Attorney General Ken Paxton’s campaign said Friday that he will debate Democratic nominee James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race after Talarico publicly challenged him to participate in televised debates.
Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday to honor Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican father of three who was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer during a traffic stop, as family members, friends and community advocates remembered him as a hardworking provider and called for justice.
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Robert S. Howden as Texas secretary of state, succeeding Jane Nelson and placing a longtime Republican policy adviser in charge of the state’s elections less than four months before the 2026 midterm elections.
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have directed most Texas state agencies and public universities to reduce their baseline funding requests by 3% as the state begins preparing its 2028–29 budget.
A year after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country prompted lawmakers to strengthen the state’s flood preparedness laws, this week’s heavy rains are putting those reforms to an early test.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday proposed a series of reforms aimed at lowering home and auto insurance costs for Texans, citing the state’s high insurance premiums and frequent severe weather.
Thousands of Texas students as young as 10 were arrested or issued criminal citations at school in recent years, according to a Texas Observer investigation that raises concerns about the use of the juvenile justice system to address routine student misconduct.
The FBI is investigating suspected drugs found inside the van involved in last week’s fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in federal court.
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers are preparing to send Texas wine grape seeds to the International Space Station to study how exposure to space affects plant growth and future crop production.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus will hold a field hearing in Houston on July 24 to gather eyewitness testimony and other evidence related to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent.