Politics Jul 22 Texas Democrat Wendy Davis is running for Congress in 2020 Davis, who gained national recognition for her 13-hour filibuster of an anti-abortion bill in the Texas state capitol, will challenge freshman Republican Rep. Chip Roy.
Politics May 13 Universal pre-K is at the center of Julián Castro’s education plan Castro's newly unveiled education plan calls for tuition-free higher education, universal prekindergarten and raising teacher pay.
Nation May 07 Sandra Bland’s own cellphone video surfaces for the first time, raising questions Cellphone video recorded by Bland, a black woman found dead in a Texas jail following a confrontational 2015 traffic stop, shows for the first time her perspective as a white state trooper draws his stun gun and points it at…
Politics Apr 24 Castro’s sluggish start tests 2020 presidential campaign strategy Signs of an upward trajectory have been hard to spot in the former San Antonio mayor's presidential campaign, which returns to Texas on Wednesday.
Nation Apr 05 Houston fires renew safety debate in oil-friendly Texas Two major chemical plant fires near Houston just 17 days apart drew widespread attention, but there are already signs that any new safeguards will be slow in coming in oil-friendly Texas.
Politics Apr 02 Presidential candidate Castro calls for decriminalizing border crossings Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro's proposal is part of an immigration plan that's the first policy blueprint of his 2020 bid.
Politics Mar 09 2020 Democrats flock to trendy SXSW festival in Texas Texas is an unlikely can’t-miss stop for the Democratic presidential candidates, but many of them are making appearances this weekend at the trendy and techie South by Southwest Festival in Austin.
Politics Feb 27 Judge orders Texas not to purge voter rolls A federal judge says counties may not remove any registered voters after state elections officials released an inaccurate list that questioned the U.S. citizenship of tens of thousands of people.
Nation Feb 26 Federal judge rules against male-only draft, but no changes imminent The military has not drafted anyone into service in more than 40 years, but American men must still register when they turn 18.
Politics Oct 11 Beto O’Rourke needs surge of Latino turnout to beat Cruz in Senate race O’Rourke must pull in a broader electorate than his rival to become the first Texas Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in 30 years.