The Texas Far Right Is Winning Elections. But It’s Increasingly Suspicious of Democracy.
An ascendant faction of the GOP wants to make the party smaller and purer while keeping Democrats from power by any means necessary.
An ascendant faction of the GOP wants to make the party smaller and purer while keeping Democrats from power by any means necessary.
Allen West Watch: The former Texas GOP chairman was known to rock the boat, and in doing so may have edged the state party further right. These days, he’s picking a losing battle with ballots in blue Dallas County.
Testing of smokable hemp at eight dispensaries around the state found that all were selling cannabis with potent levels of the psychoactive compound THC.
Senior editor Alex Samuels examines which non-Texans are making the biggest election contributions. And more importantly—what do they want?
Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, two new books explore the untold stories of how it happened—and its impact.
The anti-vaxxers who went viral in 2020 are back with an offering taking on the New World Order through the power of song.
The guidance lays out what the board will consider when investigating allegations of illegal abortions.
The island struggles with thickening traffic, overcrowded beaches, and a rise in drownings. Locals are adapting—as they always have.
Those who know Ramiro Gonzales say he’s utterly transformed since committing a heinous crime at the age of 18. That may not be enough to save his life.
Kerry Max Cook, wrongfully convicted of murder, fought for decades to prove his innocence. He was exonerated Wednesday as he lay in a hospital bed awaiting major surgery.
The now-overturned ban on the device was championed by a Texas politician. But gun control is only politically expedient for a short while.
High temperatures and the heat dome came early this year—part of our new climate change reality.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in favor of Michael Cargill, ending a federal prohibition dating from the early days of the Trump administration.
A brief selection of recent events in our unpredictable state.
A small-town Texas church paid lawyer fees to Jonathan Mitchell, architect of Texas's abortion bounty law. But does the church even exist?
A case originating in Amarillo challenged the legal status of mifepristone. The nation's highest court preserved access to the abortion pill in a ruling today.
As his bankruptcy takes a turn, Alex Jones has agreed to sell the brand that both made him famous and cost him everything.
Dallas mayor Eric Johnson shocked his city when he became a Republican last year. And he’s not backing down.
"We cannot put back what God put there in the first place, but we can help make them feel whole again."
Texas Democrats only need to flip three seats to potentially block the governor’s biggest policy priority, but their long record of losing suggests doing so will be a challenge.
What happens when a hotshot Dallas attorney gets ticked off about thousands of his fellow citizens being thrown out of their homes in violation of the law? Courtroom fireworks, for starters.
The Tesla CEO has brought jobs to a historic community in Central Texas. Along the way, some locals say, his companies and suppliers have degraded the environment and upended a way of life.
The former president on Thursday was found guilty on all counts in the trial over hush-money payments to hide an affair with an adult film star. Naturally, right-wing leaders in the state came to his defense.
Conservative Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan narrowly beat a far-right challenger—and liberals appear to have pushed him to victory.
The embattled Republican speaker of the Texas House faced down a Trump-backed opponent, but his allies were routed this primary season.
At its annual convention, the state GOP elected a new chair and reaffirmed it has no interest in moderating itself.
Republicans regularly attack Democratic donor George Soros as interfering in the politics of the Lone Star State. But the two biggest political donors in Texas favor Republicans and hail from Nevada and Pennsylvania.
Community health centers contend with revenue shortfalls as their patients lose coverage, many without ever being deemed ineligible.
Experts say the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles broke sharply from its standard protocol when it recommended a pardon for the killer of a Black Lives Matter protester.
The congressman challenging Ted Cruz discusses President Biden’s “open-borders policies” and why Democrats haven't won statewide in Texas in decades.
Even some Republicans say the Tarrant County woman is an unfair target of an overzealous prosecution. The local district attorney won’t let her case go.
Space City just got walloped by a deadly windstorm that seemed to come from nowhere. We asked a meteorologist to explain what happened.
Though “marijuana” remains illegal, Texans across the state are experiencing the mind-altering effects of various cannabis products—legally. Here’s your guide to the wild world of cannabinoids.
Experts say no; they insist things really are different this time.
Ahead of the runoff elections, the governor is trying to paint a group of conservative Republican incumbents as untrustworthy liberals.
Senior editor Alex Samuels discusses which primary runoff races are the ones to watch and what’s at stake.
The governor didn’t offer much of a rationale in granting clemency to Daniel Perry, who killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020, but apparently the enemy of his enemy is his friend.
A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year. Abbott then asked the state parole board to review his case.
Russell Bentley left Round Rock for a breakaway Ukrainian state and found stardom in Russia, before he died under mysterious circumstances.
Sixties-era student activism on the campus of Texas State University “snatched” the beloved preacher into the civil rights movement.
The Texas senator discusses whether he’ll accept the 2024 election result, the ethics of his podcast deal, and that trip to Cancún.
State and federal authorities were quick to green-light a proposed conduit that would carry massive quantities of natural gas from the Permian Basin to Mexico for export. They didn’t fully consider the costs and benefits.
A week after the Department of Justice announced fourteen charges against the Laredo representative, Cuellar returned to Congress to ignore reporters and jam out.
In a filing seeking to shut down an El Paso migrant shelter, the attorney general displays his ignorance of the religious beliefs held by a quarter of Texans.
Henry Cuellar was indicted on charges that he hid payments from Azerbaijan. The country has long waged an influence campaign in Texas.
Months after the company responsible missed a key deadline, the state environmental agency has yet to take further action to help Sweetwater officials get rid of two industrial dumps.
The Texas congressman said he and his wife, Imelda, are innocent, and that he is still seeking reelection this November.
Last year, an ideological battle nearly ripped apart the 127-year-old Texas State Historical Association. Now many of the state’s most prominent historians have broken away to start a rival organization.
Will driverless semis boost the economy and reduce the state’s traffic fatality rate—or cost jobs and lives?
Cane farmers in the Rio Grande Valley accuse Mexico of withholding their rightful share of water. But they've been growing one of Texas's thirstiest crops.