Gov. Greg Abbott wants a tighter lid on home values. Tax policy experts warn that’s a bad idea.

Witness to Houston ICE shooting must be released from immigration detention, judge orders

A federal judge mandated Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego be released within 48 hours. He was one of three passengers in the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot by ICE.

U.S. House Ethics Committee is investigating GOP Rep. Lance Gooden

The panel did not say why it was looking into the Terrell Republican, noting only that the matter was referred last month by the Office of Congressional Conduct.

Dan Patrick directs Texas Senate to study ways to further ingrain religion into public life

The lieutenant governor released seven new charges for state senators to study before the Legislature reconvenes, including ways to “inform and remind Texans of their religious liberty rights.”

Floodwater delays Corpus Christi’s water emergency until fall 2028

A prolonged drought had put the Coastal Bend city months away from running short of water, but upstream storms have improved the outlook.

Thousands of apartments going up thanks to new Texas housing laws. But resistance lingers in the suburbs.

The laws, which make it easier to build apartments, face stiff resistance from North Texas suburbs. State lawmakers vow to force cities to comply.