Abbott appoints senior aide as new Texas secretary of state
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Texas secretary of state raised concerns about federal SAVE program used to verify voters’ citizenship
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Texas Tech chair donated $275K to Ken Paxton day before AG intervened in Brendan Sorsby saga
Last month, Attorney General Ken Paxton waded into the explosive college football saga involving Brendan Sorsby, the Texas…
Appeals court rejects effort to defend Texas Dream Act
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, leaving in place…
Texas AG Ken Paxton Is on a Crusade to Find Election Fraud. A New Report Claims He May Have Voted Illegally the Past 2 Years
NEED TO KNOW Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton created a tip line for voter fraud ahead of this…
Texas sees slight rise in kindergarten vaccination rates one year after historic measles outbreak
Just over a year after Texas experienced a historic measles outbreak, vaccination rates for some students are beginning…
Report shows Texas to lead nation in data center power plants
Texas is poised to lead the nation in power plants built to fuel data centers, according to a…
Everything that’s changed since the deadly July 4 flood in Texas
It has been one year since the deadly Fourth of July flood struck the Texas Hill Country, killing…
Trump administration asks Texas for help providing legal services to immigrant kids facing deportation
The shadows of asylum seekers are cast on a wall in Roma on Aug. 3, 2021. Roma is…
Texas Gov. Abbott says AI data centers must bring their own power, water, or stay out of rural Texas
Governor Greg Abbott has escalated his criticism of data center expansion in Texas, targeting a fast-growing and increasingly…
Texas grid is swamped by data center power requests 5x its all-time peak demand
Texas is quickly becoming a major hub for the AI boom, but the massive electricity demand tied to…
Texas Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by survivors of Uvalde school shooting
The memorial of the Uvalde school shooting is displayed at Robb Elementary School on June 10, 2026. The…