As part of nationwide protests against the Trump Administration, people gathered for planned events in North Texas, including in Dallas and Collin County.

The governor called the planned protest an "antifa-linked demonstration." Nearly 100 events will take place over the weekend throughout the Lone Star State.

Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a 5-term Texas House member from Austin, announced Wednesday that she's joining the field of Democratic candidates hoping to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott in his 2026 reelection bid.

Texas’ senior senator outraised his foes across his campaign operation, though some of the money is ineligible to be transferred to his main account.

The five-term state lawmaker from Austin has homed in on education issues in the Texas House, becoming a primary foil to Abbott on school vouchers.

The hospital system disputed the allegation that it's violating a new state law, saying it does not have a policy requiring transplant recipients to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or any other disease. Medical experts have said transplant recipients benefit from a COVID-19 vaccine.

In just four months, Trump has suggested or ordered sending federal intervention to nearly a dozen cities.

The move could require a shift away from countywide polling sites and delay primary election results.

The latest survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs shows Houston-area Congressman Wesley Hunt in third place behind Cornyn and Paxton. It also shows Dallas-area Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, who has not declared she’s a candidate, leading the Democratic primary field.

The Houston congressman is giving up his safe seat after just two terms, scrambling the contest between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

After Illinois’ governor condemned the planned deployments as “Trump’s invasion” and urged Abbott to resist, the Texas governor said he fully authorized them.

A three-judge panel in El Paso will continue hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging the controversial new map of Texas' congressional districts. Ultimately, their decision will determine whether Texas can use the new map for the 2026 midterm elections.