Texas

Republican Ken Paxton faces 20 charges of corruption, abuse of authority and obstruction of justice

The embattled Republican — one of former President Donald Trump’s biggest defenders — entered the state Senate on Tuesday to face accusations of bribery and corruption

The famous strips of grilled meat with sautéed vegetables inside a tortilla wrap were first made by ranch hands who were paid with leftover cuts

The historic proceedings set to start in the state Senate Tuesday are the most serious threat yet to one of Texas’ most powerful figures after nine years engulfed by criminal charges, scandal and accusations of corruption

The mandate is a pillar of a safety bill signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who rejected calls this year for gun control despite angry pleas from parents

At least 91,000 immediate family members were detained last month, the highest figure since May 2019

Temperatures in the area reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius), breaking by four degrees the previous record for this date that was set in 2011

The GOP hopes to cement support in Texas even as Democrats bet that a booming Hispanic population and other key demographic shifts could eventually turn the United States’ largest reliably red state blue

New rulings on the bans may be imminent in Florida, Missouri and Texas in the coming week. A federal appeals court panel allowed Alabama to enforce its ban on the medical care for youth

The harsh heat wave has led to deaths, broken records, damaged Texas roads and water lines, and evacuated a nursing home

An executive of Swiss energy giant Vitol admitted paying $600,000 in bribes to Mexican oil company officials

Both the Biden administration and Mexico want the barrier removed. The Justice Department has accused Texas of unlawfully putting the buoys on the international boundary

Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other states. People were told to chug extra water while mowing lawns or exercising outdoors, and to check on neighbors to ensure air-conditioning is available

Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit forecast for Saturday and 110 F (43.3 C) on Sunday in Dallas would break the current record of 107 F each day

Opponents of a sweeping Texas bill blocking local governments from enforcing their laws say it would deprive workers of water breaks during a historic heat wave, among other dangers

The reams of exhibits, most of which were publicly filed late Thursday and include emails and text messages, are the foundation of House Republicans’ case that Paxton abused his office and should be ousted

Historian Alice Baumgartner connects the Civil War with the abolition of slavery in its neighboring country: ‘Lincoln and Juárez’s alliance contributed to strangling the Confederacy’

Now that bans on such care for minors are taking effect around the country — Texas could be next, depending on the outcome of a court hearing — patients and their families are testing clinics’ capacity

At issue is money Planned Parenthood received for health services before Texas removed the organization from the state’s Medicaid program in 2021

The court Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Biden administration’s regulation of firearms without serial numbers

The guitarist of the folk-rock band Big Thief released his third solo album, ‘Haunted Mountain,’ which reflects on the fullness of love

The decision delivers a major victory to abortion rights supporters who see the case as a potential blueprint to weaken current restrictions

The state’s latest move to secure the border without coordinating with the federal government drew widespread criticism from immigration advocates

Paxton sat by himself on a bench and did not say anything during the brief court hearing. The next court date in the case was set for Oct. 6.

Body camera video released by the Frisco Police Department shows the car’s driver sobbing after officers with guns drawn order her to walk backwards with her hands raised

While a looming ban on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Texas higher education shouldn’t apply to academics or admissions, students and professors worry the botched hiring is a harbinger of things to come

The historic heat began blasting the region in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert