Seeking Unity, Texas Democrats Set Sights on Trump as Common Enemy
Texas Democrats are pinning their hopes on Trump’s divisiveness among Republicans to propel themselves to an unlikely November victory. Full Story
Texas Democrats are pinning their hopes on Trump’s divisiveness among Republicans to propel themselves to an unlikely November victory. Full Story
Donald Trump on Friday used a rally in The Woodlands to ratchet up his rhetoric against terrorism, calling the gunman in the recent Orlando terrorist attack a "son of a bitch" and imploring Americans to arm themselves and be more willing to report suspicious activity. Full Story
State Rep. Byron Cook asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday to rule on whether a private company developing a high-speed train project in the state has the power of eminent domain. Full Story
A Laredo-based bank is pushing back against criticism of its CEO's involvement in a fundraiser for Donald Trump, arguing that the CEO will stand up to Trump like he has to fellow Texas Republicans over the years. Full Story
A Texas Supreme Court ruling has spared the state from having to issue billions of dollars in tax refunds to oil and gas drillers — a prospect that had threatened to shake up the next legislative session. Full Story
We've updated the Tribune's Government Salaries Explorer with fresh data for The University of Texas at Austin, and we added a new school district — Bryan ISD. Full Story
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday halted the upcoming execution of Robert Roberson. Roberson's legal team argues that Roberson's conviction in the death of his daughter was based on junk science. Full Story
Texas taxpayers are still picking up the tab for defending the nation’s strictest voter identification law more than five years after Republicans fast-tracked it through the Legislature. Full Story
Numbers can give you a full accounting of something without telling you what’s really going on, like when lawmakers talk about trimming budgets and saving money while diverting attention from whatever fell on the cutting room floor. Full Story
The state’s Medicaid program has quit covering an expensive autism therapy called applied behavioral analysis, leaving some families scrambling to afford the treatment. Full Story
The insiders give their prognosis for state Democrats as they gather for their convention in San Antonio, Bernie Sanders supporters vow to press on with his agenda and a new twist in the tax tussle between the state and the oil and gas industry — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story
The presumptive GOP presidential nominee spends the first day of a two-day trek through the Lone Star State with a boisterous, free-wheeling rally at Gilley's in Dallas. Full Story
Donald Trump on Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of his presidential campaign with a rally in Dallas that checked all the boxes for his remarkable White House bid. Full Story
A Washington-based interest group has recruited a coalition of Texas educators and business and civic leaders to help convince members of Congress to eliminate this country’s embargo against communist Cuba. Full Story
Texas House candidate and former Killeen Mayor Scott Cosper has won a recount of his narrow victory over Killeen optometrist Austin Ruiz in last month's Republican primary runoff. Full Story
The next executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice will lead nearly 40,000 employees, manage a $3 billion annual budget, direct more than 100 prisons and oversee the nation's busiest execution chamber. Full Story
A gaffe-prone multimillionaire runs a vitriolic, divisive campaign against a veteran female politician. Trump for president in 2016? Try Clayton "Claytie" Williams for Texas governor in 1990, writes Brandon Rottinghaus of the University of Houston. Full Story
Republican state Rep. Jason Isaac has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Austin's rules for ride-hailing companies, raising concerns that the city's "burdensome regulations" are anti-competitive. Full Story
Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn expressed concerns Thursday that the Orlando massacre was leading to a push for legislative action that would violate the Second Amendment. Full Story
Former Baylor University head football coach Art Briles is fighting back against his sudden dismissal, arguing that he was wrongfully terminated and is being used as a scapegoat for the sexual assault scandal that has shamed the school. Full Story