Appeals court rejects finding that Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio is innocent

Gov.-elect Hinojosa wants to expand Medicaid in Texas. An executive order won’t make that happen.

Texas Dems may craft a state “trigger bill” to activate Medicaid expansion if Congress repeals costly Trump administration restrictions.

Bill filing begins today for a divided Texas Legislature’s 2027 session

Democrats will run the House and Republicans retain control of the Senate when the 90th legislative session convenes in January.

Democrat Jon Rosenthal joins GOP-led Texas Railroad Commission with ideas, but faces an uphill fight

The oil field engineer’s technical expertise and perspective will give him influence in other ways, industry experts said.

Feds plan to take over Texas lawsuit against Planned Parenthood

As the state attorney general’s office transitions from Republican to Democratic hands, the Justice Department moves to intervene in the state’s legal battle over Medicaid payments.

Texas officials acknowledge problems with voter registration system, will work with locals on a fix

Election officials for more than a year sought fixes to TEAM, the state’s voter registration and management system.