's rights and an uncertain future with…
Watch Hillary Clinton speak at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
The former U.S. secretary of state on her progressive vision for America.
UNGA is dead. It’s the sideshows that really matter.
The U.N. General Assembly is now officially the least interesting part of New York's two-week, do-gooder…
Watch Glenn Youngkin speak at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
The Virginia governor on his headline-making election, his conservative policy agenda and 2024.
Watch Michael V. Drake and J.B. Milliken speak at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
The leaders of California's and Texas' iconic public university systems on the challenges and opportunities for…
Pete Buttigieg blasts Texas Republicans on handling of migrants, LGBTQ rights
At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, Buttigieg said the efforts of Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida…
Watch Jen Psaki speak at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
The former White House press secretary on what it was like behind that podium and why…
Watch Pete Souza speak at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
The legendary presidential photographer on what he saw in the West Wing and beyond -- and…
Watch Cecile Richards speak at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
The former president of Planned Parenthood on the end of Roe v. Wade and the fight…
Long the subject of rhetoric, migrants have now become props in political theater
A long-reliable political playbook of highlighting immigration in election season has been escalated by Govs. Greg…
Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she had successful surgery for thyroid cancer
The Arkansas GOP gubernatorial candidate and former White House press secretary said she is now cancer-free.
Tarrant County sends more kids to youth prisons than any other in Texas. Many blame this judge.
Critics say state District Judge Alex Kim is sending too many children to the state's failing…
Colleges would be required to be more transparent about transfer rules under new bill from U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro
The Transparency for Transfer Students Act would require all U.S. colleges and universities to post on…
As fentanyl plagues Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott directs state police to focus on cartels
Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and…
When Texas students campaigned for a more diverse history course, they got a lesson in politics
Students had been pushing for the State Board of Education to adopt a new, more inclusive…
Mandatory home buyouts are dismantling a flood-prone Houston community
Harris County's mandatory program to buy homes in six neighborhoods that have found themselves under flood…
The 2022 Texas Tribune Festival’s free program
Here's a look at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival sessions that you can check out for…
Watch Jason Kander speak at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
The Army veteran and former Missouri secretary of state on service, sacrifice and his new book.
Kamala Harris to headline Texas Democratic Party fundraiser one month before midterm election
The Oct. 8 event in Austin will mark the Biden administration's highest-profile political appearance in Texas…
Watch Anthony Fauci speak at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
The nation's top infectious disease specialist on the pandemic without end and his future plans.
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills…
A disabled veteran has waited eight years for a $1 million settlement from the Air Force
David P. Bighia had hoped to work at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio. Instead,…
A shut-off switch was supposed to prevent 99% of generator-related deaths. It failed a family of three.
The generator industry has touted automatic shut-off switches as a lifesaving fix for carbon monoxide poisoning.…
Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
The lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, McDonald's gift cards,…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tells court not to trust Biden in Trump records case
Several other Republican attorneys general joined Paxton in bashing the Biden administration, largely over previous policy…
Judge dismisses attempt to discipline Texas AG Ken Paxton’s top aide for trying to overturn the 2020 election
The State Bar of Texas brought the complaint after the aide worked on a suit to…
El Paso scrambles to move migrants off the streets and gives them free bus rides as shelters reach capacity
One Venezuelan couple slept on a sidewalk after a perilous trip through seven countries with their…
Texas congresswoman calls for examination of military pretrial confinement
The Army also said its pretrial confinement rules are "currently under revision" in a statement to…
Watch: Candidates for statewide offices discuss disability issues
Tune in on Monday as candidates for statewide offices speak with Texas Tribune reporters Patrick Svitek…
Arrests along U.S.-Mexico border top 2 million a year for the first time
Federal authorities are on pace to make more than 2.3 million arrests during the 2022 fiscal…