Gov. Greg Abbott deploys DPS to “prevent spillover” of Mexican cartel violence

Kendall Scudder wins race to lead Texas Democratic Party into critical midterms

Texas Democrats overwhelmingly elected Scudder, the incumbent, to a full term at the party’s state convention Saturday.

Unease about Talarico’s Black support on display at Texas Democratic Convention

Black elected officials said the Senate nominee had more work to do to engage voters in their communities, while noting there was still time to do so before November.

Dolores Huerta tells Texas Democrats to organize and “save democracy” in surprise convention appearance

The iconic Latina labor and civil rights leader, who is 96, voiced optimism that community organizing could draw voters in a state with some of the lowest turnout anywhere in the nation.

Texas Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by survivors of Uvalde school shooting

Twenty students and five teachers accused DPS and Uvalde County of negligence in the delayed response to the deadly 2022 shooting.

The U.S. last beat screwworm in 1966. Can current leaders learn from the past’s playbook?

Faced with a modern outbreak that could endure for decades, historical documents are offering officials solutions to eradicate the parasite again.