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  • Ken Paxton

    Ken Paxton Blames D.C. for His Campaign Messaging in a Leaked Recording

    October 05, 2026 10:46 a.m.

  • Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

    Republicans Are Hoping Popular Governors Will Boost Their Senate Chances

    October 05, 2026 05:45 a.m.

  • Angela Paxton

    Ken Paxton’s Ex-Wife Says She’s Voting for Ken Paxton — Without Mentioning Ken Paxton

    October 03, 2026 03:08 p.m.

  • Immigration Border Wall Big Bend

    Judge Slows Border Wall Construction in Big Bend Sector

    October 02, 2026 05:35 p.m.

  • Chuck Schumer

    Schumer Super PAC Drops $2 Million in Senate Democrats’ First Texas Spend

    October 01, 2026 09:36 p.m.

  • Ken Paxton

    Ken Paxton’s Jet-Set Lifestyle: California Wineries, European Hot Spots and Ski Resorts

    October 01, 2026 01:30 p.m.

  • Big Bend National Park in Texas

    Trump Administration Considers Scaling Back Big Bend Border Wall

    September 30, 2026 04:38 p.m.

  • Ken Paxton

    Leaked Audio Captures Paxton Dumping on Trump’s Midterm Convention

    September 30, 2026 12:31 p.m.

  • James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett

    Jasmine Crockett Excludes Talarico in New List of Endorsements

    September 28, 2026 01:07 p.m.

  • Splitter.Boebert.McCaul.Crenshaw

    Three Republicans Failed to File Annual Financial Disclosures

    September 22, 2026 01:57 p.m.

  • ICE Shooting Austin

    An ICE Officer Shot and Wounded a Venezuelan Man Completing a Doordash Delivery in Austin, Officials Said

    September 20, 2026 06:00 p.m.

  • Landowners and other supporters hold signs against the Trump administration's plans to build a border wall.

    Border Wall Construction Is Beginning in Texas’ Big Bend Region

    September 18, 2026 02:03 p.m.

  • Texas Legislature

    Texas Democrat Sees a Fundraising Surge Following Opponent’s Racist Posts

    September 17, 2026 07:42 p.m.

  • Texas-Attorney-General-Indictment

    Texas Argues It Needs DHS’s Overhauled Immigration Database for the Midterms

    September 15, 2026 06:42 p.m.

  • News: University of Texas Tower

    University of Texas Responds to GOP Candidate’s Racist Posts

    September 15, 2026 04:47 p.m.

  • Election 2026 Republicans

    Thune’s Texas PAC Drops a Whopping $54 Million for Paxton’s Senate Race

    September 14, 2026 06:55 p.m.

  • Total Solar Eclipse Texas

    Republican Candidate Doubles Down on the Racist Post Roiling Texas Politics

    September 14, 2026 04:21 p.m.

  • Jimmy Kimmel

    Talarico Calls Kimmel Interview Drama the ‘Most Dangerous Form of Cancel Culture’

    September 11, 2026 11:20 a.m.

  • Jimmy Kimmel (ABC/Disney Entertainment press photo)

    Kimmel Says His Interview With James Talarico Won’t Air Due to FCC Pressure

    September 10, 2026 08:58 a.m.

  • James Talarico

    Aide Who Blew the Whistle on Paxton Backs Talarico in Splashy Ad Campaign

    September 09, 2026 01:02 p.m.

  • President Donald Trump speaks at a lunch in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Washington.

    Trump’s Super PAC Drops $10 Million in Texas Senate Race

    September 05, 2026 01:17 p.m.

  • Election 2026 Polling Closures

    Democrats Cry Foul at Texas County’s Plan to Slash Polling Sites

    August 31, 2026 06:40 p.m.

  • A drag queen throws out beads for the crowd.

    Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Drag Show Ban: ‘Just Don’t Go’

    August 26, 2026 11:55 a.m.

  • Casa Grande Peak in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park, Texas, has an elevation of 7,325 feet.

