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In a brief heated exchange, Texas House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Wu, D-Houston, admitted he asked the bill’s author ...

Legislation to let Texas parents to use public dollars to help pay for private education has been sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.

Paxton was impeached by the Texas House in May 2023 but acquitted months later by the Senate, meaning he went without pay for ...

A temporary enclosure will be installed over The Alamo amid repairs, according to Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham. Read full article: Man accused in Canyon Lake shooting arrested in San ...

“To me this is a dream come true,” state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, told members before the final vote. Thompson, who has worked on previous efforts for such a research fund for the ...

Read full article: Ranking every Houston Texans first round draft pick Houston police are on the hunt for seven bold suspects who robbed a north Houston smoke shop, swiping products and attacking ...

Terry Canales, of Edinburg; Christian Manuel, of Port Arthur; Oscar Longoria and Sergio Muñoz, Jr, of Mission; Richard Raymond, of Laredo; and Senfronia Thompson, of Houston. With the exception ...