The Texas Department of Public Safety recently seized roughly $2 million worth of cocaine during an Operation Lone Star traffic stop in Hidalgo County. A news release from the Texas DPS stated that...
ERCOT Pays Crypto Company $31 Million
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas paid a Colorado-based cryptocurrency mining company more than $31 million to reduce its energy usage during the August heat wave. Jason Les, CEO of Riot...
More Bush Ties to Paxton Impeachment Revealed
AUSTIN — As the trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton continues its second week, more details about the role George P. Bush allegedly played in the impeachment effort have come to light. Paxton’s...
House Witness Undermines Impeachment Article
AUSTIN — On the sixth day of the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, a witness called by the House Board of Managers testified that one of the impeachment articles was entirely false....
Texas Republicans Increasingly Support Trump
Support among Texas Republicans for Donald Trump in the GOP presidential primary has continued to increase, with the former president leading by more than 50% in a new poll. Trump is favored by 61%...
Is Bush Family Part of a Plot to Unseat AG?
AUSTIN — As the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton enters its second week, the defense has suggested that someone with a familiar family name in politics was involved in a coordinated...
Paxton Complainants Might Have Broken the Law
AUSTIN — Two of the main whistleblowers who testified at the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton potentially violated Texas law by sending privileged materials to outside personal...
Paxton Affair Discussed in Impeachment Trial
AUSTIN — On Monday, September 11, details of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s extramarital affair were revealed while his wife Sen. Angela Paxton sat at her desk on the Senate floor. Ken Paxton,...
Texan Sold Land to CCP-Linked Business
An East Texas real estate mogul allegedly made millions of dollars selling Texas land to a Chinese billionaire with ties to the Communist Party of China. David Frankens of Lufkin allegedly sold...
CCP Allegedly Contributed to Bill Not Passing
Many Texans already expect another special legislative session to be called by Gov. Greg Abbott sometime in the fall, and one state senator hopes that foreign land ownership in the state will be on...
Defense Pokes Holes in Paxton Impeachment
AUSTIN — Attorney General Ken Paxton's defense team seemingly undermined several key claims in the articles of impeachment lodged against the embattled official as the first week of his impeachment...
Surprising Waco Siege Reunion Unfolds at Paxton Trial
AUSTIN — While the ongoing impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton stands as one of the most historic events in Texas political history, Friday's proceedings upped the ante by producing a...
Haven for Hope Helps Homeless Veterans
In San Antonio, Haven for Hope is working to help homeless veterans get back on their feet as part of its trademark "one-stop-shop" approach to homeless services. Haven for Hope offers a variety of...
Former Texas DA Announces Senate Campaign
A former Texas district attorney announced on Tuesday that he would be running for the U.S. Senate in a bid to unseat incumbent Ted Cruz. Mark Gonzalez, who had until recently been the district...
Temperatures, Wind Power Strain Electric Grid
A confluence of factors resulted in the Texas energy grid entering emergency operations earlier this week, raising further concerns about the stability of the state's energy infrastructure. The...
Former TX Mayor Sentenced for Child Obscenity
A former Texas mayor has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an online police sting targeting people trying to solicit sex from minors....
VIDEO: Police Investigate Road Rage Incident
The Austin Police Department said Wednesday it has launched an internal affairs investigation into one of its officers following an apparent road rage incident in Garland that went viral. Amanda...
Texas Buoys To Remain in Place Indefinitely
The floating marine barriers along the Rio Grande will be allowed to remain in place indefinitely after a federal court of appeals paused a lower court’s ruling on Thursday that had directed Texas...
New TX Life Support Law Increases Notice Period
A new state law increases the amount of notice doctors are required to give family members before taking a patient off life support. According to the Texas Advance Directives Act, physicians can...
TX GLO Squares Off Against Feds Over Lizard
The Texas General Land Office and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are at odds over a lizard. Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is pushing back against a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services...
Witness Admits He Had No Evidence on Paxton
AUSTIN -- During a cross-examination of a former employee of Attorney General Ken Paxton, the witness admitted to reporting Paxton to federal law enforcement without any evidence of unlawful...