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312 stories- 2 Men Found Dead on Downey Street in North Houston, HPD Says
- 3rd Suspect Arrested and Charged in 2023 Firebombing of New Caney Buddhist Temple, FBI Houston Says
- City of Houston Housing Department Recommends Approving Millions in Grants for Homeless Initiatives
- Action 13: Harris County Pct. 3 Constable Changes Policy on Informing People They Could Be Evicted Soon
- Serious Incident Between Alief ISD Student and Staff Member Leaves Employee Injured at Hastings High School
- Teenager Killed, at Least 3 Others Hurt After Chase Ends in Crash in Northwest Harris County, HCSO Says
- Trump Nominates U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Houston to Be Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- Texas Supreme Court Strikes Harris County Commissioner Candidate's Effort to Remove Incumbent From Office
- Paxton Secures Ruling Holding TikTok Accountable for Child Safety Failures
- Gov. Abbott Threatens Data Centers With Penalties for Failure to Complete Water Usage Reports
- Regulators Approve Controversial Southern 765-kV Transmission Line
- Large Flare, Smoke Rises Over East Houston After Power Outage at Chemical Plant
- ExxonMobil Releases More Than 54,000 Pounds of Unauthorized Air Pollution at Baytown Refinery
- EPA Ends Greenhouse Gas Limits for Power Plants, Drawing Criticism From Texas Environmental Groups
- Galveston County Commissioners Approve Plans to Take Over Health District
- Fort Bend ISD to Vote on New Property Tax Rate, Agenda Reveals
- Senate Panel Told Lottery Reforms Working, But Accountability Concerns Remain
- Person Hurt, Hospitalized After Shooting in Southeast Houston, HPD Says
- Houston-Area Restaurant Forced to Add Fees as Inflation Rises, Owner Says
- She Has Fought to Preserve the Astrodome for More Than a Decade. Now She Is Asking for Ideas on How to Do It
- Person Dead After 911 Caller Reports Robbery at Gunpoint, HCSO Says
- 18 Years Later, Hurricane Ike Is Still Fresh in the Minds of Galveston Residents
- Former Houston Oiler Says He Was Victim of Car Break-In Caught on Camera
- Man Charged in 2025 Deadly Shooting Outside NW Harris County Bar Near Highway 6
- Red Tide Conditions Detected in Bolivar Peninsula Waters, TPWD Says
- Jacinto City Residents Not Sold on Proposed Data Center
- 11-Year-Old Dead After E-Scooter Crash in Katy, Authorities Say
- Real Texans: Justice James Sullivan on the Texas Supreme Court
- Friday Night Lights: Texas High School Football Week Three Scores
- How Arch Manning Handles Formidable Fame
- Texas Supreme Court Blocks Galveston County From Using New Precinct Map in November Election
- ERCOT to Survey More Than 400 Data Centers as Part of Gov. Abbott’s Audit
- Crews Make Headway as Ross Fire, 15th Largest in Texas’ Recorded History, Is 76% Contained
- Senate Republicans Finally Mobilize With Big Money for Ken Paxton in Texas
- After Public Pressure, Texas OKs More 765 Lines, Directing Companies to Work With Landowners
- Father, Son Found Dead After Stabbing Leads to Barricade, Fire at Garden Oaks Apartment
- Dallas Mayor Brags About Party Switch During Republican Midterm Convention Speech
- At Dallas Convention, Texas Republicans Claim Credit for Tax Cuts, Blame Democrats for High Prices
- Fort Bend County Approves Budget, Lower Tax Rate Amid Heated Meeting as Democrats Return to Court
- University of Houston Investigating ‘Concerning’ Video With Faculty Member, Talk of Child Sexual Exploitation
- New Details in Round Rock Park Killing: Suspect's Two Arrests Earlier This Year Were Both Dismissed
- The Fifth Circuit Said This Case Never Belonged in Federal Court. Here We Are, Years Later.
- Chambers County Sheriff Defends Flock Cameras, Plans to Add More
- Houston Immigration Attorney Arrested, Accused of Mail Fraud and False Statements
- Grand Jury Proceedings Have Begun in Houston ICE Shooting Case, Law Enforcement Sources Confirm
- Flock Cameras: City of Manvel Unanimously Approves Removing Cameras
- Harris County Magistrate Sets Low Bond for 25-Year-Old Man Charged in Disturbing Stalking Case
- Harris County Commissioners Advance Proposed Property Tax Increase; Final Vote Set for Sept. 17
- Harris County Officials Vote to Proceed With Major Tax-Rate Increase
- Flock Cameras: City of Willis Announces It Has Discontinued and Shut Off Cameras
- Harris County Commissioners Decline $40,000 Pay Raise for Embattled County Treasurer
- Republican National Committee Announces Speaking Order and Time Blocks for 2026 Republican Convention
- Texas Man Sentenced to 10 Years After More Than 130 Dogs Died at His Animal Rescue
- Dead Horse Left Decaying in Front of Harris Health System Clinic on Wayside Drive
- What’s Old Is New Again: 1976 Survey Shows Harris County’s Top Concerns Haven’t Changed in 50 Years
- 19-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Argument With a Stranger Led to Shooting in the Heights
- ‘A Pillar of This Community’: Chambers County Constable John Mulryan Dies After Long Battle With Cancer
- Harris County Man Charged After Mother’s Body Found in Duffel Bag at Cypress Home
- AT&T Fiber Outage Knocks Out Internet and TV Service Across Dallas-Fort Worth
- AT&T Outage Reportedly Impacting Houston Customers
- Fall Migration Brings Billions of Birds to Texas
- Man Found Shot at Apartment Complex in Greenspoint Area, Houston Police Say
- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Calls for Special Meeting on Flock Camera Use
- Security Sergeant Shoots Knife-Wielding Man in Memorial Hermann ER After Tasers Fail
- Person Found Dead Inside Overturned Trash Can at Third Ward Apartment Complex
- “I Told You So” Is Not a Strategy. It’s a Eulogy.
