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The request by the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to the Department of Justice follows a similar request by a Latino civil rights organization.

The Houston Democrat lost her seat amid backlash from primary voters over her support for a GOP bill barring transition-related care for minors.

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While many other states limit hunting of the apex predator, Texas is only now introducing rules to ban canned hunts and require reguar checking of traps.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court, argues that the 2021 so-called “anti-ESG” law discriminates against specific political views.

The AG’s office sought to depose the leader of Team Brownsville, which provides water, shelter and basic necessities to asylum-seeking migrants.

With the State Fair opening in less than a month, the Attorney General is asking a Dallas County judge to overturn the ban on guns.

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Ammer Qaddumi alleges UT-Austin violated his First Amendment rights. He still faces potential disciplinary action from the school.

A Dallas County judge granted a motion to dismiss charges against Benjamin Spencer, 59, who was initially convicted in 1987 of murder.

The county plans to ID eligible voters and send them registration forms. GOP officials say it’s an end-run around state law.

“It’s like time passes, but it also freezes,” said Rosie Granados, whose twin sister was killed during the shooting.

Allred’s sharp divergence from Beto O’Rourke’s more active campaign style has stirred dissent among some Democrats. His allies say it’s working.

Texas officials look to Arizona cities when creating crisis mental health centers.

New group plans to support policy goals of the conservative Senate majority.

U.S. House Republicans’ campaign arm announced its first ad buy targeting a Texas race this cycle.

Since the 2020 election, Texas Republicans have dramatically rewritten the state’s voting laws, which have made some long-standing practices illegal.

A Houston company plans to create storage caverns for pressurized water, which when released drives a turbine to send power to the grid.

A Senate committee discussed the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence — and overregulating it.

Federal and state law already required voter roll maintenance. Experts warn the governor’s framing of this routine process could be used to undermine trust in elections.

Texas needs hundreds of thousands more homes than it has, per one estimate. That shortage has driven up home prices and rents.

Two years after a harrowing pregnancy where she was denied an abortion, the Texan has catapulted to being one of Democrats’ biggest messengers on reproductive rights.

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To help raise money, the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef.

State election officials say a revamped database all Texas counties can use would allow them to better monitor and clean up voter lists. An upgrade is due next year.

Biden announced the program in June and Republicans in 16 states filed suit. The federal judge issued an order that puts the program on hold for at least two weeks.

The 73-year-old served as president for eight years. He told the UT-Dallas community on Monday that he would remain president until a successor could start.

At a news conference, Texas House candidate Cecilia Castellano did not address any of the allegations Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office laid out in search warrant affidavits.

The Fox News host who shared the allegation online has previously shared election misinformation before.

The Texas attorney general’s office searched the home of Cecilia Castellano and a Democratic legislative aide. It said it’s investigating vote harvesting. Activists called it “intimidation.”