Trump to Visit Texas for Fundraising
Donald Trump is making his first trip to Texas as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Full Story
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Donald Trump is making his first trip to Texas as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Full Story
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela unleashed on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in an open letter Monday morning. Full Story
Before Texas Republicans can become evangelists for their presidential nominee, they’re going to have to reconcile themselves to Donald Trump. Full Story
Attorney General Ken Paxton's office is seeking to silence a former official who claims his bosses nixed a lawsuit in 2010 against Trump University. Full Story
A coalition of civil and immigrant rights groups on Friday asked an appeals court to stop a federal judge’s order that requires the Obama administration to turn over the confidential information of thousands of undocumented immigrants. Full Story
After a recount, Briscoe Cain remains the winner in his Republican primary challenge to state Rep. Wayne Smith of Baytown. Full Story
The former head of the Texas attorney general's consumer protection division says it was he — not then-Attorney General Greg Abbott — who decided how the office should investigate Trump University. Full Story
In the Roundup: The state’s attorney general loses his latest bid to have his criminal indictment dismissed, Ken Starr – the now former president of Baylor University – announces plans to resign his role as chancellor and Hillary Clinton declares she could turn Texas blue. Full Story
State health officials are urging Texans to protect themselves from mosquito bites — but they aren't helping counties coordinate or pay for those protective measures. Full Story
The transgender bathroom issue — not even a blip on most political radars six weeks ago — is becoming, with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s nurturing, something for Republicans to talk about when they tire of arguing about the presidential race. Full Story
Long before Trump University fell in the crosshairs of Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, one of Donald Trump's fellow Republicans drew a bead on the now-defunct school: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Full Story
This week on The Ticket 2016: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Texas Tribune's Jay Root talk to a wide range of Republican voters to find out why they're not ready to support Donald Trump. Full Story
It's not impossible — but it's close. If an independent presidential candidate wanted to get on the ballot in Texas at this point, they would face sky-high hurdles — not the least of which being that the deadline has already passed. Full Story
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has lost his latest bid for dismissal of state securities fraud charges he faces for business dealings before he took office. Full Story
In El Paso, local leaders hope to create a municipal ID card for the region's homeless, indigent and undocumented. But Gov. Greg Abbott has hinted that could make El Paso a so-called "sanctuary city." Full Story
The Obama administration has asked a Brownsville-based judge to rethink an order that requires the federal government to turn over the private information of thousands of undocumented immigrants. Full Story
In a new interview, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton posed a wild notion: She can carry Texas in the fall. Full Story
Some disability rights activists say state contracts paying people with disabilities well below minimum wage is exploitative and inhumane. Full Story
Most of the 218 races at the top of the state and federal sections of our general election ballots in November are not going to be competitive. Here's a look at those that are likely to be. Full Story
As El Paso draws record numbers of Cubans seeking refuge, the city's Democratic congressman said he favors repealing a decades-old provision that gives those migrants a special status here. Full Story