- MAGA Inc. Cavalry Arrives for Paxton in Texas Senate as Trump’s PAC Places $10 Million Ad Buy
- Friday Night Lights: Texas High School Football Week Two Scores
- After Rescoring STAAR Exams, 11 Texas Districts Seeing A-F Grades Improve
- Comptroller Requests Double the Funding for School Choice in Next Budget
- SBOE Approves New High School Social Studies Standards
- Leftist Commentator Hasan Piker to Speak at UT-Austin
- Elon Musk’s Super PAC Starts Spending to Boost Ken Paxton in Texas
- What Tuesday's Harris County Tax Vote Actually Means
- Harris County Commissioners Will Consider a 7.6% Property Tax Increase. What to Know
- Michael Berry: 'Talacreepo' Won't Sell in Texas
- Pedestrian Shoots, Kills Man Inside Car Near The Heights
- TxDOT Reveals Timeline to Get Hundreds of Darkened Highway Lights Back On
- Corpus Christi City Council Again Rejects Desalination Plant Proposal
- In a Rare Move, Gov. Greg Abbott Defends Medicaid Funding for Texas
- Legislative Budget Board Releases 2026 Strategic Fiscal Review
- Family Sues Houston's Galleria Mall, Security Companies Over 2025 Fatal Shooting, Lawsuit Says
- 'Outrageous': ABC13 Viewer Says She Received $4,100 Water Bill from City of Houston
- Bacliff Man Convicted of Manslaughter in Decades-Old Texas Killing Fields Case
- Houston City Council Approves $50M Deal to Block Annexation of The Woodlands
- Harris County GOP Handed Joint Judicial Campaign to Someone Admonished for Ex Parte Contact
- 'Where the Nightmare Started': Father of Texas Killing Fields Victim Testifies in Trial
- Houston Approves Anti-Annexation Deal with The Woodlands
- Car Crashes into Downtown Houston Building, Police Say
- Woman Says She Was Attacked in Her Car While Stopped at Red Light in Downtown Houston
- Pearland Police Use Flock Cameras to Catch Suspect Within Hours, Officers Say
- Amid Public Outcry, Tarrant County Cuts Polling Locations Ahead of 2026 Midterms
- Tropical Storm Edouard: Tracker, Watches and Warnings, Forecasts
- Houston Power Outage Tracker: CenterPoint, Entergy Maps; Report an Outage
- Trump Pledges $50.5 Million in Texas Storm Recovery Aid, Reaffirms Abbott and Paxton Endorsements
- Controller Hollins Calls Houston's Anti-Annexation Agreement with The Woodlands a "Bad Deal"
- Court Rules $1.8 Billion Medicaid Fraud Lawsuit Against Planned Parenthood May Proceed
- State Board of Education Members Rally to Oppose Marxist and Islamic Influence in New TEKS Standards
- Cornyn Still Trashing Paxton, Won't Direct Fundraising to Defend Texas Senate Seat
- SBISD Paid Flock $53,200 for License-Plate Cameras — Matt Cone Demands Records on Who Can Search Them
- Fox 26's Groogan: US Attorney Aaron Reitz Talks Salgado Case, Public Corruption Crackdown
- More Defendants with Violent Backgrounds Found Competent Within Months, Released on PR Bonds
- ICE Detainer Filed on Driver Charged in Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Kelsey Gomez
- Harris County JP Judge Dolores Lozano Among 300,000 County Voters Flagged on Suspense List
- Jury Selection Begins Monday in First Criminal Trial Tied to Texas Killing Fields
- Paxton Super PAC to Launch $15 Million Ad Campaign Against Talarico Starting Tuesday
- Paxton Sues Amazon for Rigging Ad Auctions That Overcharged Businesses $4.5 Billion in a Single Year
- Houston Tex-Mex Institution's Original Location to Close After 43 Years
- America Keeps Asking What Conservative Government Actually Looks Like. Texas Already Built It.
- TLR Told You to Read John Arnold. Who Was Going to Tell You Who He Is?
- Joe Gruters and Aaron Reitz Join What's Your Point? for Midterm and US Attorney Interviews
- Four Houston Heights Restaurants Targeted in Same-Day Break-Ins
- Garden Oaks Theatre Faces Demolition as Community Fights to Save It
- Joe Espada's Road Trip: The Story Behind the Astros Manager's 51st Birthday
- Von Miller Talks Champion Mindset and Wanting to be a Longhorn
- Ken Paxton Does Great Job Handling Karl Rove's Fox News Bias
- Driver Dies After Crashing Into Pole Near Houston South Loop
- Invest 97L Could Become Tropical Depression as Storms Target Texas and Louisiana
- Amuse: If the Paxtons Are Corrupt, They Are Remarkably Bad at It
- Comptroller Don Huffines Vows Scrutiny of State and Local Spending
- State Rep. Andy Hopper on Rural Concerns Over Data-Center Expansion
- RAPHOOPTX: Saturday High School Football Scores Across Texas
- RNC Research: Talarico Vows to "Raise Taxes on Hardworking Americans"
- 65-Year-Old Woman Killed After Gunfire Strikes Home on Houston South Side
- The Post-Katrina Migration That Sparked a Deadly Gang War in Houston
- Friday Night Lights: Texas High School Football Week One
- Sour Grapes Don't Keep Texas Red
- Is The Woodlands' $50 Million Payment to Houston Extortion?