    CBP Boss Pauses Controversial Border Construction Project at Big Bend National Park

    August 17, 2026 04:34 p.m.

  • James.Talarico.with.supporter

    James Talarico’s Campaign Is Refunding Over $1 Million in Excess Contributions

    August 17, 2026 05:03 a.m.

  • Big Bend National Park

    CBP Boss Set to Visit Big Bend Region Amid Border Construction Backlash

    August 14, 2026 07:42 p.m.

  • Ken.Paxton.1

    Ken Paxton Rakes In Data Center Donations as Texans Turn Against Industry

    August 11, 2026 05:19 a.m.

  • Senate Blanche

    Cornyn to Meet With Blanche Ahead of Critical Confirmation Vote

    July 28, 2026 07:47 p.m.

  • Vicente Gonzalez

    The Latino Voters in These Districts Could Decide the House Majority

    July 27, 2026 05:13 a.m.

  • Texas State Flag

    Appeals Court Keeps Block on Texas In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

    July 09, 2026 07:37 p.m.

  • AP26174708604670

    Chuck Schumer Hits His Limit

    July 01, 2026 05:50 a.m.

  • Trump

    Trump Announces Republican Midterm Convention

    June 30, 2026 06:04 p.m.

  • Big Bend National Park

    Trump Made It Easier to Build a Wall Through Big Bend

    June 12, 2026 11:57 a.m.

  • Screwworm

    New World Screwworm Spreads Beyond Texas

    June 08, 2026 05:25 p.m.

  • Greg Abbott 2024 AP-24200007710300

    Texas Will Soon Have a Vacancy in a Crucial Election Role

    June 05, 2026 05:15 p.m.

  • John Cornyn

    John Cornyn’s Lonely Last Stand

    May 26, 2026 11:00 p.m.

  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a campaign event in front of a sign that reads "Paxton for Senate 2026 #TexasFirst"

    Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Cruises to Victory in Texas Senate Race

    May 26, 2026 09:03 p.m.

  • Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks at an event.

    Democrats Are Bullish on Texas After Trump’s Move for Paxton

    May 19, 2026 05:10 p.m.

  • Ken Paxton shakes hands with President Donald Trump.

    Trump Snubs John Cornyn to Endorse Ken Paxton

    May 19, 2026 12:34 p.m.

  • US Highway 287

    John Cornyn Wants Trump’s Endorsement. Will Naming a Highway After Him Help?

    May 12, 2026 06:26 p.m.

  • Bobby Pulido

    Exclusive: House Democrats’ Campaign Arm Expands ‘Red to Blue’ Program

    May 04, 2026 04:45 a.m.

  • JamesTalarico

    Democrats Are Dominating the Fundraising Race in Critical Congressional Contests

    April 16, 2026 12:31 a.m.

  • Ken Paxton

    Ken Paxton Offers Terms for His Potential Exit from Texas Senate Race

    March 05, 2026 03:06 p.m.

  • Rep. Tony Gonzales

    Republican Leaders Call on Tony Gonzales to Withdraw from Reelection

    March 05, 2026 01:44 p.m.

  • Wesley Hunt

    ‘He Torched His Career’: Republicans Blast Wesley Hunt After His Texas Senate Bid

    March 04, 2026 01:03 p.m.

  • Rep. Al Green at the 2021 joint address to Congress.

    Longtime Rep. Al Green Trails Christian Menefee as Tight Primary Heads to a Runoff

    March 04, 2026 11:33 a.m.

  • Rep. Tony Gonzales

    Tony Gonzales’ Race Heads to a Runoff After Alleged Affair With a Staffer

    March 04, 2026 05:35 a.m.

  • AP26060834822709

    How James Talarico Won An Upset in Texas

    March 04, 2026 05:16 a.m.

  • Rep. Dan Crenshaw

    Steve Toth Topples Rep. Dan Crenshaw in Contentious Texas Republican Primary

    March 04, 2026 01:12 a.m.

  • John Cornyn

    John Cornyn and Ken Paxton to Face Off in Costly Texas Runoff Election

    March 03, 2026 10:52 p.m.

