A federal appeals court will consider Thursday if a Texas law that makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally is ...

Vance Ginn says that Texas Republicans have done a bad job limiting government and primary voters need to ask pointed questions of their potential lawmakers about how they'll fix things.

Senate Bill 4 returns to the 5th Circuit with border crossings at record lows, a sharp reversal from the influx that inspired ...

The lieutenant governor’s office is often described as the most powerful in Texas government. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries and where they stand.

Governor Abbott appoints Judy Parker as Chief Justice of the 7th Court of Appeals and makes various state judicial and board ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Amanda Crawford (pictured above) as the state's Commissioner of Insurance. Her term ...

Ahead of a winter storm forecast to blanket Texas this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott has activated a state emergency response.

Tony Sauerhoff, who also previously served as state chief information security officer, was appointed interim executive ...

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Here are illustrative examples: 1. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) The TCEQ’s ADR chapter [(30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 40] formalizes referral of environmental permit ...