- Why Is Ryan Patrick and Texans for Lawsuit Reform Promoting John Arnold, a Talarico Donor?
- Orlando Sanchez: A Houston Story Rooted in Immigration, Service and Civic Leadership
- PUC Approves Two Statewide Transmission Lines
- How a $1 Texas Insurance Fee Funded Thousands of Flock Cameras
- Trump Awards Artemis II Crew Medals of Honor, Signs Order Calling for Space Academy During Houston Stop
- Fall Migration Brings Billions of Birds to Texas
- Harris County DA's Office Evaluating Which Charges to Present to Grand Jury in ICE Shooting Case
- Fighter Jets Intercept Five Aircraft Over Houston for Violating Restrictions as Trump Visits NASA
- Abbott Blocks State Agencies From Spending Money on Flock Cameras
- FBI Houston: Ex-Houston Officer Gerald Goines Pleads Guilty in Deadly Harding Street Raid
- Why John Cornyn Won't Be Fundraising in Texas' U.S. Senate Race
- Dove Season Opens Statewide Tuesday. Houston Is Finally on the Same Clock.
- Convicted Serial Burglar From Humble Caught for the 9th Time
- Astros Hire Brent Strom As Pitching Consultant
- Harris County D.A. Says Witnesses to Deadly ICE Shooting Could Go in Front of Grand Jury 'Very Soon'
- 'The Whole Enchilada': House Speaker Mike Johnson Says All Eyes Are on San Antonio's New District
- Speaker Mike Johnson Tells South Texas Republicans: Trump Is 'on the Ballot'
- Gov. Abbott Rings Closing Bell at Grand Opening of NYSE Texas Headquarters in Dallas
- Trump: America First Means Texas First, Lower Taxes, a Sealed Border, and Safer Communities
- U.S. Appeals Court Orders Houston Judge to Consider Challenge to Federal Consent Decree Governing Bail in Harris County
- A $250 Million School District Foundation – That's Weird: Barbers Hill ISD Superintendent Grilled Over Foundation's Ties to His Daughter's Former Employer
- Track Active Wildfires Statewide with the Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Viewer
- Federal District Judge Allows Sexually Explicit Shows For Children
- Lawmakers Scrutinize Barbers Hill's Massive Education Foundation
- 'Shame and Disappointment': HPD Chiefs Criticized for Missing Immigration Report Meeting
- 3 Terabytes of Biomedical Research Data Allegedly Transferred in UT MD Anderson Trade-Secret Investigation
- Proposed Deal Would Pay Houston Millions and Keep The Woodlands Independent
- US Attorney Reitz: SDTX Readying for Revival of Prize Law to Claim Iranian Oil
- Convicted Felon Who Skipped Out on Chambers County Sentencing Has Been Arrested
- 103 Calls in a City of 2.3 Million. That's the Scandal?
- Ken Paxton Secures $1 Billion Meta Settlement to Protect Texas Kids Online
- Ross Fire Grows to 80,000 Acres West of Fort Worth, Still Only 12% Contained
- Andy Hopper Talks Islamification, Data Centers, and AI Ahead of 2027 Session
- Reel Texas: 'Terms of Endearment' Shows Another Side of McMurtry's Texas
- U.S. Attorney Announces Surge in Federal Violent Crime Prosecutions in Austin
- Houston Rancher Sees Sales Triple After Trump’s Beef Import Announcement
- 31-Year-Old Career Criminal Granted Bond for Violent Crime Despite Being Wanted in 3 States
- HPD Chief Noe Diaz Skips Meeting on HPD-ICE Coordination, City Attorney Curtails Transparency
- Inside the Vince Young and Jeff Fisher Feud That Derailed the Titans
- Ross Fire Grows to 50,000 Acres West of Fort Worth, Evacuations Ordered
- Ross Fire’s NE Flank Still Burning Strong in Palo Pinto County
- Accused Ringleader of $23M Houston Mail Theft Scheme Also Out on Bond for Murder
- ‘Texas Killing Fields’ Suspect Pleads Not Guilty Ahead of Aug. 31 Trial
- Abbott Orders Action as Texas Homeowners Insurance Premiums Surge 79 Percent
- New UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: Talarico Leads Paxton, Abbott Leads Hinojosa, Continued Resistance to Data Centers
- Paxton Unveils Texas First Data Center Plan to Protect Grid, Communities Amid AI Race
- Astros, GM Dana Brown Mutually Part Ways Effective Immediately
- Attorney Awarded $1.44M in SBISD Fees Seeks 30-Day Extension in Elizondo Appeal
- The Gulf’s Deadliest Bacteria Kills in Days. We Barely Bother to Count It.
