How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent

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.

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.

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.”

Dallas birthed the booming DFW region. It’s now bleeding people, arenas and companies to the suburbs.

North Texas is growing and Dallas’ financial sector is booming. But the city is losing residents and businesses — and two major sports franchises are departing the urban core.