Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appeared briefly in a Houston criminal court on Thursday as a felony securities fraud case moves forward. The case in state District Judge Andrea Beallโs...
House Files 20 Impeachment Articles Against Paxton
The Texas House has received articles of impeachment alleging that Attorney General Ken Paxton has engaged in repeated actions that warrant his removal from office. Filed by members of the House...
Three Rescued From Offshore Oil Rig
In a rescue operation in the early hours of Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard successfully saved three boaters who had been stranded on an offshore oil rig platform near Freeport. The Coast Guard Sector...
Drag Queen Bill Could Soon Become Law
The Texas House passed a bill aiming to protect children from sexually explicit performances on Monday, but the Senate sent the bill to a committee on Thursday, where some disagreements must be...
Texas GOP Rallies Behind Embattled Paxton
The Republican Party of Texas is backing embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton against an impeachment push by the Republican-controlled House. As reported by The Dallas Express, articles of...
Committee Recommends Paxton Impeachment
The Texas House General Investigating Committee has unanimously voted to begin impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The vote is the latest salvo in the recent conflict...
Vehicle Inspection Bill Passes Texas Senate
The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would effectively eliminate annual vehicle safety inspections in the state of Texas. This bill now advances to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott to be signed...
Missing Woman Found Dead, Man Arrested
A woman who was reported missing more than a week ago from Midland was found dead Saturday, according to CBS7. Madeline Pantoja, 20, was found dead approximately three miles east of C.R. 190 and...
Paxton Scorches Phelan as Investigation Starts
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton denounced House Speaker Dade Phelan's (R-Beaumont) leadership ahead of a House committee investigation into Paxton's alleged misdeeds. The House Committee on...
Parent of Uvalde Survivor Banned From Campus
Free speech litigation brought by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is set to move forward against Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) after a parent...
Committee Hears of AG’s Alleged Misdeeds
Sweeping allegations of lawbreaking and ethics violations were leveled at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton during a three-hour Texas House committee meeting on Wednesday. The House Committee on...
Moment of Silence for Uvalde at 11:30 a.m.
Texans are being asked to pay their respects with a moment of silence for those killed in the Uvalde school shooting on the first anniversary of the deadly incident. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a...
Cause of Deadly Dairy Farm Fire Revealed
Investigators have ruled the fire that struck a dairy farm in the Panhandle in April -- one of the deadliest barn fires in Texas history -- an accident. As The Dallas Express reported, an estimated...
Phelan Dodges Questions on Drunken Claims
Speaker Dade Phelan has not answered questions related to his behavior in the House after a video showed him slurring his words.
Remembering Uvalde One Year Later
One year later, the Uvalde community continues to grieve and remember those killed at Robb Elementary School. It marks the anniversary of the tragic mass shooting. On May 24, 2022, 18-year-old...
Attorney General Demands Phelan Resign
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has called for House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) to resign after a video from the House floor allegedly showed Phelan to be intoxicated. As reported by The...
VIDEO: 230 Arrested at TX Jeep Weekend Event
Heavy partying at an annual Jeep gathering held this weekend in Galveston led to local authorities arresting approximately 230 people. Arrests were made by police May 18-21 for an array of...
Genecis Head To Leave TX When Abbott Signs SB14
After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared his intention to sign a bill banning sex alteration surgeries for minors, a doctor who once headed a well-known minor transitioning program announced she would...
House Reconvening With Hours Before Deadlines
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan draws criticism as the session nears its end and delays in the chamber put GOP priorities at risk.
VIDEO: Observers Allege House Speaker Drunk on Floor
A video of Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) slurring his words and swaying back and forth while on the dais has led some observers to speculate that he may have been drunk. Nearly five...
House Adjournment, Looming Deadlines Put Priorities at Risk
Democratic lawmakers in the Texas House stand poised to kill a number of Senate bills that have been allowed to languish in various phases of the legislative process following a controversial...