- Real Texans: Mark Teixeira Talks Baseball Career and His Bid for Congress
- One Party Fills the Account. The Other Wants to Drain It. Texas, 2027-2028: A Scenario
- Convicted Killer Karmelo Anthony Denied New Trial, Judge Chitty Rules
- Rep. Todd Hunter Issues Legislative Update on Highway 361 Safety
- Repeat DWI Offender Gets Probation for Crash That Injured Highlands Family
- Memorial Villages Residents Lose More Than $250,000 in Fraud Cases in a Week, Police Say
- Suspects Arrested After Woman Robbed in Memorial City Mall Parking Lot, Precinct 5 Says
- Trump Rips Texas Democrat James Talarico: ‘He Hates Christianity and Says the Ten Commandments Are a Form of Fascism’
- On Leadership
- Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows Sits Down for Frank Discussion on The Chris Salcedo Show
- FBI Houston Seeks Public’s Help Finding Torrian Jackson, Alleged Member of Robbery Crew That Targeted H-E-B, Kroger, Mi Tienda and Banks
- Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt May Get Salary Bump as She Faces DWI Charge
- Power Outage Forces Houston Municipal Courts to Close Friday, City Says
- Driver Leads Baytown Police on Chase Before Crashing Into Ditch Near East Freeway
- Texas Appeals Court Denies Petition to Block Galveston County's New Precinct Map Before November Election
- Trump to Visit Houston Aug. 28 to Award Artemis II Crew Congressional Space Medals of Honor
- FBI Searches for Suspect in String of H-E-B, Kroger and Mi Tienda Robberies Across Houston Area
- Woman Shot, Pistol-Whipped During Attempted Carjacking in Third Ward, HPD Says
- Harris County Committee Recommends $40,000 Pay Boost for Treasurer, Despite Effort to Eliminate Position
- Body Found on Grounds of Attucks Middle School in Houston's Sunnyside Neighborhood
- TxDOT Seeks Public Input on SH 361 Safety Improvements Between Corpus Christi and Port Aransas
- Brad Johnson: SOAH Judges Recommend Against Approval of 765kV Power Lines From Bell County Through Hill Country to Sand Lake
- Greg Tepper: Dave Campbell’s Announces Friday Night Football Coverage of Texas High School Games Presented by Huntington Bank
- The Desk of Matt Cone: SBISD's Full Vendor Check Register Now Searchable, Covering 97,561 Checks and $1.953 Billion Since 2021
- Interior Department: Third 'Big Beautiful Gulf' Lease Sale Generates Nearly $83 Million in High Bids for Offshore Energy Development
- Houston Conservative Forum: Recapping the Karmelo Anthony Murder Conviction in the Austin Metcalf Killing
- Rapid Response 47: Amazon Announces New Manufacturing Facility in Austin, Texas
- Teen's Alleged Suicide Ruled Homicide Weeks Later, Court Documents Show
- Man Found Guilty of Capital Murder in 2023 Case of 2 Cannabis Businessmen Found Dead in Houston
- Rachel Ann Palmer Hooper: Texas School Funding, Teacher Pay, Local Schools, and the Path Forward
- Harris County Sues FEMA, DHS Over Election Requirements Tied to Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Funding
- Texans, Legislators Debate Transmission Lines at Capitol Hearing on Data Centers
- Texans Urge Texas Parks and Wildlife to Keep Border Walls Out of Big Bend State Parks
- James Talarico Led 'Divest' Protest Against Texas Coal Plant That Provides 10% of Austin's Electricity, Unearthed Footage Shows
- United Methodist Church Sues Highland Park UMC Over Bylaw Changes
- Texas Oil Companies Among First to Sign Contracts With Venezuela
- Comptroller Don Huffines Responds to School District Finance Probe Request
- Abbott Asks Comptroller Huffines to Investigate Finances of Up to Four School Districts
- Houston City Council Approves Ordinance Requiring Air Conditioning in Rental Units
- Hearings Begin in Karmelo Anthony's Appeal of Murder Conviction in Austin Metcalf Killing
- Texas Speeds Up Educator Misconduct Investigations as Reports Hit Record Levels
- Investigators Working to Uncover What Led to 3 Men Shot in Northeast Houston Overnight
- CenterPoint Energy Announces "10 Commitments for Texans" to Guide New Transmission Projects
- UTSA Delays Start of Fall Classes to Monday, Aug. 24 After Cyberattack on University Systems
- Harris County's Proposed $3.1B General Fund Budget Could Mean Higher Property Taxes
- Frank Beard, Longtime Drummer for Houston Rock Band ZZ Top, Dies at 77
- Galveston County Constable, Residents Urge Texas Supreme Court to Block County's New Precinct Map
- City of Houston Asks Court to Reconsider Ruling That Minority-Owned Business Program Is Unconstitutional
- More Than Half of People in the Harris County Jail Have Mental Health Indicators, Data Shows
- CenterPoint Releases "10 Commitments for Texans" Ahead of Data Center Hearing
- Gov. Abbott Sets Nov. 3 for #SD22 Special Election
- Trump Appoints Richard Bennett and Courtney Coker to Federal Bench in Texas
- Eric Flores Launches New TV Ad in #TX34 Congressional Race
- Man Charged in Death of ICU Nurse Released on $150K Bond, Now Wanted on Probation Revocation
- Minnesota Sues Gov. Abbott Over Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent Charged in Minneapolis Shooting
- CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott: Agency Pausing All Construction Activity in Big Bend National Park for Personal Evaluation
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright Celebrates 'American Energy Comeback' in Permian Basin
- DPS, CCPD Increase Highway 361 Patrols After String of Deadly Crashes Near Corpus Christi
- 81-Year-Old Man Says Attack at Southwest Houston Whataburger Left Him With $60K in Medical Bills
- FBI Houston: 'We Take All of These Very, Very Seriously' Amid Recent Arrests Tied to School Threats
- Trump Administration Pauses Border Construction Project in Big Bend National Park
- Abbott: Big Bend Construction Pause Is a "Consequence" of His Weekend Call With DHS to Scrap Border Barriers in the Park
- Texas Comptroller Rescinds $61 Million in Broadband Grant Awards to Zayo Group
