Republican Brett Ligon, former Montgomery County DA, wins special election for open Texas Senate seat

Dolores Huerta tells Texas Democrats to organize and “save democracy” in surprise convention appearance

The iconic Latina labor and civil rights leader, who is 96, voiced optimism that community organizing could draw voters in a state with some of the lowest turnout anywhere in the nation.

Texas Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by survivors of Uvalde school shooting

Twenty students and five teachers accused DPS and Uvalde County of negligence in the delayed response to the deadly 2022 shooting.

The U.S. last beat screwworm in 1966. Can current leaders learn from the past’s playbook?

Faced with a modern outbreak that could endure for decades, historical documents are offering officials solutions to eradicate the parasite again.

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Example from – https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/05/texas-us-senate-republicans-2026-primary-q-and-a-voter-guide-cornyn-hunt-paxton/ John Cornyn U.S. Senator 💰 Campaign finance: 💰 Top outside spending, according to AdImpact: 🏢 Experience: 📣 Endorsements: Wesley Hunt U.S. Representative, Houston 💰 Campaign finance: 💰 Top outside spending, according to AdImpact: 🏢 Experience: 📣 Endorsements: Q&A Editor’s note: These responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length. Minor changes have been made, […]

Texas leaders are asking data centers how much water they use. Most aren’t responding.

Data centers use water to cool their massive arrays of computer servers. A state agency sent out a survey to figure out how much, but less than a third of the companies responded.