Unchecked growth around Big Bend sparks debate over water — a prelude for Texas

ICE is arresting relatives who come forward to take custody of migrant children in federal shelters

Attorneys say the federal agencies are using children as “bait” to detain sponsors, leaving kids waiting in shelters for months.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez takes steps to prevent renaming Boca Chica Beach

A SpaceX superfan proposed changing Boca Chica Beach's name to reflect its significance to space travel.

Tracking the money raised and spent in the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton

See the latest fundraising totals, where the money is coming from and how super PACs are spending in what’s poised to be Texas’ most expensive Senate race.

Talarico pledges $25 million for Black voter outreach at sometimes tense Houston town hall

The Democratic Senate nominee faced pointed questions from some Black voters and was confronted by a political content creator who said “you cannot win without us.”

Texas’ bite of the microchip industry is growing thanks to public grants, incentives

For years, the state has been the leading exporter of semiconductor chips. After the Legislature invested more than $1.5 billion into incentives since 2023, the industry has been booming.