- 87-Year-Old Woman Attacked and Robbed by Man at Bellaire Transit Center, Police Say
- Harris County Weighs $3.1B Budget as Commissioners Debate Cuts, Property Taxes
- ALARM: Cornyn Staffer Defects to Talarico Campaign to Help Take Down Paxton
- East Bernard ISD Football Coach, Wife Killed in Car Crash
- Houston Fire Department Responding to Restaurant Fire in Montrose
- One Dead, Two Injured in Southeast Houston Party; Police Search for Suspect
- Motorcyclist Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash After Speeding Through Houston Park Tunnel
- TRUMP to Houston for a RNC Fundraiser This Month
- West Houston Murder Suspect Accused of Shooting Victim During Altercation
- Harris County Authorities Find 8 Tailgates During Theft Investigation
- Texas Parks & Wildlife: New Season Hunting and Fishing Licenses Go on Sale Today
- Sore loser Cornyn says what? Continues to oppose closed primaries, a Republican legislative priority, and has not endorsed Paxton
- Historic Elissa Ship Returns to Galveston Saturday After Months at Sea
- Houston's Water Utility Receives 'Negative' Financial Outlook From S&P Global
- Amy Mek: DFW's Wudu Stations Have Existed Since 2019, Houston IAH's Since 2024 — Only New DFW Restroom Proposal Was Stopped
- DFW Airport Scraps Controversial Islamic Foot-Washing Station Plan as Texas Gov. Abbott Takes Aim
- Judge Who Appointed Daniel Wong as Fort Bend County Judge Denies Request to Vacate That Decision
- Election Integrity Law That Sent Texas Democrats Fleeing Wins Again in Court
- 4 HISD Schools Receive F Ratings, Mike Miles Says, a Year After There Were No Failing Campuses
- Apple Opens Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, Begins Mac Mini Production This Year
- UT Austin to Overhaul Core Curriculum for First Time in 20 Years
- Texas Tribune: TLR's Grip on the Texas GOP Is Slipping
- New Core Curriculum Refocuses Undergraduate Education at UT Austin
- Hurricane Beryl Victims Sue Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, Allege RICO Scheme to Lowball Storm Claims
- Fifth Circuit Restores Nine Provisions of Texas's 2021 Election Law, Including Mail-Ballot ID Rules
- Houston Airport Workers Receive 33% Raise Under Whitmire Executive Order
- Texas House Speaker Burrows Announces New Interim Charges, Public Health Subcommittee Chaired by Katrina Pierson
- Harris County Jury Orders 3M to Pay $61.5 Million After Watson Grinding Explosion Lawsuit
- Houston Voters to Consider Deprioritizing Marijuana Enforcement, Banning No-Knock Warrants in November
- Dan Crenshaw, Keith Self, Jake Ellzey, Morgan Luttrell, Michael McCaul and Chip Roy need to endorse Ken Paxton TODAY
- James Talarico Caught Copying Education Platform From Michigan Democrat's Website
- Texas Cattle's Unexpected Role in the American Revolution
- Cy-Fair ISD Trustees Vote to Put Tax Rate Increase, $1.6B Bond on November Ballot
- League City Council Votes Unanimously to Let Voters Decide on Flock Camera Use in November
- Former Brazoria County Deputy Kevin Tippit Indicted in Shooting Death of 18-Year-Old John Mendoza Jr.
- Harris, Tarrant, Hall, and Webb Counties Selected for State-Required Election Audit
- John Cornyn Working for Talarico?
- It's Not Too Late to Right the Republican Ship in Harris County
- Lina Hidalgo Wants to Raise Your Property Taxes, Citing an 'Affordability Crisis'
- New Texas Secretary of State Maintains Opposition to Closed Primary Lawsuit
- Major Data Center Companies Back Abbott's Texas Development Standards
- Talarico Says His Church Housed Illegal Aliens Facing ICE Deportation
- Meta Agrees to Meet Abbott's New Texas Data Center Rules on Grid and Water Impacts
- Texas Retailers Impacted by New Jalapeno Recall Amid Salmonella Scare
- The Right of Association Doesn't Wait for the Legislature
- New Secretary of State Robert Howden Continues Opposing GOP's Closed Primaries Lawsuit
- Texas Senate Race: Ken Paxton Is the Best Attorney General in the Country, Trump Wants Him to Shake Up the Senate
- 2026 Term in Review: Supreme Court of Texas
- Texas Judiciary: Texas Built Business Courts to Win Corporate America
- Houston Moms Lose First Round in Fight Over Ten Commandments in Texas Classrooms
- Top Lawyer Tied to Defunct Trans Program Hosting James Talarico Fundraiser
- Galveston Officials Urge Visitors to Stop Feeding Raccoons Along Seawall After Seven Reported Bites
- Harris County DA's Investigation Into Fatal ICE Shooting Gets $2.5 Million Boost From Commissioners
- Harris County DA: Independent ICE Shooting Investigation Will Cost About $2.5 Million
- Old Divisions Fade as Republicans Rally Around Paxton
- Paxton Finalizes ‘Historic’ Settlement Creating Nation’s First Detransition Clinic
- Harris County Commissioners Approve $2.5M for DA’s Independent Investigation Into Fatal ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s Proposed Tax-Rate Hike for Education Programs Fails for Second Year
- SpaceX, Tesla to Build $16.8 Billion 'Terafab' AI Chip Plant in Grimes County
- Daniel Wong Expected to Stay in Contested Fort Bend County Judge Role Through November Election
- UIL Suspends Gainesville Head Coach for 2026 Season
- Talarico's Own Voter Registration Raises Questions After He Accused Paxton of Voter Fraud
- Texas AG Ken Paxton Investigates American Academy of Pediatrics Over Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
- 'Taxation Through Electricity Prices': Abbott Takes Aim at City-Owned Utilities Like CPS Energy
- Can Your HOA Ban Political Yard Signs? Here's What the Law Says
- James Talarico Nods as Voter Calls Karmelo Anthony Conviction a 'Tragedy'
- Bob Wills Day Keeps the Famous Texas Bandleader's Legacy Alive
- Paxton Unveils Economic Plan Tied to Tax Breaks in Senate Race
- Nolan Ryan Still Brings the Heat—In Baseball and Business
- Houston's Decades-Old Program Awarding City Contracts to Minority-Owned Businesses Is Ruled Unconstitutional
