In immigration courts, judges report to the nation’s top prosecutor

In a June 22 letter, Abbott's office directed agencies to run rules by him before publishing them. In a letter this week, state Rep. Byron Cook questioned the governor's authority to do that.

University officials say they hope the school will increase the number of rural doctors, but some state leaders were skeptical.

The school marshal program allows certain school staffers to carry a firearm and neutralize active shooters on campus. Here's how participants train.

Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador has vowed to halt the import of gasoline and diesel from the United States and other countries by 2021.

After four years as head of the Texas Tech University System, former state lawmaker Robert Duncan announced Monday that he would retire as chancellor effective Aug. 31.

Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled a Sept. 18 special election runoff for Senate District 19.

The party claims that former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego doesn't live in Senate District 19, which includes parts of San Antonio and West Texas.

The immigration detention facility for undocumented immigrant minors in Tornillo will remain open another month, officials confirmed Friday.

The plan places a heavy burden on the American Civil Liberties Union, the advocacy group that successfully took the government to court this year to order the reunifications.