The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen ...

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The House speaker battle wasn’t really about cleaning house.

The House speaker battle wasn’t really about cleaning house.

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In April 2022, when Abbott first announced his plans to bus migrants from Texas border towns like Del Rio and Eagle Pass to ...

The Fort Worth state rep spends another session waging a “spiritual battle” in the Texas House, with bad bills and incessant ...

Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial ...

Following the Observer’s reporting, three U.S. House members have demanded accountability, while James Rodden still appeared ...

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When you poll this country, America loves Dreamers. … I’ll keep working to get this done till they have to roll me off the ...

A Third Future Schools-Texas elementary school in Midland has been accused of neglecting social studies and physical ...