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

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

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

New 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the Lege considers mandating ICE cooperation and some counties await ...

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

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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Val Verde County’s Conservative Democratic Sheriff on Misinformation, Immigration "Before people start commenting on the border, come visit the bord ...