  • AP25361176014423

    ‘Mass Confusion’: Government Texts Reveal Chaotic Response to Shutdown of El Paso Airspace

    March 03, 2026 05:24 a.m.

  • Rep. Tony Gonzales prepares for a television interview in the U.S. Capitol.

    Republicans Call for Rep. Tony Gonzales to Resign Over Alleged Affair With Staffer

    February 23, 2026 06:50 p.m.

  • James Talarico

    Talarico Blames Trump Administration for Pulled Interview With Stephen Colbert

    February 17, 2026 10:31 p.m.

  • AP25361176014423

    FAA Ends ‘Unprecedented’ El Paso Air Travel Restrictions

    February 11, 2026 08:18 a.m.

  • Rep. Jasmine Crockett at a campaign event.

    Jasmine Crockett Is Not Running a Traditional Campaign. It’s Making Allies Anxious.

    February 09, 2026 05:44 a.m.

  • A Latinos for Trump hat

    Texas Republican Candidates Are Stuck Walking a Line on Immigration

    January 30, 2026 05:08 a.m.

  • RepublicanPartyOfTexas

    FEC to Texas Republican Party: Explain Your COVID Tax Credit Math

    January 27, 2026 05:03 a.m.

  • FEMA headquarters

    ‘The Impact Is Going to be Huge’: FEMA’s Latest Staff Cuts Could Leave States Vulnerable in Disaster Recovery

    January 16, 2026 11:44 a.m.

  • Rep. Jasmine Crockett

    The Complicated Politics of Jasmine Crockett’s Campaign Donations

    January 14, 2026 05:46 a.m.

  • Jasmine Crockett

    An ‘AstroTurf Recruitment Process’: National Republicans Propped Up Jasmine Crockett to Push Her Into a Senate Run

    December 09, 2025 05:14 p.m.

  • Jasmine Crockett

    Jasmine Crockett Shakes Up Texas Senate Primary by Jumping Into the Race

    December 08, 2025 03:54 p.m.

  • Henry Cuellar AP - 25139571713688

    Trump’s Henry Cuellar Pardon Complicates Republicans’ Messaging Around His Race

    December 03, 2025 06:27 p.m.

  • Troy Nehls

    Troy Nehls’ Identical Twin Brother Wants to Replace Him in Congress

    November 30, 2025 01:38 p.m.

  • Ted Cruz

    The White House Believes Ted Cruz Is Working to Undermine Trump Due to His 2028 Ambitions

    November 20, 2025 05:30 a.m.

  • Texas state Sen. Pete Flores, R-Pleasanton, looks over a redrawn U.S. congressional map

    Federal Judges Block Texas Redistricting Effort in Major Blow to Trump

    November 18, 2025 02:26 p.m.

  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders

    Why Conservatives Are Emboldened to Push for More Religion in Schools

    October 22, 2025 06:09 p.m.

  • New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at an event.

    States Are Bracing for the Possibility of Picking Up the Tab for WIC During Government Shutdown

    October 08, 2025 04:59 p.m.

  • Marc Veasey AP-20028698640580

    Two Democratic Lawmakers Confront the FBI for Answers After the Dallas Shooting

    September 26, 2025 09:04 a.m.

  • Trey.Trainor

    Federal Election Commission Loses Another Commissioner

    September 25, 2025 01:34 p.m.

  • Sen. John Cornyn of Texas

    Cornyn Leads Paxton, Hunt in Three-Way Texas Primary, New Poll Finds

    September 24, 2025 02:47 p.m.

  • Ken Paxton

    Texas and Florida Could Force Trump to Take a Stance in an Abortion Pill Case

    September 15, 2025 05:15 a.m.

  • Texas state Sen. Pete Flores, R-Pleasanton, looks over a redrawn U.S. congressional map

    NAACP Files Lawsuit in Last-Ditch Attempt to Stop New Texas Maps

    August 26, 2025 08:58 p.m.

