Mar 01 Democrats nominate Beto O'Rourke to run for Texas governor By Associated Press Democrats have officially made Beto O’Rourke their nominee for Texas governor and latest hope of ending decades of losses in the nation’s biggest red state. Continue reading
Mar 01 Texas primary offers first midterm measure of U.S. political mood By Will Weissert, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Republicans are betting that Tuesday will be the first step toward them easily retaking Congress in November. But the fight over the party's future is much fiercer than it was 20 years ago. Continue reading
Mar 01 Live Results: Texas 2022 Primary Election Texas voters are picking their nominees for governor, attorney general, congressional seats and more. Find results here. Continue reading
Feb 25 Texas AG Ken Paxton once joined this family of a trans kid for dinner. They now feel under attack By Kate Sosin, The 19th On Feb. 18, Paxton, who this year faces a tough reelection, issued a legal interpretation that labels certain types of gender-affirming care for trans kids child abuse. Continue reading
Feb 24 Texas clinics battle strict abortion law despite dimming legal hopes By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The nation's strictest abortion law went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday but an attorney representing abortion clinics said he no longer sees a way in this case to halt the law. Continue reading
Feb 10 Abortions in Texas drop by 60 percent in 1st month under new restrictions By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Abortions in Texas fell by 60 percent in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades. Continue reading
Feb 03 As winter storm moves across U.S., affecting millions of Americans, ice a concern By Kathleen Foody, Jill Bleed, Associated Press A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 6:51 How a new law 'turbocharges' difficulties of voting in Texas By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens Later in this midterm election year, voters in 19 states will head to the polls with new, more restrictive voting laws on the books. One of those states is Texas, where the party primaries are just a few weeks away. Continue watching
Jan 20 Supreme Court refuses to speed up ongoing challenge to Texas abortion limitations By Associated Press Over dissents from the three liberal justices, the court declined to order a federal appeals court to return the case to a federal judge who had temporarily blocked the law's enforcement. The court offered no explanation for its action. Continue reading
Jan 17 Texas rabbi recounts dramatic escape by hostages in synagogue standoff By Jake Bleiberg, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The rabbi of a Texas synagogue says he threw a chair at the gunman and then escaped with two other hostages after a 10-hour standoff. Continue reading