- Democrats Are 'Pay to Play,' Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Admits in New Blog Post
- IAH’s New Ablution and Prayer Room "Exemplifies Our Dedication to Ensuring All Passengers Receive ‘Houston Friendly’ Hospitality," Says Aviation Director Jim Szczesniak (2024)
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- Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Plan to Cut FEMA Workforce in Half Is Unlawful
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- Fighting in Yemen Intensifies, and Houthis Launch More Attacks on Saudi Arabia
- House Speaker Mike Johnson Says the Trump $5,000 Dividend Needs Congressional Approval
- The Secret Ballot Has Been an Article of Faith in US Elections. That Is Being Tested in Georgia
- DSA-Backed Candidates Are Winning Primaries and Their Vision for America Is Very Different
- Trump Touts White House Renovations, Says Building Was in Very Bad Condition
- AOC, Mamdani Interaction Caught on Cam at 9/11 Memorial Sparks Online Fury
- Abdul El-Sayed Touts Medical Credentials While Defending Sex Changes for Children
- Dem Handlers Lash Out When Cameraman Confronts Their Boss About Debate
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- Alaska Drops Voter Misconduct Cases Against American Samoans Who Checked US Citizen Box
- Wisconsin GOP Governor Candidate Swims From Sinking Plane After Emergency Lake Landing
- Countdown Is On as Senate Races to Pass Crypto, College Sports Bills
- Blue State Governor Pardon of Convicted Felon Torpedoes a Major Supreme Court Immigration Fight
- The One Line From the Vice President GOP Keynote That Reveals His Vision for America
- Trump Unloads on AOC, Mamdani for Laughing During 9/11 Ceremony at Ground Zero
- Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About AI Development Dangers
- Data Centers & AI: The Fight Over Power, Water, Property Taxes and Dark Money
- First Atlantic Hurricane Season on Record With No Hurricane by Sept. 12
- The Day the Courthouse Went Quiet
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- Remembering Charlie Kirk: The Kid I Met in Georgia, and the Kids Who Refused to Fold
- This Week’s Republican Convention Sets the Stakes
- Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: Voice and Flight Recorders Recovered as NTSB Investigation Continues
- OpenAI Hires Chuck Schumer’s Daughter as Big Tech Cozies Up to Democrats Ahead of Midterms
- In His First Game as a New U.S. Citizen, Eugenio Suárez Ties Ken Griffey Jr. on Reds Home Run List
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Promotes Fair Competition in Livestock Markets and Expands Market Access for American Meat Producers
- August Jobs Report Smashes Expectations
- WATCH IN FULL: Vice President Vance Takes Questions from the Press
- The White House Launches Arcade: Five Playable Games, Including Flappy Bill and Build the Wall
- Fox News Star Maria Bartiromo Is Out at the Network
- Trump Cuts Migrant Population by Nearly 3 Million; Total U.S. Population Likely to Drop
- Bank of America Exec Killed by Times Square Maniac Was a New Mom Who Had Just Returned from Maternity Leave
- Charlie Kirk's Accused Killer Will Stand Trial for Aggravated Murder, Utah Judge Rules
- U.S. Forces Strike IRGC Targets in Iran After Attacks on Shipping, American Troops in Region
- Framingham, MA Strangling Suspect Is Brazilian Illegal Alien with Prior DUI, Assault Arrests — ICE Places Detainer
- Trump Delivers on Promise to Unleash American Energy Independence
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- Rolls-Royce Expands Indiana Manufacturing with $1B Investment
- State Argues Fifth Circuit Should Remand Mississippi’s Anti-DEI Law Case to Different Judge
- Jury Finds Duane "Keffe D" Davis Guilty in 1996 Murder of Tupac Shakur
- SCOTUS Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Continue in 5-4 Ruling, Chief Justice Roberts Dissents
- White House: Under Most Favored Nations Drug Pricing, Americans Pay the Lowest Price in the World for Prescription Drugs
- Their Word, Our Problem: How "Affordability" Was Manufactured
- Fetterman, Van Susteren Share Personal Stories About Trump's Character
- Hook 'em Horns: Longhorn Scottie Scheffler Wins Second FedExCup Title at TOUR Championship
- Ken Paxton Does Great Job Handling Karl Rove's Fox News Bias
- VP JD Vance’s Family Adds Chickens to Their Flock at the Naval Observatory
- Trump’s Endorsement Record: 97% Win Rate in 2026 GOP Primaries
- SpaceX: Falcon Heavy Lifts Off From Pad 39A for 13th Time
- Democrats & Teachers' Union Bosses Block Education Freedom for Millions
- Christian Leaders Urge Trump to Create Legal Pathway for Jewish Canadians Facing Antisemitism
- Ken Paxton Thanks Trump, Urges Supporters to Help Defeat "Radical Socialist" Talarico
- Treasury Secretary Bessent Fires Back at Elizabeth Warren Over Foreign Exchange Letter
- Gov. Jeff Landry: SpaceX's $100 Billion Investment Will Transform Louisiana
- Trump Signs Order Establishing Presidential Commission on U.S. Space Academy
- President Trump Delivers for Texas: Lower Taxes, Border Security, and Jobs Coming Home
- Partial Lunar Eclipse Stuns Skywatchers With an 'Almost Blood Moon.' Here Are the Best Photos
- Poll: Trump Is President Republicans Most Admire, Far Ahead of Reagan and Lincoln
- Here Are 14 Wins That Are Helping Make America Great Again
- DHS: 3 of 9 Men Arrested in Fairfax County Child Sex Sting Are Illegal Aliens Released by Obama Admin
- DHS: 81 Gang Members Charged in Puerto Rico Drug Trafficking and Firearms Case
- White House: Lake Ontario Officially Renamed ‘Lake America’
- NASA: Partial Lunar Eclipse to Darken the Full Moon on Aug. 27, Turning It Red as Earth's Shadow Filters Sunlight
- Marco Rubio Sanctions Italy-Based Tech Collective Linked to Antifa, Hamas, IRGC
- White House Shares IndyCar Freedom250 Grand Prix in Washington D.C.
