The Lone Star Conservative Action Fund paid for campaign signs for three Irving city council candidates running in the May election.

The Dallas City Plan Commission has recommended approval for the city’s controversial Hampton Clarendon corridor rezoning plan in West Oak Cliff. All but two commissioners voted against the plan Thursday.

The petition was filed a month after the Irving City Council approved rezoning for a destination resort near the site where Texas Stadium once stood.

If the U.S. Department of Education closes, it’s unclear how much money Texas could lose — or how the state might handle a shut-down

Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare called for a drag ban on UT campuses in March. Board chair Kevin P. Eltife responded and said drag shows are not allowed.

Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center and its project EPIC City last month.

Mila Jackson, now 2 years old, was returned to her family after the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services used erroneous legal documents to put her in state custody. But the ACLU of Texas says the DFPS administrative procedure has left the family with an administrative guilty verdict.

State lawmakers and criminal justice experts offer some insight into what drives the lawmaking process in Texas and whether police chases – a phenomenon that killed nearly 100 people in Texas in 2022 – will ever be regulated in the law.

Families for Irving PAC previously supported two other candidates who won seats on the council. If their preferred candidates win in May, five of the nine Irving City Council seats would be filled by lawmakers supported by the group.

The race for the Denton City Council seat to represent District 3 will be one to watch as three women campaign for a seat held by Paul Meltzer, who decided against running for reelection.

The race for Denton City Council’s District 2 seat is a battle of progressives. Incumbent Brian Beck, who is seeking a third term, faces a challenge from his former campaign adviser, Nick Stevens.

Some candidates vying to represent West Dallas on the city council answered resident questions about the area's environmental issues on Thursday.