  • Ken Paxton

    Ken Paxton Directs Schools to Follow Law That Was Blocked by Federal Court

    August 25, 2025 04:59 p.m.

  • Andy Biggs

    ‘A Constant Fight’: How a Freedom Caucus Exodus Could Reshape Congress — And State Governments

    August 25, 2025 05:46 a.m.

  • Chip Roy

    Rep. Chip Roy Makes a Bid for Texas Attorney General

    August 21, 2025 09:34 a.m.

  • Texas state Rep. Jolanda "Jo" Jones looks through U.S. Congressional District maps during a redistricting hearing at the Texas Capitol

    Texas State House Approves New Congressional Map After Weeks-Long Standoff

    August 20, 2025 07:29 p.m.

  • Texas Rep. Nicole Collier sleeps in the state Capitol

    Defiant Texas Democrat Spends Night at the Capitol After Refusing Police Escort

    August 19, 2025 06:02 p.m.

  • Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows strikes the gavel

    Texas GOP Vows to ‘Move Quickly’ on Redistricting Now That Democrats Are Back

    August 18, 2025 04:52 p.m.

  • Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu boards a bus with other legislators

    Texas Democrats Say They’re Ready to End Their Redistricting Walkout

    August 14, 2025 07:03 p.m.

  • Ken Paxton

    Texas AG Ken Paxton Asks Judge to Jail Beto O’Rourke Over Fundraising Appeals for Quorum-Breaking Democrats

    August 12, 2025 01:15 p.m.

  • Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, meets with Sen. John Cornyn

    The FBI Told Texas Republicans ‘No’ in 2003. That Just Changed.

    August 08, 2025 05:09 a.m.

  • Sen. John Cornyn of Texas

    Cornyn Says FBI Approved His Request for Assistance to Locate Texas Democrats

    August 07, 2025 11:05 a.m.

  • Ken Paxton

    Paxton to Probe Beto O’Rourke’s Organization Over Funding for Quorum-Breaking Dems

    August 06, 2025 08:45 p.m.

  • John Cornyn

    Cornyn Asks FBI to Help Bring Back Quorum-Breaking Texas State Lawmakers

    August 05, 2025 04:26 p.m.

  • Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows strikes the gavel

    Texas Republicans Vote to Allow Civil Arrest Warrants for Democrats Who Fled the State

    August 04, 2025 04:53 p.m.

  • Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu

    ‘Come and Take It’: Texas Dems Stand Their Ground as Abbott Threatens Removal

    August 04, 2025 03:24 p.m.

  • Henry Cuellar

    The Henry Cuellar Conundrum for Democrats: Support a Flawed Candidate or Probably Lose

    July 30, 2025 05:40 a.m.

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Texas Democratic Reps. Jasmine Crockett, Greg Casar, and Al Green appear at a press conference.

    Democrats Say They’ll Fight Redistricting in Texas

    July 15, 2025 02:59 p.m.

  • President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion in Texas.

    Trump Pushes Back on Scrutiny of the Government Response to Texas Flooding

    July 11, 2025 05:08 p.m.

  • Ken Paxton and Angela Paxton

    Ken Paxton’s Divorce Adds a New Wrinkle in an Already Ugly Senate Primary

    July 10, 2025 05:53 p.m.

  • Wesley Hunt

    Another MAGA Candidate Could Scramble the Texas Senate Primary

    June 03, 2025 05:13 a.m.

  • Vicente Gonzalez AP-22313020317739

    House Republicans Are Targeting Three Districts For Their Hispanic Voters

    May 13, 2025 05:40 a.m.

  • John Cornyn

    There’s a ‘Nasty’ Senate Primary Battle Brewing in Texas

    April 25, 2025 05:00 a.m.

  • Ken Paxton

    Texas Democrats Are Already Dreaming About a Senate Race Against Ken Paxton

    April 07, 2025 01:00 p.m.

  • Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters.

    More Troops Are Going to an Already Militarized Border. Local Officials Say They Can’t See Much Difference.

    March 07, 2025 04:55 p.m.

