On Monday, however, several students made a pitstop to get their makeup done by one of over a dozen drag performers, each in ...

Republicans want to double down on a system that can keep Texans in jail for years without a trial, while attacking bail ...

A bill in the Texas Legislature would protect the last 21 pristine watersheds. But for years, previous attempts have been ...

New 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the Lege considers mandating ICE cooperation and some counties await ...

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DEI campus crackdown, Republicans are now going after gender and ethnic studies programs and faculty independence.

The Legislature’s lower chamber has finally blessed school vouchers—and denied ordinary Texans the chance to weigh in.

We oppose this execution as we do every execution. Capital punishment is an act of state sanctioned violence that violates ...