Republicans want to double down on a system that can keep Texans in jail for years without a trial, while attacking bail ...

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Legislation to allow some forms of drug checking has reached the same Senate committee where a similar bill died last session ...

A bill in the Texas Legislature would protect the last 21 pristine watersheds. But for years, previous attempts have been ...

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A version of this story ran in the May / June 2025 issue. The five members of the Navarro County Commissioners Court had rarely seen such a large audience for their Tuesday meeting as they saw in ...

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DEI campus crackdown, Republicans are now going after gender and ethnic studies programs and faculty independence.

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Three months into his second presidential term, Donald Trump appears well off pace to hit his promised record numbers of deportations. As much of the country focuses on Trump’s international ...