In his comments, Abbott positioned his order as necessary to protect against divisive radical policies, a common rhetorical device of right-wing politicians ...

When a disabled child turns 18, the legal disability of minority is removed and, with that, the parents’ power to make his or her decisions vanishes.

The way the Texas House and most other legislative bodies operate, members can't just get up on the chamber floor and start making a fuss over things they don't like. Instead, they follow a genteel ...

A letter sent by the governor to the heads of state agencies on Thursday mirrors the language of recent executive orders ...

With an executive order Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott again took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion programs, mirroring ...

Abbott signed an executive order on Friday that seeks to end all diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) policies.

The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 ...

The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 Texas legislative session. In the session’s first 60 days, lawmakers are ...

Victoria was a practicing attorney for over a decade, admitted in Texas and California. She has also held senior HR roles in major corporations, honing a talent for communicating across varied ...

A natural gas flare in Garden City. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the federal government to stop a methane tax aimed at reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas. Credit ...

Dr. Love Paul, left, Pearl Paul, and their son Nate Paul, right, attend the 2011 Texas ... power and bribery in order to help the developer, who gave the Republican a $25,000 campaign donation in 2018 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, insisted in her Senate confirmation hearing that ...