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A Texas Tribune editor recalls working on the 2006 independent gubernatorial campaign of Kinky Friedman.

The president’s bungled debate performance had Democrats fearful voters would stay home in November.

Former schools police chief Pete Arredondo faces 10 criminal charges, while former school district officer Adrian Gonzales faces 29 counts.

In this conversation, we’ll learn more from Texas business and government leaders about how they’re approaching AI

Parents and medical providers of transgender adolescents sued Texas, challenging the constitutionality of a restriction on puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

The ruling comes amid a nationwide surge in homelessness as high rents put pressure on low-income households and pandemic-era protections expire.

The proposal comes as part of a larger effort by officials in Texas and across the country to inject Christianity into public life.

Pete Arredondo, the former chief, and former officer Adrian Gonzales face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child.

For years, Cook’s Children, two other children’s hospitals have administered Medicaid health coverage plans. Canceling their contracts would put jobs and coverage at risk, they say.

The plans, which are required by the federal government to access certain grants after a natural disaster, are laborious to assemble — especially for rural counties.

Records don’t name the attorney general’s office, but their details line up with the accusations former top deputies made against Paxton.

Cascos began his political career as a Democrat but later flipped to the Republican Party.

Friedman launched a boisterous campaign for governor in 2006, decades after forming the band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.

Environmental experts say the ruling will pause measures to reduce smog in some states and influence suits in lower courts.

Watkins, a nine-year veteran of the Tribune, takes over as Chan becomes executive editor of Columbia Journalism Review.

Deloitte-run systems have generated incorrect notices to Medicaid beneficiaries, sent paperwork to the wrong addresses, and been frozen for hours at a time, a KFF Health News investigation has found.

A new Census Bureau report shows the Asian American population went up 5.5% in one year, outpacing overall state growth.

Public education advocates opposed the new charters, which would launch in Arlington, Austin, Big Spring and Manor.

The arrests were the result of the second police crackdown on pro-Palestine demonstrations at UT-Austin. The first protest, on April 24, resulted in 57 arrests, which were also dismissed.

Officer Chris Taylor was tried for murder last year, but jurors couldn’t reach a verdict. A grand jury this week declined to indict him on any criminal charges.

The $500 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission comes after the agency found the Harris County judge broke state campaign laws barring use of government resources for political purposes.

Nehls is underfire for wearing a combat service badge that the Army revoked and removed from his service record last year.

The burden will fall on local officials to determine which records they’re obligated to release or redact.

Gonzales, who was on death row for the rape and murder of Bridget Townsend in Medina County, is the second person to be executed in Texas this year.

Terri, a deeply experienced Texas journalist, has covered criminal justice and overseen health coverage for the Tribune.

The region's two major reservoirs are at record-low levels and agriculture leaders are worried the citrus industry could be devastated this summer.

The university’s faculty senate said the administration’s decision “resulted in a widespread impression of a retaliatory environment.”

Texas State was slated to be the first Texas university to host a presidential debate before the leading candidates sidestepped the traditional debate schedule

A Texas woman allegedly tried to drown a 3-year-old at an apartment complex pool in suburban Dallas after making racist remarks toward the child’s mother.

The two Republican congressmen used campaign funds to pay bills at exclusive private clubs in Amarillo and Houston.