Protecting Texas university research from foreign adversaries focus of House hearing

Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security detail costing millions of dollars

The Texas attorney general’s use of a taxpayer-funded travel security detail stands out when compared with his predecessor and other state officials, our analysis found.

Mayes Middleton, running for Texas attorney general, wants to “put God back in government”

Middleton, a Republican, has long pushed for injecting Christianity into the public sphere. His Democratic opponent, Nathan Johnson, said those views make him unfit for office.

Houston Democrats push for guardrails on school takeovers

A squad of Democratic lawmakers is pushing to limit the power of state-appointed officials who step in and take over struggling school districts, ousting locally elected trustees. A commission out of Houston, where the public school district is facing the largest school takeover in Texas history, recommended raising the bar for when the education commissioner […]

Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people and injured 32 others, will take place at the military base on Dec. 3.

Trump slams Rep. Henry Cuellar for sticking with Democratic Party despite presidential pardon

Cuellar and his wife, charged with bribery, money laundering and conspiracy, were pardoned in December. In a social media post, Trump indicated he expected Cuellar to run as a Republican.