  • Texas State Capitol building in Austin

    The Billionaire-Funded Feud Rocking the Texas Republican Party

    February 21, 2025 05:45 a.m.

  • Ken Paxton

    The Laken Riley Act Could Reshape Immigration. Advocates Say Democrats Don’t Get It.

    January 13, 2025 01:45 p.m.

  • Colin Allred

    Texas Democrats Are Anxious They’ve Lost Too Many Times

    November 07, 2024 05:00 a.m.

  • Election 2024 Texas Senate

    Ted Cruz Secures Reelection, Spoiling Democrats’ Hopes of a Blue Texas

    November 05, 2024 11:37 p.m.

  • Election 2024 Trump Border

    South Texas Has Shifted Toward Trump. Are Democrats Letting It Happen?

    November 04, 2024 05:00 a.m.

  • Demonstrators stand in front of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's home demanding his resignation.

    The Return of ‘Cancún Cruz’ in Texas’ Senate Race

    October 15, 2024 10:22 a.m.

  • Colin Allred

    Democrats’ Plan to Beat Ted Cruz Looks Very Different From Last Time

    August 19, 2024 05:00 a.m.

  • Power lines are seen at dusk in San Antonio, TX.

    Greg Casar Wants to Fix Texas’ Power Grid. The Politics Make It Near-Impossible.

    June 24, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Latino Voters AP-22070086169545

    A Texas GOP Group Is Turning to Latinos to Help Flip Seats. It Swears It’s Not DEI.

    June 14, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Henry Cuellar

    Henry Cuellar Aide’s Pay Shot Up After His Role in the Alleged Bribery Scheme, Records Show

    May 31, 2024 02:03 p.m.

  • Election Signs for the Cuellars

    ‘The Patrón’: How Henry Cuellar and His Family Control Webb County, Texas

    May 24, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Henry Cuellar

    Henry Cuellar Is Losing Staff After His Indictment

    May 13, 2024 04:59 p.m.

  • Henry Cuellar

    Henry Cuellar’s Indictment Creates a Mess for Democrats in Texas

    May 03, 2024 05:07 p.m.

  • Matt Rinaldi

    The Texas GOP RINO Hunts — Will It Stop?

    April 29, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Greg Abbott

    Greg Abbott Has Jumped Into the Messy Tony Gonzales Race

    April 25, 2024 05:27 p.m.

  • Tony Gonzales

    Mike Johnson Is Fundraising for Tony Gonzales, Making His Haters Even Angrier

    April 23, 2024 02:49 p.m.

  • Ted Cruz

    Democrats Like Ted Cruz, Says Ted Cruz

    April 23, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Ted Cruz

    Ted Cruz Is Facing Heat for His Podcast

    April 18, 2024 04:52 p.m.

  • Tony Gonzales

    The Texas GOP Is Going After One of Its Own

    April 12, 2024 12:45 p.m.

  • Ted Cruz

    The Texas GOP and Ted Cruz Push Early Voting as Trump Calls for ‘One-Day’ Elections

    April 03, 2024 04:29 p.m.

  • Mayra Flores

    Republicans’ Pull With Latinos Is Hitting Its Limits In South Texas

    April 02, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Matt Gaetz

    GOP Leaders Want Members to Stand With Incumbents. Matt Gaetz Isn’t Listening.

    March 15, 2024 02:31 p.m.

  • Henry Cuellar

    Democrats Have a New Border Whisperer. He’s Been Here All Along.

    March 11, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Texas Attorney General Impeachment AP-23258521282786

    Trump Is Trying to Oust Ken Paxton’s Foes in Texas

    February 28, 2024 03:58 p.m.

  • Rep. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.,

    There’s a New Border Deal Coming but Nearly Everyone’s Skeptical There’ll Be a Different Result

    February 15, 2024 05:39 p.m.

  • Alejandro Mayorkas

    Democrats Dismiss Mayorkas Impeachment Effort: ‘It’s A Distraction’

    January 18, 2024 08:21 p.m.

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