Candidate offers, then rescinds, polo match invitation to state lawmakers
“Unfortunately you were provided with 4 tickets which were not intended for your office,” read the letter slipped under legislators’ doors. Full Story
“Unfortunately you were provided with 4 tickets which were not intended for your office,” read the letter slipped under legislators’ doors. Full Story
Ben Philpott and Jay Root hosted a pre-presidential debate edition of The Ticket at KLRU's historic studio 6A — where they went beyond the election to talk about what's next for Republicans and Democrats in Texas. Full Story
Conserving water is the key to keeping rates as low as possible over time, write Mary Ann Dickinson, Megan Chery and Chelsea Hawkins of the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Full Story
The school says it already identified changes to its policies that will improve how it handles sexual assault cases. Full Story
Taking in grandchildren can keep them out of the state's foster care system, but Texas often doesn't help grandparents who step up to do it. Full Story
Three Democrats are trying to unseat Republicans on the Texas Supreme Court, but only one has raised a significant amount of money. Full Story
Texas Republicans would lose seven committee chairmanships if their party loses control of the U.S. House. Full Story
Plans to create an exhibit at the airport to commemorate where Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in as president after John F. Kennedy's assassination have faced numerous mysterious hurdles. Full Story
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is investigating Baylor University's handling of sexual violence reports on campus, the department confirmed Wednesday. Full Story
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Patrick and Alexa about Hillary Clinton's small but symbolic Texas ad buy, our yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and state leaders' inability to totally defund Planned Parenthood. Full Story
This number eclipses the preliminary estimate by more than 85,000. Full Story
An influx of new Democrats would make the House as a whole more liberal but would simultaneously make the majority Republican delegation more conservative, writes Rice University political scientist Mark P. Jones. Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A look at the surge in the market for bottled water, using underground reservoirs to manage water shortages and an interview with Gabe Collins and Hilmar Blumberg. Full Story
Texas GOP Chairman Tom Mechler insists that voter fraud is a "real problem" in some "pockets of this state." Full Story
Only about 800 of the estimated 20,000 gang members in the Houston area belong to the MS-13, but police consider them a top-level threat to public safety in Texas. Full Story
The Clinton campaign is buying television ads in Texas, but not enough of them to capture the attention of most TV viewers — or most voters. So what's the deal? Full Story
What should Clinton and Trump say tonight in their final chance to sway voters at a debate? Tweet with #TXWatching2016. Full Story
A journey from San Diego to Brownsville offers an up-close view into what it would actually take to complete Donald Trump's proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Full Story
Even though they've won pretty much every statewide office for years, some Texas Republicans routinely complain about voter fraud, and Gov. Greg Abbott has called it "rampant." Full Story
The author of the state's omnibus border security bill raised doubts Tuesday about whether lawmakers will want to provide hundreds of millions in additional money to continue operations. Full Story