U.S. House OKs funding deal to reopen government with support from Texas Republicans

Texas' mail ballot ID requirements restored by federal appeals court

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rebuked the lower court’s 2025 ruling that struck down nine provisions of a sweeping election law related to voter assistance.

Baby at center of surrogacy rights case is born in Dallas

The biological parents won a temporary restraining order against the surrogate, who tried to claim parental rights, and are with their baby, their attorneys say.

Corpus Christi voters to decide if industry should pay sharply higher water fees during droughts

Activists gathered nearly 13,000 petition signatures to place the measure on the November ballot. Legal challenges are expected.

As Big Bend wall outcry builds, Paxton does not say whether construction should proceed

The attorney general’s campaign said he wants strong border security that considers Big Bend’s “unique characteristics” — but did not say whether he supports building a wall there.

Trial lawyers, once a force for Democrats, reclaim political clout in Texas GOP’s MAGA wing

Texas plaintiffs’ lawyers are bankrolling populist GOP insurgents. Tort reform groups like Texans for Lawsuit Reform are aghast.