“A disaster waiting to happen”: How the fracking boom put an oil field in the Guadalupe River floodplain 

Brother of migrant shot by ICE agent in Houston released from detention

Victor Salgado, the brother of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot by ICE agents, is the third witness to be released from detention.

James Talarico to air first TV ad attacking Ken Paxton in Senate race

The Democrat’s negative spot that alleges corruption by his GOP rival debuts Saturday during a TCU vs. North Carolina football game.

Prosecutor will take Houston ICE shooting case to grand jury

Sean Teare said feds still aren’t cooperating with his investigation. A separate federal filing claims DPS provided the tip ICE agents were pursuing.

Texas lawmaker wants oil regulators to explain why they ended public comment at meetings

The Texas Railroad Commission changed the rules over public comment earlier this month, raising eyebrows from transparency activists and the lawmaker who helped rewrite the state’s open meeting laws.

Lawmakers added $1 to Texans' car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.

The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand the Flock network across Texas. Some lawmakers say that wasn’t the intent.