Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom

A Texas advocacy group says a state policy that piles on fees for Texans who have traffic tickets or other minor offenses is robbing some people of their ability to renew their driver’s licenses.

Early voting begins today and runs through Nov. 1. Here's a short guide on what you'll need when you head to the polls.

The notice for Laredoans enters its second week after E. coli bacteria was detected in the municipal water supply.

Republican Ted Cruz, the state’s junior senator, is hoping Texans send him to Washington for another six-year term. While his Democratic challenger, Dallas-area Congressman Colin Allred, has closed the gap in recent weeks, he remains an underdog.

The fate of tens of thousands of immigrants legally living and working in Texas under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could hinge on arguments presented Thursday to a panel of federal judges in New Orleans.

As Texas continues its multi-billion dollar effort to secure the border, state lawmakers were told this week that most of the people charged with smuggling immigrants over a recent 12-month period were U.S. citizens.

Texas Republicans aren’t shy about touting their Christian faith when advocating for conservative legislation. But many of those same people have taken aim at Catholic organizations in Texas that work with migrants – groups that say their religion is what moves them to help immigrants coming to the state.

A majority of Texans said they skipped or put off some form of medical treatment in 2023 because they couldn’t afford it, according to a survey published this week by the Houston-based Episcopal Health Foundation.

Data compiled by The Heritage Foundation – most known for being the architect of the controversial policy blueprint known as Project 2025 – shows that noncitizen voting is rare in Texas. That’s despite repeated warnings from the state’s Republican leaders that elections are vulnerable to this type of fraud.

A new, statewide poll of registered voters in Texas shows a slight uptick in support for Democrats following last month’s Democratic National Convention.

Perry is Texas’ longest-serving governor who also served as a state representative, lieutenant governor and agriculture commissioner.

Nearly two dozen members of the Chuco Tango gang were arrested on Thursday in connection with the smuggling and distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl across West Texas and New Mexico.