Commissioner Cagle has twice met Democratic opponent Lesley Briones in candidate forums debating public safety, county spending, and flood control.

Well into its second year, the case challenging the result of a 2019 ballot proposition in Gillespie County will head to court for a trial.

The Texas Lottery Commission indicated that nearly $2 billion went to the Foundation School Fund and tens of millions to benefit veterans.

A federal judge allowed a lawsuit that seeks to exempt Texas-made firearms suppressors from federal registration requirements to move forward.

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the opening prayer ceremony is not coercive and does not violate the Establishment Clause.

In August, a federal court ordered Texas to disclose the list of potential noncitizen voters. Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed this decision, claiming the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue.

Per the city, Muscadin was paid a $157,393 salary as OPO director.

Each defendant faces a sentence of up to life imprisonment after pleading guilty in federal court last week.

Polling shows few likely voters undecided or willing to change their minds on the two candidates at the top of the Texas ticket.

Cruz was the lone committee member to vote against advancing the bipartisan bill, which clarifies the election certification process.

Here's a preview of the Friday evening clash between Gov. Greg Abbott and challenger Beto O'Rourke.

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Federal resources will include five new trial attorneys and a $2 million grant for police de-escalation training, youth outreach, and re-entry programs.

The Texas Department of Public Safety helped border guards find hundreds of pounds of marijuana in the High Lonesome Mountains.

This week — the Texas House speaker balks at the revocation of university tenure, Comptroller Hegar cautions the tax collection windfall will break, and Hegar says his third term will be his last.

Attorneys for landowners along the proposed high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston posed questions for the project leaders in a public letter.

The mayor, alongside a Harris County commissioner and two U.S. representatives, said the first event was more successful than expected.

San Antonio City Councilman Mario Bravo has been temporarily suspended from his committee assignments following an outburst directed at Councilwoman Ana Sandoval over a budgetary dispute.

In December, the GOP judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals invalidated a state law empowering the attorney general to prosecute election fraud.

In retaliation, Commissioner Garcia flagged projects to be held in GOP precincts including road repairs, intersection improvements, and a flood and drainage master plan.

Republican Tim O’Hare plans to lower property taxes while Democrat Deborah Peoples praised the pandemic leadership of the current county judge and commissioners court.