Category: Texas
Ted Cruz Faces Tight Senate Race Against Colin Allred in Texas
Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during a business roundtable event in El Paso, Texas, on Sept. 5, 2024. Cruz isn’t entirely shying away from all the hot-button [...]
Houston Representative Sheila Jackson Lee Passes Away at 74
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee attends the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards on Sept. 23, 2023, in Washingt [...]
Texas Megachurch Pastor Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations
Pastor Robert Morris applauds during a roundtable discussion at Gateway Church Dallas Campus on June 11, 2020. | Alex Brandon/AP
The senior pa [...]
Texas Primary Runoffs: A Mixed Bag for GOP Establishment
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) speaks outside the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 14, 2023. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Tuesday’s primary runoffs in Tex [...]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Pardons Daniel Perry for 2020 Protest Shooting
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Pardons Daniel Perry for 2020 Protest Shooting
Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry, a former Army sergeant [...]
GOP Fears Loss of Texas House Seat Amid Divisive Primary Runoff
Rep. Tony Gonzales not only has to win over voters in his upcoming primary runoff this month, but he also has to confront attacks from members of his [...]
Federal Immigration Policy Sparks Debate Between Texas Governor and New York Mayor
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gestures as he speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London on March 13, 2024. | Alberto Pezzali/AP
A heated deb [...]
Supreme Court Grants Texas Authority to Enforce Controversial Border Law, But Federal Appeals Court Steps In
In an aerial view, immigrants pass through coils of razor wire while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on March 13, 2024, in El Paso, Texas. | John Moo [...]
Supreme Court Declines Emergency Appeal on Drag Show Ban at Texas Public University
The high court had previously refused to allow Florida to enforce its law targeting drag shows, while lower federal courts in a Montana, Tennessee an [...]
Texas Wildfires Force Evacuations, Pause Operations at Nuclear Facility
Flower Mound firefighters respond to a rapidly widening wildfire in the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday. | Flower Mound Fire Department via AP
In a r [...]
