U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Willow Park, this week introduced a bill that would have the U.S. government reimburse Texas for ...

Ted Cruz and Elon Musk are joining a growing number of people in Washington with eyes on the Texas lawmakers as school choice ...

Gina Hinojosa, a former president of the Austin school board, posted an interactive on X through which users can find out ...

ERCOT’s most dire prediction on Thursday said that energy supply would fall 6.2% short of peak summer demand in 2026. The gap would continue to widen to 32.4% by summer 2029, with winter seasons ...

The new head of the Border Patrol is in the Valley Friday. Mike Banks is in Edinburg where he will be swearing in 300 National Guard and Texas Department of ...

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According to the Texas Tribune, Governor Greg Abbott says he's also ready to hand over to the federal government more than 50 miles of constructed border wall, nearly 20 miles of planned border walls, ...

Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone ...

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

An East Texas sheriff has apologized after holding an immigration panel where he attempted to ease concerns within the Hispanic community.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get ...

Texas Republicans are moving quickly to pass their economic and social priorities through the Legislature, but the party is ...