[unable to retrieve full-text content] A protester dressed as Death holds a sign during a rally before a hearing in a lawsuit against the Affordable Health Care Act in Fort Worth on Sept. 5,... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Beto O'Rourke at a town hall meeting with MSNBC host Chris Matthews in Houston on Tuesday Oct, 30, 2018. MICHAEL STRAVATO EL PASO — U.S. Rep. Bet... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Beto O'Rourke at a town hall meeting with MSNBC host Chris Matthews in Houston on Tuesday Oct, 30, 2018. MICHAEL STRAVATO EL PASO — U.S. Rep. Bet... Read more
As rural Americans struggled in 2018, Midland Congressman Mike Conaway was laser-focused on making it harder for the working poor to eat. Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 10:42 am CST Left to right: Mik... Read more
Little River Healthcare shuttered two Milam County hospitals after falling on hard financial times. Now the people who live there are scrambling to find care. Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 6:04 am CS... Read more
PanARMENIAN.Net - More than 2000 human brains stored in tissue banks are giving up their genetic secrets. Genome scans have already revealed hundreds of locations where DNA tends to differ b... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor Julián Castro talks to reporters about his potential run for president in 2020. Castro held the pre... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Editor's note: If you'd like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey's column, click here. The 2018 elections in Texas had a decidedly national... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The House Chamber at the Texas Capitol on Aug. 16, 2017, the morning after the end of the special session. Austin Price / The Texas Tribune Today... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The clock nears 6 p.m. at the "Walls" unit in Huntsville, where Texas executes its prisoners, on Jan. 26, 2017. Jolie McCullough Texas again... Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Toronto Raptors are hoping that Kyle Lowry's performance in a 113-93 rout of the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night at Oracle Arena signals the end to a mini-slump b... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] A memorial in the desert near Falfurrias on April 2, 2013. Brooks County officials and ranchers have discovered the bodies of hundreds of undocumented... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Evacuees flee flooding in a boat with a nearly submerged Houston sign behind them, on Aug, 29, 2017. Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 sto... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Watch more video. The 86th legislative session is nearly upon us. Members and their constituen... Read more
The outrageous shooting of a man in his own apartment has triggered calls to reform Dallas’ toothless, decades-old system of police oversight. Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 12:27 pm CST Amber G... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Apple's existing campus in Austin. The tech giant announced a $1 billion expansion Thursday. Apple Tech giant Apple announced Thursday that it plans a... Read more
A lifelong progressive activist, Eckhardt always managed to straddle both the establishment and counterculture. Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 6:08 am CST Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, first wife and muse... Read more
A lifelong progressive activist, Eckhardt always managed to straddle both the establishment and counterculture. Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 6:08 am CST Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, first wife and muse... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Austin's Ullrich water treatment plant off of Westlake Drive in west Austin on March 2, 2005. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune The Texas water and w... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] A proposed high-speed rail would be built along existing power lines for much of its length between Dallas and Houston. But many project opponents say... Read more
A lifelong progressive activist, Eckhardt always managed to straddle both the establishment and counterculture. Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 6:08 am CST Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, first wife and muse... Read more
A lifelong progressive activist, Eckhardt always managed to straddle both the establishment and counterculture. Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 6:08 am CST Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, first wife and muse... Read more
Despite his earlier reputation as a hatchet man for environmental regulation bills, activists are cautiously optimistic that they can find common ground with Bonnen as speaker. Wed, Dec 12,... Read more
The lawsuits could eventually end up at the Supreme Court, where the future of Roe v. Wade is now in question. Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 3:49 pm CST A Handmaid's Tale-themed protest in the Capito... Read more
The lawsuits could eventually end up at the Supreme Court, where the future of Roe v. Wade is now in question. Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 3:49 pm CST A Handmaid's Tale-themed protest in the Capito... Read more
What happened to the Legislature's two-decade-old attempt to break the cycle of incarceration for low-level felons? Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 6:13 am CST “Basically, we’re throwing a... Read more
James Dickey on white nationalists in the Texas GOP, xenophobia and “America First.” Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 3:37 pm CST Texas Republican Party Chair James Dickey. Jen Reel Last wee... Read more
James Dickey on white nationalists in the Texas GOP, xenophobia and “America First.” Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 3:37 pm CST Texas Republican Party Chair James Dickey. Jen Reel Last wee... Read more
A connected tea party activist says white nationalism has nothing to do with race supremacy — it’s just part of Trump’s “America First” vision. Tue, Dec 4, 2018... Read more
To pull off the largest GOTV effort in state history, O’Rourke turned to the top architects of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 6:01 am CST To pull off... Read more
After Hurricane Harvey, the windstorm insurer of last resort for the Texas coast is “broke, in debt and facing a shrinking revenue pool.” Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 12:43 pm CST Since... Read more
With a GOP committee chair gone and new bills in the pipeline, state lawmakers and government transparency advocates seek to close loopholes in Texas open records law. Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 1... Read more
After a decade spent trying to remake Texas politics, the right-wing enforcement group has achieved nothing interesting or notable with Tim Dunn’s money. Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 6:00 am C... Read more
Over the last few years, something has been stirring in Texas. The midterm elections may signal a seismic shift in state politics. Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 9:37 am CST The Women's March in Austi... Read more
Over the last few years, something has been stirring in Texas. The midterm elections may signal a seismic shift in state politics. Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 9:37 am CST The Women's March in Austi... Read more
Democrats will have a little more leverage in Dan Patrick’s far-right Senate on issues like property taxes and public school funding. Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 11:07 am CST Nathan Johnson,... Read more
O’Rourke’s strategy of hitting all 254 counties didn’t win him the race, but it likely gained Democratic ground in small-town Texas, Republicans’ most reliable strong... Read more
Among the Democrats who won all 59 judicial seats at play in the midterms: a socialist and 19 black women running on criminal justice reform. Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 11:43 am CST The Harris Coun... Read more
Ben Sargent on the 2018 midterms. Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 3:06 pm CST Ben Sargent To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section, or find Obser... Read more
The trend of Empower Texans’ influence at the Texas Capitol dwindling continues. Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 11:05 pm CST Illustration/Sunny Sone Empower Texans, the aggressively reactionary g... Read more
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