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The Pineywoods Broadband Coalition plans to address major concerns about broadband expansion in East Texas and provide training on how to use technology.

Dems hope to clinch the state by flipping Collin County, Paxton’s homebase and a longtime GOP bastion

Nearly 4.5 million Texans cast a ballot in the first seven days of early voting, outpacing the turnout rate of the 2022 midterm election but slightly behind 2018.

A section of border wall that the federal government planned to build along a South Texas wildlife refuge could end up cutting through the refuge instead. The proposed change attempts to resolve a legal dispute in which government contractors are accused of trespassing on property near the refuge.

As Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa heads into the Nov. 3 election as perhaps Gov. Greg Abbott’s toughest challenger yet, she’s using his education record to put him on the defensive.

“Silence is getting a bit loud”: Emails show UT leaders took heat for slow response to Bo French post

As South Texas Republicans brace for losses, Ryan Guillen’s career offers a possible roadmap back

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that immigrants who entered the country illegally don't have the right to seek bond while they're in custody, even if they've set roots in the U.S.

The head of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, which manages the state's five youth prisons, has resigned. It's not immediately clear why TJJD Executive Director Shandra Carter stepped down, but the decision came after the agency placed all of its youth prisons under an extended lockdown.

New: Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, for allegedly deceiving and harming Texans. CEO Sam Altman and ChatGPT are top competitors to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire fueling Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign.

Under a new federal law, National Weather Service warnings of life-threatening flash foods or other emergencies could be sent to cellphones via satellite if cell service goes down.

New: Ken and Angela Paxton invested $600,000 in a convicted fraudster’s business With @propublica.org:

MAJOR SCOOP: Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. w/ @texastribune.org

The number of Texans receiving food stamps has hit a 17-year low as the federal government tightens eligibility and the state struggles to process applications in a timely manner. Nationally, SNAP enrollment is also at a 17-year low.

Rural Republicans have long been the floodwall that’s held back hopes of a blue wave big enough to flip Texas. But some rural voters are revolting, angry over the sudden proliferation of data centers, massive power lines and other physical manifestations of the state’s relentless development.

Daniel Pullin is out as Texas Christian University’s chancellor, less than 17 months after taking the private institution’s top job. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/22/t...

New: A Republican district attorney in West Texas has opened a criminal investigation into pamphlets mailed to homes across Texas purporting to come from a transgender rights organization.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced indictments accusing Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Turner of theft of government funds and wire fraud. U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz alleged that Turner conspired with others to steal thousands of dollars from federally funded programs.

Advertisements from Texas Democrats have move from focusing on healthcare to taxes and corruption, while Republicans have ramped up ad spending on property taxes, crime and transgender issues, an analysis of AdImpact data shows.

Four key November races could push Texas education board further right

Two years after major shifts in Latino voting patterns delivered President Donald Trump his largest ever margin of victory in Texas, affordability concerns and anger over the administration’s mass deportation campaign are fueling an expected swing back toward Democrats.

A 2021 state measure implemented quality control measures at Texas child care centers, but rising costs, a loss of federal funds and no additional state money has put a strain on the program, forcing cuts.

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a lower court decision that halted construction.

A federal judge sentenced a Guatemalan man to 30 years in prison for his role in the deaths of 53 immigrants found inside a tractor-trailer four years ago in San Antonio. Law enforcement officials described the tragedy as the “country’s deadliest human smuggling event.”

FEMA won’t help Texans after July 2026 floods as agency tells states to lead disaster response

Texas Comptroller Don Huffines issues series of “executive orders,” raising questions about his office’s authority

State officials testified Tuesday how more than $320 million has been spent on court-ordered improvements to the Texas foster care system since 2019 as proof the need for oversight was no longer needed and a 15-year-old federal lawsuit should end.

AG’s office sides with community in the fight over public access to an East Texas waterway

Pamphlets purporting to come from a transgender rights organization — mailed to families across Texas and igniting criticism from conservatives — came from a company formed last month in Wyoming. The Texas Transgender Student Union listed a Houston-area post office box as the address on the mailers.

Bo French, the Republican running for Texas Railroad Commissioner, said he never agreed to debate his opponent, state Rep. Jon Rosenthal, disputing the Dallas Press Club's account. The Press Club said it engaged both candidates to settle on Oct. 22, but it did not have that conversation in writing.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has paused issuing permits connected to construction or infrastructure “directly supporting data centers." But an advocacy group fighting data center development along with concerned residents says that some TCEQ permits have still been moving along.

Hundreds of thousands of Texas homeowners who may be eligible for the homestead exemption aren’t claiming the benefit, policy experts and appraisal districts told The Texas Tribune.

Hundreds of thousands of potentially eligible Texas homeowners aren’t claiming a homestead exemption, which shaves off thousands of dollars from the taxable value of a home. Here’s how to apply.

A new report by the Houston Advanced Research Center warns that Texas' air quality progress could be reversed by the end of the decade, especially if facilities use natural gas power.

The 56-year-old Mexican man who died Saturday while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody was a lawful permanent resident in the country, the agency said in a statement. ICE added he was detained because officers believed he obtained his legal status in the U.S. fraudulently.

Outgoing Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller posted an essay discouraging people from voting for Republican candidate Nate Sheets. He stopped short from endorsing Sheets' Democratic opponent Clayton Tucker, but elevated Tucker's work on the campaign so far.

If a Texas voter’s eligibility is uncertain, they can still cast what’s called a provisional ballot. Here’s how they qualify — and how officials ultimately decide whether they’re counted.