San Antonio District 9 Councilmember Misty Spears is calling for deeper spending reductions as the city confronts a projected $158 million budget gap over two years.

Texas Attorney General endured barbs and roadblocks for his chance in the national spotlight at the Republican midterm convention — and it may not be enough.

This week on Texas Matters: Ectopic pregnancy deaths are increasing in Texas. Is there a link to abortion bans? The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee is holding back its report until after the election. What are the concerns? And could ICE agents show up at the polls this coming election? A lawsuit has been filed to try to prevent that.

The 2026 precinct maps were redrawn and approved on June 29 — between the March primary election and the November general election. The Texas Supreme Court now barres the county from using those new boundaries in November.

Increasingly, political candidates are using AI to depict their opponents in advertisements.

A Dallas rally drew Democrats and supporters to City Hall as the GOP held its midterm convention nearby, with speakers and attendees focusing on voting, representation and the 2026 elections in Texas.

Texas Republicans took anti-Muslim remarks to the national stage during speeches at the GOP midterm convention.

Texas Health and Human Services is asking the state Legislature for the funding to make more than 600 temporary eligibility worker positions into permanent jobs. The ask comes as Texas' backlog of Medicaid and Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, applications continues to grow.

Sept. 11 represented a new kind of national security threat, and a new national security architecture was created to confront it.

Council members have rejected past budgets with few consequences, but there’s a higher threshold to raise taxes and three already said no.