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

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Legislation to allow some forms of drug checking has reached the same Senate committee where a similar bill died last session ...

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Val Verde County’s Conservative Democratic Sheriff on Misinformation, Immigration "Before people start commenting on the border, come visit the bord ...

Three months into a second Trump administration, nearly a decade into the Trump era, more than a decade into the Greg Abbott era, and 22 harrowingly long years into the GOP’s unilateral control ...

Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.

Following a historic win in Cowtown, NewsGuild workers at papers in Dallas and Austin are still bargaining.

Why did police show up in force to apprehend a local activist, and why is the city’s top elected posting her mugshot and job details on social media?

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