Weekly Roundup: Hill Country Flood Disaster, Special Session, 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Signing Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.

Honduran Illegal Alien Who Smuggled Thousands Into U.S. Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison The leader of the alien smuggling organization was paid between $6,500 and $12,000 per person.

President Trump Issues Endorsements of Nearly Every Texas House Republican Trump promised the endorsements in exchange for voting for the education savings account bill.

Harris County to Fund Promised Flood Control Projects with Partners' Support Amid Budget Shortfall Voter-approved projects are in jeopardy due to a shortfall of at least $1.34 billion.

A suspect charged in the murder of a war hero who served as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan had his bond reduced from $750,000 to a $100,000 personal recognizance (PR) bond ...

Randall County Republican Party Chairman Kelly Giles has been indicted by a grand jury on allegations of election fraud that occurred in 2023.

An alleged Chinese hacker has been arrested in Italy on charges of infiltrating COVID-19 research at a Texas university.

Among the items Gov. Greg Abbott placed on the call for the first special session of 2025 are regulation of low-grade THC products, congressional redistricting, and, following this week’s disaster, ...

Baylor University has returned a research grant to one of its research centers because of conflicting interests with the school's policies regarding “human sexuality.” A letter from university ...

Appeals Court Lifts Block on TEA Releasing New 2023–2024 Accountability Ratings The TEA’s release date for the 2024 accountability scores remains undetermined.

Dallas is the nation's first city to officially declare itself a “sanctuary city from socialism,” Mayor Eric Johnson stated in a social media post last week. Johnson made the declaration apparently in ...

The Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) found evidence that a former candidate for Fort Bend County commissioner violated the state’s election code, but declined to administer civil penalties since the ...