Harris, Tarrant and Bexar counties say their crowded local jails are backed up with convicted state prisoners. The state says it's following the law.
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Arlington City Council gave the Arlington Economic Development Corporation the green light on a deal with E-Space Inc. that could bring in thousands of new jobs.
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The battle to succeed retiring state Sen. Drew Springer has come down to a May 28 runoff between Brent Hagenbuch and Jace Yarbrough.
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The manual recount found a 15-vote difference but doesn't change the outcome of the race for House District 108, which Barry Wernick lost to incumbent state Rep. Morgan Meyer.
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Anthony Johnson died just three days after another person died in the Tarrant County Jail, the latest in a string of deaths during Sheriff Bill Waybourn's tenure. Alisa Simmons called the rate of jail deaths "unacceptable."