As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, a day to reflect on the end of enslavement in the United States, it's also an opportunity to mark the loss of voting rights in the nation, especially for African Americans. The gutting of the Voting Rights Act and recent redistricting efforts in the South will making it more difficult for African Americans to have repersentation in government.
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The moves to the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively, would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close. -
Because of his former job, Todd Lyons cannot engage with the Department of Homeland Security for a year, per federal law. -
Records, interviews with ex-Texas Funeral Service Commission staff and a recorded phone call between the agency's former executive director and an Abbott advisor show the governor's office wielded the funeral regulator to target the East Plano Islamic Center for political and religious reasons. -
The Trump administration is accelerating plans for new border barriers along hundreds of miles of the Texas-Mexico border, prompting protests, property disputes, and lawsuits from landowners and environmental groups. -
Voters in New Braunfels elected Michael French as mayor and Nikki Shaw to the City Council in Saturday’s runoff elections. -
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says the screwworm will continue to spread unless officials adopt a more aggressive response. Also, energy economist Ed Hirs says Texas oil producers are not significantly increasing production despite higher oil prices. -
Named for Camp Mystic after the deadly 2025 Hill Country floods, the bipartisan legislation would allow emergency alerts to be delivered by satellite when traditional wireless networks fail during disasters. -
The secretary of state is using a law that was originally written to focus on problems in Harris County. -
Texas Republicans spread message of unity ahead of November midterms. -
SAWS is proposing annual rate increases of 6% to 8% through 2029, though increases planned for 2028 and 2029 could be adjusted.
