Newly announced TribFest speakers grapple with the country’s hardest questions

Local Texas election officials clear voter registration backlog caused by state error

More than 500,000 voter applications were held up by an error in a Department of Public Safety software update.

Ken Paxton to close Senate campaign with ‘Come And Take It’ bus tour ending at the Alamo

The Republican nominee plans to hit over 30 stops across Texas, concluding with a stop at the Alamo on the eve of Election Day, as he competes in an intensely close Senate race against Democrat James Talarico.

It's not just Talarico. New Texas poll shows Dems statistically tied in key statewide races

Republicans trail behind Democrats in voter enthusiasm, a University of Texas/Texas Politics Project University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll shows.

House Republicans pull $3 million reserved for ads against Henry Cuellar

The Laredo Democrat’s 28th District was one of five seats Republicans redrew last summer to flip to GOP control. But the new map has proven less ironclad than the party hoped.

Despite tough talk from Abbott and Paxton, Texas penalties for data center violations are light

Texas officials are promising tougher enforcement on data centers, but the existing law may offer limited leverage over the industry that has largely failed to report its water use.