- Darline Graham Wins SC U.S. Senate GOP Runoff, Defeats Ralph Norman 52.5%-47.6%
- Trump-Backed Mike Mazzei Edges Gentner Drummond in Oklahoma GOP Governor Runoff
- DHS: Charleston Cartel-Linked Nightclub Network Tied to Tren de Aragua, MS-13
- Dolly Parton, Country Music Icon, Dies at 80
- SpaceX Announces New Starbase Louisiana High-Cadence Launch Site
- Democrats, Teachers’ Union Bosses Block Education Freedom Tax Credits for Millions
- SC AG Alan Wilson Announces State Grand Jury Indictments in Mexican Cartel Drug Trafficking Pipeline to Charleston Area
- SEC Presidents Issue Statement Opposing Return of Pro Athletes to College Competition
- DHS: Loudoun County Fentanyl Suspect Was Illegal Alien Released at Texas Border Under Obama
- SCOTUS Allows Trump Administration to Proceed With Mail-In Voting Restrictions
- Melugin: NBC ‘Veteran Facing Deportation’ Headline Omits Extensive Felony Criminal History
- U.S. Preparing to Rescind Up to 200,000 Business and Tourism Visas in Largest Mass Revocation Ever
- Clarence Thomas Rejects Racial Litmus Tests, Compares Thought-Policing to Segregation
- Ted Cruz Pens New Book on Clarence Thomas’s Legacy, ‘Going Further’
- 20 Years Ago Today: IAU Redefines ‘Planet,’ Demotes Pluto
- FBI Clears 1.81M-Sample DNA Backlog, Reaches Zero
- Scott Bessent: An Economic D-Day Is Coming for Iran
- RNC Opens Public Lottery for Tickets to Historic Midterm Convention in Dallas
- American Kyle Kirkwood Wins the Freedom 250 Grand Prix
- Mario Andretti: It’s a “Privilege” to See INDYCAR Race Through the Nation’s Capital for the First Time
- Bill Maher Blasts Democratic Party, Says It's Fine With Religion "As Long As That Faith Isn't Jewish"
- Flock Safety CEO: America Didn’t Ban Cars Over Safety Risks — It Made Laws To Make Them Safer
- DSA Members Say They Will "Take Over America" Violently
- Newly Uncovered Video: SC Commission for the Blind Director Darline Graham Pushed Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Trump Is Right: Judges Can’t Be Construction Foremen
- Angel Dad Whose Daughter Inspired Operation Midway Blitz Leads VOICE
- Trump Fires Back After Protester Interrupts Myrtle Beach Rally for Graham: 'Mom Is Voting for Us'
- President Trump and Republicans Deliver for South Carolina Families
- Trump Welcomes Home American Missionary Kevin Rideout, Freed After 10 Months Held Hostage by ISIS
- Trump Dances at Friday Night Myrtle Beach Rally
- Trump Praises Ed Martin's Service as He Departs DOJ to Fight Legal Battles for Midterms and 2028
- VP Vance: Democrats Have Voted for Foreign Workers and Fraudsters Over American Citizens Every Step of the Way
- VP Vance Blasts Democrat Who Says Criticizing Sharia Law Makes You a 'White Supremacist'
- VP Vance: 'Trillions' in New Investment Pouring Into American Manufacturing Under Trump
- International Student Enrollment Falls Amid Tighter U.S. Visa Policies: Reports
- Fentanyl Deaths Plunge 22% as Trump White House Touts Crackdown on Deadly Drug Crisis
- Trump’s Border Success Takes Bite Out of Cartels’ Income
- Trump Signs Memorandum Launching 'Golden Age of Space Transportation,' Targets 1,000 Annual Launches by 2030
- Attorney for Father Charged in Alleged Penn State Cocaine Ring Defends Client: 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty'
- Rapid Response 47: Bessent Fires Back at Democrat AGs Over Tariff Refund Lawsuit, Calls Demand 'Corporate Welfare'
- Laura Ingraham: Buckle Up for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix
- Key Terms of US-Canada Trade Deal Remain Unclear as Tariff Deadline Looms
- US National Debt Hits a Record $40 Trillion
- Trump Picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a White House Aide, to Lead the FDA
- DHS: Illegal Alien Boat Pilot Who Capsized Vessel, Killing Mother and Baby in NY Harbor, Faces Deportation
- White House: Illegal Alien From El Salvador Accused of Murdering Virginia Mother After Release Under Biden
- DHS: ICE Lodges Detainers for Three Illegal Aliens Charged With Child Sex Crimes in Virginia
- Fox News: Zuckerberg Set to Take the Stand as 29 States Accuse Meta of Designing Apps to Hook Kids
- Exclusive: GOP Warns AI Companies That Data Centers Are Politically Radioactive
- Behind the Curtain: The New Existential Threat to AI
- Henry J. Gomez: Vance to Deliver Hometown Speech in Middletown, Ohio, Kicking Off Ramped-Up Midterm Travel Schedule
