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People with ties to Brownstone Institute have significant authority over access to vaccines and scientific research.

Even with the increasing challenges of accessing public records, Leatherbury and Pillifant were stumped by the governor’s decision to release thousands of pages only to black them out fully.

Republicans who were planning to run for newly gerrymandered districts may have to reassess, while Democrats who were drawn out of their seats could suddenly have a path back to Congress.

The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through the mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump. Attorney General Ken Paxton said he ...

TABC intends to proceed with the adoption of permanent regulations on the hemp industry in Texas despite the potential ban.

After months of resisting calls to release the files, President Donald Trump signaled this week that he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk.

Gov. Greg Abbott has set Jan. 31 as the date of the special election runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, meaning the Houston-based seat will remain vacant for over two more months.

John Huffman was the best-funded candidate in the Senate District 9 special election thanks to casino interests, but failed ...

The spending package includes a provision that will criminalize the sale of almost all consumable hemp products nationwide, ...

The suits against Galveston, Round Rock and Leander ISDs come after Texas passed a law requiring the commandments be posted in classrooms. The law is being challenged in federal court.

Moore, a Democrat, created a redistricting advisory commission in the wake of a national redistricting arms race that Texas ...