Tag: state government
Ken Paxton: Comptroller can exclude schools from voucher program under anti-terror laws
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the comptroller can exclude private schools from the state’s new voucher program if they violate laws banning material...
How Texas is getting ready for this weekend’s winter storm
DALLAS – Nearly five years after Winter Storm Uri sparked widespread power outages and killed hundreds of Texans, officials and residents are once more...
Gov. Abbott endorses Nate Sheets over Sid Miller for agriculture commissioner
In a stunning blow to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, Gov. Greg Abbott endorsed Miller’s Republican primary challenger for agriculture commissioner, putting his support...
Greg Abbott enters 2026 Texas governor’s race with staggering $106 million on hand
Gov. Greg Abbott is entering 2026 with a staggering $105.7 million on hand to power his reelection bid and his efforts to expand Republican...
In border visit, John Cornyn resists calls to expand visas for foreign workers
HIDALGO — During a visit to the border Friday, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said changes in immigration laws should wait until the border is...
Panhandle history museum scrambles to protect 2 million artifacts as it fights permanent closure
LUBBOCK — The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum has long stood as a landmark in the small town of Canyon. The museum, nearly as old as...
The Rio Grande Valley among Texas regions most impacted by expiring health insurance subsidies
McALLEN — Alix Flores, 62, has jumped from different careers over the years, working with nonprofits, in corporate America, as a teacher at a Brownsville...
Texas is approving money for flood warning systems, but will it be enough to build Kerr County’s?
With the next Texas flood season just months away, Kerr County officials say they’re in a race to build a long-planned flood warning system...
How cutting transgender instruction at Texas medical schools undermines health groups’ recommendations
Kelly Marshall remembers a time when health providers in Texas treated transgender people like mental health patients, misdiagnosed them with other conditions, misgendered them,...
National Democrats put Texas House on list of legislative targets for 2026
Renzo Downey is the lead writer of our premier politics newsletter, The Blast, which delivers exclusive reporting, nonpartisan analysis and the first word on...
