Patrick Sviteck

Nate Paul, the Austin real estate developer central to allegations of illegal conduct by Ken Paxton, Texas’ now-suspended attorney general, was booked into Travis County Jail on Thursday afternoon.

Nate Paul, Austin developer at center of Ken Paxton impeachment, arrested in Travis County

Patrick Sviteck

It is not immediately clear what Paul was charged with, but Travis County officials confirmed he was being held in the jail at the request of the FBI. Paxton’s deputies accused Paul of bribing the now-suspended attorney general in 2020.

U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, is greeted by a woman during her primary night watch party in San Benito, on June 14.

Government/Politics

Republican confidence grows as they eye a South Texas congressional sweep

Patrick Sviteck

Democrats are spending big to stop Republicans from flipping two of the three key battleground seats that have historically gone blue.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, speaks to supporters of Democratic congressional candidate Michelle Vallejo in McAllen on Oct. 30. Sanders addressed issues like inflation and said Republicans fail to mention the record profits corporations are generating.

Government/Politics

Bernie Sanders tours Texas hoping to amp up progressive turnout, including in key South Texas race

Patrick Sviteck

The two-time Democratic presidential candidate visited Central Texas and South Texas amid concerns that young and working-class voters are not mobilized enough for the midterm election.

U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, meets with a supporter after Pro-Life America’s Hopeful Future conference in McAllen on July 9. She is one of three Republicans hoping for a sweep of South Texas congressional seats.

Government/Politics

Republicans outraise Democrats in battle for South Texas congressional seats

Patrick Sviteck

The three GOP candidates raked in a combined $4.3 million over the past three months, and their Democratic competitors got $2.4 million together, according to new campaign finance filings.

Former President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Aug. 6. He will hold a rally in Robstown on Saturday.

Government/Politics

Trump to hold rally in South Texas two days before early voting

Patrick Sviteck

The former president will stage a rally Saturday in Robstown, west of Corpus Christi.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke, left, and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Government/Politics

Greg Abbott agrees to one debate with Beto O’Rourke, but O’Rourke wants more

Patrick Sviteck

The governor said Tuesday he has agreed to debate O’Rourke, his Democratic opponent, on Sept. 30 in the Rio Grande Valley.

Texas Department of Public Safety special agents oversee a group of four Honduran undocumented migrants who were apprehended on private property in Kinney County near Brackettville, on Nov. 9, 2021.

Border & Immigration

Gov. Greg Abbott empowers state authorities to return migrants to border crossings

James Barragán | The Texas Tribune

Immigration law enforcement is a federal responsibility. Abbott appears to be testing the limits of state authority by empowering state law enforcement to bring migrants to the ports of entry — stopping short of using state resources to expel migrants from the country.