Sunday's shooting in the San Antonio-area town of Sutherland Springs is the deadliest mass shooting at a place of worship in American history — and it's also the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history. Full Story
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We asked Texans to share their memories of their first vote, and talk about how voting has changed since then. These are their stories. Full Story
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The easiest way to judge public officials is the same way you judge the people where you work: Are they doing a good job? Full Story
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Counterprotesters at a rally in Houston last year say their presence wasn’t influenced by Russian Facebook ads but by the white supremacists who said they would attend. Full Story
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A lone gunman killed at least 26 people and injured many more at a church in Sutherland Springs. The tiny town was left reeling from the deadliest shooting at a place of worship in American history. Full Story
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"It has been a tough cycle to recruit candidates," former U.S. Housing Secretary Julián Castro said Sunday about the challenges for Texas Democrats in 2018. Full Story
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An undocumented 10-year-old girl who was placed in an immigration facility last week following surgery in Texas will be reunited with her family, a lawmaker’s office confirmed Friday. Full Story
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At our event Friday, state Sen. Charles Perry and state Reps. Dustin Burrows and John Frullo weighed in on the upcoming race for speaker of the Texas House. Watch video of the full event, or check out our recap. Full Story
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More than a week after an undocumented teen under federal custody in Texas received an abortion, the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a lower court ruling that allowed the procedure to happen. Full Story
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The current debate on protests during the national anthem ignited in 2016 and as the conversation continues there’s a new layer of debate at the grade school level. Full Story
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Today we mark our eighth year in business. Happy birthday to us! And to you. Our nonprofit news org has always been for you and about you — so we all have something to be thankful for. Full Story
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The Texas political scene again this week was turned upside down after two GOP congressmen announced they're not coming back in 2018. Full Story
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Ruth Simmons, a pioneering college administrator and the first black president of an Ivy League university, thought she was done leading colleges after she retired from Brown University. Five years later, she's back to lead Prairie View A&M. Full Story
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The top prosecutor in Harris County is proposing a new way for Texas to determine if a death-sentenced inmate is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for execution: use the current clinical books. Full Story
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State officials want as few parameters as possible on federal disaster relief funds, but housing advocates say that could lead to public works projects getting federal funds over Texans who lost everything. Full Story
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The most liberal and the most conservative members of the Texas House might not matter much when it comes to electing a new speaker — if the decision is made on partisan grounds. Full Story
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Arguments began Thursday in a trial over a state ban on dilation and evacuation abortions, the most common second-trimester abortion procedure. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, is retiring from Congress, two sources close to the congressman told The Texas Tribune on Thursday. Full Story
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Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said in an interview Thursday that increasing fossil fuel use could prevent sexual assault. Full Story
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For weeks, the Texan has tried to balance three objectives: lowering the corporate tax rates, finding ways to offset that lost revenue with other changes to the tax code, and holding together his caucus along the way. Full Story
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