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After spending months largely ignoring Democratic nominee Gina Hinojosa, Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign is now attacking her by name as statewide races enter a new phase ahead of Election Day....
Your property taxes could go up again next year. Central Health, which is the hospital district for Travis County, is proposing an increase to provide mental health services to those in crisis....
Change in a growing city is inevitable, but the Red River Cultural District has faced more than its fair share lately, local venue owners, musicians, district leaders, and city council members say....
Republicans will hold its first ever midterm convention in Dallas this week and the program will feature several key Texas Republicans as the party looks to rally and unify voters ahead of the November elections....
Bastrop city leaders voted Tuesday to end the city's contract with Flock Safety, the company behind a network of automated license plate reader cameras that has come under increasing scrutiny across Central Texas....
The fight for control of the Senate hangs in the balance with just eight weeks to go until the midterm elections, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ)....
Family members say the bodies of four people aboard a small plane that disappeared shortly after taking off from the Bahamas have been recovered.
Artificial intelligence chatbots are becoming a go-to source for voters to ask questions about upcoming elections, but a new study determined nearly a third of AI-generated replies could be inaccurate or outdated....
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Troy Jackson was a longtime labor activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On Monday, he returned to a union hall to tell workers they need to go to the polls this fall — to raise the minimum wage, e...
Engelbert is the second-longest tenured WNBA president or commissioner, and she helped negotiate a lucrative collective bargaining agreement this past spring that resulted in the league's first set of million-dollar player salaries....
State Board of Education members on Friday approved a rewrite of what Texas high schoolers learn in social studies, disregarding pleas from Muslims who testified that schools should teach how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world history....
The State Board of Education gave final approval to changes to Texas' high school social studies curriculum. The changes involve how students will learn about Islam and Christianity....
The new recall involves Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teethers which were sold in stores and online between January 2025 and March 2026, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission....
A Tennessee county commissioner is going viral after he told a Flock Safety representative at a public meeting that the company's CEO should be hanged for treason, marking a fever-pitch surrounding personal privacy and open public hostility over the nationwide rollout of the cont...
Gov. Greg Abbott, who also chairs the Texas State Preservation Board, on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit brought against the board by three women who were banned from the state Capitol following an anti-redistricting protest in Aug. 2025....
Austin City Council has begun the process of creating mold-specific regulations, directing staff to draft new inspection and remediation standards. The move comes as one Austin renter says her experience with mold and code enforcement left her frustrated....
A recent poll from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Overton Insights gauged Texas voters' attitudes on different policy issues ahead of the state's 90th legislative session starting in January and the midterm elections in November....
The deadline for the release of the 2026 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Report is Dec. 1 this year, which means it could be released after the midterms....
The airline's new BlueFirst cabin will offer more legroom, upgraded dining, priority airport perks and enhanced onboard technology on select domestic routes....
The RNC released full schedule details for its Midterm Convention in Dallas, featuring keynotes from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance ahead of November elections....
Bastrop is the latest city to cover their automated license plate readers and reconsider their contract with the company Flock.
The debate over Flock license plate reader cameras continues to grow across Central Texas, and now Bastrop is at the center of the conversation.
A new Texas poll shows the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton effectively tied.
The vote comes after growing privacy concerns from residents and city council members.
An anonymous whistleblower warns an untested online system for mail-in ballots could cause severe election disruptions as a legal battle over the Trump executive order plays out in federal court....
Texas A&M has officially been voted the most obnoxious college football fan base in Texas, though a major split among younger voters suggests a new rival might be coming for the crown....
After hours of public testimony and debate, the Texas State Board of Education moved closer to a final vote on proposed changes to the state's high school social studies standards....
An over 140-year-old house has achieved historic status after the Austin City Council voted unanimously to designate the building as a City of Austin Landmark o...
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Texas education leaders are debating controversial proposed high school social studies standards that emphasize America's biblical roots while framing early Islam around military conflict....
The Texas Animal Health Commission has lifted New World screwworm movement restrictions in parts of five counties after officials determined eradication efforts eliminated the pest from those areas....
About 1.2 million Texas voters have been placed on the state’s "suspense" list with early voting in the 2026 midterm elections less than two months away....
Mayor Ken Adams argued half-staff flags should be kept for military heroes, presidents and fallen first responders, not celebrities.
Englewood Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson, 45, died Friday after collapsing while hiking Colorado’s Quandary Peak, a 14,271-foot mountain in Summit County.
The White House teleprompter operator who placed online bets on President Trump’s speeches has been ordered to pay a total of $172,000, a federal agency said Friday. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release that Gabriel Perez must pay out his profits...
Following hours of testimony on Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved two transmission lines to ship electricity to the oil-and gas-producing west....
The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network....
President Donald Trump says he'll spend "a lot of time in Texas" helping Republican Ken Paxton's Senate campaign, while launching a barrage of social media attacks against Democratic nominee James Talarico just 67 days before Election Day....
Austin City Council unanimously approved a resolution to start creating regulations for data centers.
Following a vote to suspend the use of Flock cameras in the city, Pflugerville said over 400 agencies had accessed its Flock system, while only 83 had authorization....
New polling shows Republicans leading in several key statewide races with just a few weeks to go before voters head to the polls for the midterm elections....
Residents in Buda are now allowed to have a new type of pet thanks to a new ordinance.
A federal judge on Aug. 21 dismissed a lawsuit against Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath over his letter and how it was connected to state investigations into teachers' social media posts after the assassination of Charlie Kirk....
A new Texas poll finds Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the 2026 U.S. Senate race. The survey also found affordability and cost of living are voters’ top concerns....
There wasn't an empty seat inside the Liberty Hill Council chambers and the turnout was due in great part to an item on the city council's agenda: Flock cameras....
With the potential for historic turnout for a midterm election, more people are needed to help make the voting process run smoothly in Travis County this November, according to the The Travis County Clerk's office....
Veteran-owned businesses are booming in Texas, according to the Texas Veterans Commission.
Gov. Greg Abbott is directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to form a working group to develop a statewide framework for three-year bachelor's degrees....
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has begun working toward three-year bachelor’s degree options following a letter sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott....
Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman after a close runoff election to determine the GOP nominee for the seat vacated after the passing of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham....
The federal murder trial for Timothy Hudson, accused of killing his stepsister aboard a Carnival cruise ship, has been delayed for a second time to now take place on Nov. 2....
The City of Pflugerville has turned off and is covering the Flock license plate reader cameras in the city, pending a potential contract renewal.
Hays County is one step closer to a possible countywide hospital district after commissioners approved a voter petition Tuesday, but tabled other items related to creating the district....
A Texas appeals court denied a request to block Galveston County from using voting maps drawn after the March primary elections for its November elections....
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump on Monday, reviving his push to remove the president from office as Democrats debate how aggressively to confront Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Green’s resolution is aimed at impeachin...
The senate race was the only statewide contest where the poll showed a Democrat in the lead. The poll found 21% of voters had no opinion in the races for Texas Attorney General....
The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District is working to improve performance at several campuses after the Texas Education Agency released its 2026 school accountability ratings....
A sailor onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday said his father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Jury selection began Monday in Dallas for Kewon White, the alleged gunman charged with capital murder in the 2020 I-35 shooting of rapper MO3 as part of an alleged murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by rival rapper Yella Beezy....
In mid-July, a billboard reading "MAKE DRAFTHOUSE GREAT AGAIN BAN SMARTPHONE ORDERING" went up on West Sixth Street near Winflo Drive.
