Recent gas price hikes could be related to high oil prices and shortages in refineries. On July 6, the average price for a regular gallon of gas in Texas was $3.13, but that number has increased to...
Texas Senate Sets Rules for Paxton Trial
AUSTIN โ After nearly two days of closed-door deliberations, the Texas Senate approved the rules for the coming trial of impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton. The House impeached Paxton in late May...
TX Man Sentenced for Child Porn After Boasting
A man from Lamesa has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for possessing sexually explicit photos of a 16-year-old girl who he allegedly bragged to his coworkers heโd had sex with. U.S. Attorney...
Local City’s Boil Notice Remains in Effect
The entire City of Boyd has been placed under a boil order after a water system malfunction. Water pressure fell below 20 per square inch (psi), the city said in a news release. Normal water...
ERCOT Taps New Reserve After Nuclear Failure
A nuclear reactorโs malfunction on Friday caused a quarter million people to drop from the Electric Reliability Grid of Texas (ERCOT), forcing the organization to utilize a newly created energy...
Liberty Report: The Largest Spending Increase in Texas History
At the end of the school year, Texas children know two things: First, summer has arrived, and with it all the joy that two months of liberty can afford. Second, report cards will be sent home. For...
Sen. Paxton Will Not Recuse Self From Trial
Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney) announced Monday that she will not recuse herself from the trial of her husband, impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton. She issued the statement the night before the...
House Forms Committee, Senate Passes Tax Relief
AUSTIN โ Speaker of the House Rep. Dade Phelan has announced the formation of a new committee to consider property tax relief, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced the passage of a relief plan in...
ERCOT Asks for Voluntary Conservation
ERCOT on Tuesday asked for a voluntary reduction in electricity use between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Voluntary Conservation Notice was issued as part of ERCOTโs Texas Advisory and Notification System...
Memorial Planned for Dallas Air Show Victims
Officials from the Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Commission (MCVMC) unveiled their plan on Wednesday to construct a memorial dedicated to the victims of a tragic mid-air crash that transpired...
North Texas GOP Leads Anti-Impeachment Push
The Republican Party in several North Texas counties has been vocal in condemning the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton by the Texas House.
Abbott Signs Largest Budget in TX History
The largest budget in the history of Texas has been signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, allocating a total of $321.3 billion in taxpayer funds for the next two years. Because the Texas Legislature only...
Not Feeling So Lucky: Lotto App Down
The Texas Lottery App has stopped working. Texans have spent more than $6.76 billion so far in 2023 on the various games of chance offered by the Texas Lottery, so the anticipation -- and the...
Abbott Vetoes Bills in Property Tax Fight
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has continued beating the war drums in his fight for his property tax plan, vetoing another string of bills in an apparent attempt to force the Senateโs hand. The governor...
VIDEO: Homeless Encampments Overwhelm City Trails
The City of Austin has begun closing homeless and vagrant encampments on its greenway trails after citizen journalism showed that they had been overwhelmed by trash. The extent of the situation had...
Politician Arrested for Drug Smuggling
A city councilwoman from the Mexican city of Reynosa was arrested at a Border Patrol checkpoint after agents detected 93 pounds of cocaine in her vehicle. The councilwoman, Denisse Ahumada, is one...
New Super PAC Targets Ted Cruz in 2024
Texas Democratic operatives have launched a Super PAC dedicated to ousting Ted Cruz from his U.S. Senate seat in the 2024 election. The Super PAC, filed with the Federal Election Commission under...
TX AG Sues Biden Administration Over Title IX
The Texas Attorney General's Office, which is continuing operations under interim Attorney General John Scott during Ken Paxton's Senate impeachment trial, has filed a lawsuit against the Biden...
Abbott Begins Migrant Busing to Los Angeles
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that the first group of unlawful migrants had successfully arrived in Los Angeles. The people were dropped off at Union Station, according to a press...
TX LGBTQ Military Event Canceled After Backlash
An unauthorized event honoring LGBTQ servicemembers on Texas Military Department property has been canceled, the Office of the Governor confirmed.
Abbott Signs Laws To Combat Fentanyl Deaths
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed four bills into law on Wednesday to combat the deadly fentanyl crisis affecting the state. โThe fentanyl epidemic has taken far too many innocent lives, but thanks to...