Democrats in the Texas House ponder life with Dennis Bonnen as speaker

President Trump derided Bill McRaven, who recently left his post as chancellor of the University of Texas, as a “Hillary Clinton fan” and an “Obama backer” before suggesting that the four-star admiral should have caught Osama bin Laden faster.

Winning an election by just a little bit can make a candidate a target in the next election. And this year's ballots in Texas were full of close finishes.

Under Texas law, landlords cannot be punished for discriminating against families with federal housing vouchers. The impact is clear in Houston, where one in four families who receive housing assistance never gets to use it.

The deadline was 5 p.m. Friday.

House Speaker Joe Straus said the unusual decision was meant to ensure lawmakers didn't rush to a decision they might "regret."

The case was being challenged in the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals.

Nearly 500 water utilities across the state tested positive for atrazine — a weed killer — which can lead to harmful health effects, according to a new report. The Environmental Working Group also found that utilities are testing water during times when the herbicide isn't being used as much — and that they may be lowballing the results.

Counties still say they’re tallying their final votes, but here’s a roundup of races where the outcomes remain in limbo.

Beto O'Rourke surged to a 15-point edge over Ted Cruz in Hays County during last week's election, even though the Central Texas county hadn't voted for a Democrat at the top of the ticket since 1992.