With 2025 behind us, The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top political stories we are watching in 2026 ...

Read full article: WATCH: Video, photo show New Year’s Eve grass fire in north Bexar County After 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos died by suicide, many parents are feeling the weight of kids’ mental ...

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas and Austin state Rep. James Talarico are the two leading candidates in the Democratic ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Legislature must have what’s called a “quorum” in order to do business proposing, discussing and voting on bills. But what does that mean, and why would you ever “break” it?

A high-stakes election year looms, with all 181 legislative seats on the ballot and control of key committees at stake. Voters will also choose new statewide leaders, including a U.S. Senate race that ...

Three people were injured in a possible shootout in Southwest Houston. Read full article: Prepare for Temperature Drop in Houston Area A man was in custody after police said he was driving drunk and ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Across the 140 days of the 89th Texas Legislature, lawmakers filed 11,503 Senate and House bills. By Sunday, June 22, which marked the final day for Gov. Greg Abbott to veto ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers get a two-hour break Friday before they're expected back in their chambers. After the first special session adjourned sine die at 10 a.m. Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott ...

“Most Texas THC products remain legal after GOP leaders fail to break legislative impasse” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — ...

A newly filed bill at the Texas Capitol will make it against the law, going forward, for a state lawmaker to raise money and to submit political expenditures for travel, hotel stays, and meals when ...

Elderly man dies in southwest Houston house fire on Willow Lake Drive; HFD contained the blaze in about 20 minutes, and arson investigators are probing the cause. House fire claims life of elderly man ...

The Texas Legislature gaveled out its second overtime session with a fresh inventory of GOP victories, including a new congressional map gerrymandered to maximize Republican representation, a host of ...