Thousands of East Texans remain without power after winter storm shuts down most of state

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.

In attacking Talarico for campaign absence, Trump calls for debate that Paxton has avoided

The Democrat, off the trail with the flu, quickly accepted the president’s call to “immediately report to a Debate Stage” with Ken Paxton.

When a rural Texas school district struggled with growth, charter schools filled the void

The state has limited how much money it gives to fast-growing school districts, creating million-dollar gaps between what is owed and what's given.