- Islamist Immigrant Murderer Allowed to Flee Country After Fairfax County Gave Him '48-Hour' Leave From Mental Hospital
- Trump to Take Lap of Honor Ahead of IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix Along National Mall
- Alleged Ringleader of Penn State Cocaine Trafficking Ring Surrenders to Officials
- Capital Spending Boom Lifts US Manufacturing Beyond AI, Fed Data Shows
- Palm Beach International Airport Officially Becomes President Donald J. Trump International Airport
- Darline Graham Admits She's "Not That Informed on National Security" During SC Senate Debate
- Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Trafficking Ring Allegedly Forced Pledges to Help as Part of Indoctrination
- Trump Praises Teen California Lifeguard Ryder Williams at White House After Viral Ocean Rescue
- White House Takes Victory Lap as Drug Prices Dip 3.1% in Past Year, Steepest Drop Since 1963
- Exclusive: First Lady Melania Trump Facilitates 34th Family Reunification of Children Displaced in Russia-Ukraine War
- @POTUS: "What you did was incredible — and everybody saw it."
- Winning: Americans' Tax Refunds Increased by $43 Billion This Year
- What Our Spies Cut Out of the China File
- Trump Effect: Violent Crime Down Across Major U.S. Cities, Newark Homicides Fall 64%
- .@AGToddBlanche: "@POTUS and I Share the Exact Same Goals for This Country — Restoring the Rule of Law"
- Sanctuary Cities Failed Laken Riley — and All Americans
- RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas Set to Be Party’s Largest Since 2016, Will Offer Public Access
- Prosecutor: Mangione’s Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Was "Not a Spontaneous Act of Violence" but "Deliberate, Calculated and Premeditated"
- Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
- Kaelan Dorr: "Panicans Hardest Hit"
- HHS Warns Texas Hospitals Against Denying Life-Saving Care to Newborn With Disability
- WWII Memorial Defaced With Pink Spray Paint Reading "Clean Hands, Dirty Money"
- Flock CEO Apologizes for Cases Where Surveillance Technology Was picnic as Company Rolls Out Changes
- A $0 Tax Just Gutted the National Firearms Act
- Justice Dept. Leaves in Place Ruling That Deregulates Silencers, Shotguns and Certain Rifles
- Trump: White House Closes $800 Duty-Free Tariff Loophole for Foreign Shippers
- White House Launches New Online 'Fraud Tracker' Map at Whitehouse.gov
- Karoline Leavitt Announces Departure as White House Press Secretary
- FBI Indicts SPLC Director of Intelligence Heidi Beirich in $4.2 Million Fraud Scheme
- Astronaut Jessica Meir Captures Partial Solar Eclipse From International Space Station
- DOJ Charges 11 in Decade-Long Marriage Fraud Scheme Involving 1,000+ Sham Marriages
- FLASHBACK: Charlie Kirk Confronted Hasan Piker Over Socialist Views Years Before Fame
- Anna Wong: TrumpRX Is Also Bringing Down Prescription Drug Prices
- Violent Crime Keeps Falling in Biggest U.S. Cities
- Fauci Said 'No Red Flags' for Pregnant Women Days After Raising Theoretical Vaccine Miscarriage Risk in Text
- Massachusetts Governor Signs Law Legalizing Abortion Up Until Birth
- Trump Reacts to Newly Released Fauci Texts on COVID Vaccine Risks for Pregnant Women
- RNC Chair Predicts GOP Retains House, Senate Control After Midterms
- SpaceX Stock Jumps 25% Even as $100 Billion in Shares Unlock After IPO
- Trump Names Will Scharf as New White House Counsel
- Progressive Movement Success Is a 'Generational Tidal Wave,' AOC Says
- Abdul El-Sayed Disavows Hasan Piker's 9/11 Comments
- Colorado GOP Nominee Builds All-Marine 'Steely Spines' Ticket
- Synagogues Build a New Security Playbook as Antisemitic Attacks Intensify
- Exclusive: GOP Plans Socialism Telethon at Midterm Convention
- DOJ Crackdown Reveals More Noncitizens Charged with Illegal Voting
- Marco Rubio: Why We're Dismantling the International Criminal Court
- Trump's Welcome Crackdown on Illegal Immigrant Truckers
- Evidence Mounts of Noncitizens Reaching Voter Rolls, Casting Ballots as DOJ Speeds Crackdown
- Trump's Tough-on-Crime Approach Yielding Historic Results
- Trump Launches Initiative to Replace Illegal Alien Truck Drivers with Veterans
- Investigative Handbook Circulates Detailing How to Trace ActBlue Straw-Donor Payment Schemes
- Team Trump's Anti-Fraud Drive Is Making More News Than Anyone Can Follow
- Trump Administration Cracks Down on Banks Lending To Illegal Aliens