Paxton began investigating the East Plano Islamic Center in March for potential violations of consumer protection laws.

Some trans Texans worry that the lack of specificity on how the law will be enforced will harm their safety and lives.

Texas A&M is out of the top five in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months.

Texas A&M dropped out of the top five in the AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two months.

The final regular season week of college football has set the stage for conference championships.

Oregon has returned to the top five in the AP Top 25 college football rankings after a victory over USC.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet and Republican Leigh Wambsganss will face off to succeed Kelly Hancock after winning the most votes in the Nov. 4 election.

Conservative activists argue they’re protecting women and rebalancing the law that Democrats tilted in favor of LGBTQ+ people.

North Texas is in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 1959.

Georgia has moved up to No. 4 in The Associated Press poll, Oklahoma is back in the top 10 and North Texas is ranked for the first time since 1959.

The latest AP Top 25 poll has Georgia moving up to No. 4, Ole Miss entering the top five and Oklahoma climbing to No. 8.

The top five of The Associated Press poll is in for a change Sunday after staying the same for three weeks.

Some advisers have criticized diversity efforts, questioned the historical contributions of people of color, and promoted debunked beliefs.

College football's Week 12 features exciting matchups, especially in the Southeastern Conference.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet came within three percentage points of winning Senate District 9 — which voted for Donald Trump by over 17 points in 2024 — over his two Republican opponents.

Some Hood County residents wanted the same power that cities have to set noise limits, but did not secure enough votes.

Texans will decide the fate of 17 proposed amendments to the state Constitution and vote in special elections for Congress and the state Senate.

Three top-10 teams in The Associated Press college football poll lost.

Both Republicans and Democrats have said STAAR sets students up for failure, raising questions about basing a state takeover on the test’s results.

The district has struggled to bring students’ grades up, especially at campuses in low-income neighborhoods with large Black and brown populations.

The proposed constitutional amendment would affirm that voters must be citizens, a requirement that’s already in state law.

Byrum Brown accounted for five touchdowns, Jhalyn Shuler returned a fumble 34 yards for South Florida's fourth TD in span of 4 1/2 minutes and the 24th-ranked Bulls beat North Texas 63-36.

The last time North Texas was undefeated this deep into a season was 1959.

Texas’ congressional delegation obtained tentative funding for infrastructure improvements, university research and other initiatives, but the nearly 350 earmarks are all in jeopardy.

Barton’s appointment comes ahead of what is expected to be a politically charged debate over how and what children should learn about history.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and a coalition of religious freedom organizations are suing 14 more Texas school districts to block them from implementing a new state law requiring public school classrooms to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments.

The Hawkeye Wave is a heartwarming tradition at Iowa's Kinnick Stadium.

Doggett’s shocking decision to retire signals U.S. Rep. Greg Casar’s growing strength among Democrats in Austin politics and in Congress.

Suburban officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth region have enacted rules aimed at curtailing a sweeping new state law to allow more apartments.

Collin, Bastrop and Williamson counties say they’re proactively changing their voting procedures and equipment following a federal attempt to limit barcodes or QR codes on paper ballots.

Student fellows support vital initiatives like the Texas Tribune Festival and provide in-depth coverage of key issues.

Parts of Texas will see highs in the 60s and 70s. Staying hot in San Antonio

Mainly staying hot & humid in San Antonio, with slightly higher rain chances midweek

Mainly staying hot & humid in San Antonio, with slightly higher rain chances midweek

Lambert overcame a brutal primary last year after drawing the wrath of two of the state’s most powerful GOP leaders.

Health insurers are hiking policy premiums in response to proposed federal cuts and rising costs in various parts of the health care sector.

Texas lawmakers redrew congressional districts in a partisan bid to give Republicans five additional U.S. House seats. The move set off a bipartisan war across the U.S.

In a statement, Angela Paxton said she moved to end her 38-year marriage “on biblical grounds,” citing “recent discoveries.”

Texas’ new law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms is facing a second legal challenge. Sixteen parents of various religious backgrounds, represented by the ACLU of Texas and religious freedom groups, argued in a new lawsuit Wednesday that the law is “catastrophically unconstitutional.”

A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.

The contest coincides with the state’s November uniform election, when voters across Texas will already be at the polls to decide local offices and ballot measures.

The judges opting to hear the cases together marks a significant development in a saga that many believe will reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

Lawmakers added $100 million to a child care scholarship program but failed to expand access to free preschool for children with disabilities.

Two-time major champion Minjee Lee has taken over the lead with the first bogey-free round for anyone during the wind-swept KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

Jeeno Thitikul has extended her lead to three strokes at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

Jeeno Thitikul made five birdies in a six-hole stretch midway through the first round on way to a 4-under 68 to lead the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

Lawmakers passed a handful of bills aimed at easing access to guns as a new pediatric study links state legislation to increased firearm deaths.

Texas lawmakers bypassed bills that would have restricted “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, studied health impacts and banned some uses of PFAS-laced firefighting foams.

With Princeton leading the Texas pack, the state continues to set the pace for the rest of the nation, with seven of the 15 fastest-growing cities.

A manhunt is underway for a man accused of not showing up to his court date and removing his ankle monitor in connection with a 2023 murder in Kaufman County in North Texas.

H-E-B is continuing to expand across Texas, with its newest location set to open next week in Melissa.

There’s political urgency for Republicans to deal with housing affordability, especially as surveys find most Texans say housing costs are a top concern.

The three former students went to UT-Arlington and UT-Dallas. While they have prevailed in court so far, many other international students’ education futures remain uncertain.

After a deal to pipe water from Lake O’ the Pines to North Texas came to light, residents voiced opposition everywhere they could to block it.

El Paso Matters, Fort Worth Report, Houston Chronicle, The Texas Newsroom and WFAA will join us to support accountability journalism in Texas.

The Texas Legislature is considering bills that transit officials warn could hamper public transportation in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions.

The Biden administration had challenged a Republican-led redistricting plan that diluted the political power of minorities. Other legal challenges will continue.

Texas’ population growth has slowed, but the state’s major urban areas are still adding hundreds of thousands of residents.

Five GOP lawmakers who targeted the exhibit also called for the cancellation of the “Palestinian Children and the Politics of Genocide” lecture, which is still scheduled.

Powerful storms have killed two people in Mississippi, torn the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in Oklahoma and threatened communities across the nation.

Michele Carew was unanimously appointed as election administrator for the county that’s home to San Antonio, four years after leaving her post in Hood County.

Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.

The designations come at a tumultuous time for universities as funding could be cut off and efforts to end tenure continue.

Record-breaking heat waves grips Texas as temperatures soar.

Texas decertified a widely used electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?

While this year’s Ohio State-Notre Dame title game is between two Midwestern stalwarts, take heart: both teams have Texans who have made lasting impacts on their 2024 seasons.

The growth is fueling higher rents and home prices in the North Texas city that was once seen as a more affordable option to Dallas and other major cities.

Some Texas Parks and Wildlife Department parks in northern parts of the state shared what the outdoors looks like on Thursday.

KSAT anchor Stephania Jimenez spoke with travelers at the Buc-ee’s location in New Braunfels who braved Thursday’s slick conditions.

An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee is bracing for the expected arrival of freezing rain and snow, as some other parts of the country that already received an arctic blast this week are preparing to go another round with the plunging polar vortex.

Jordan McCloud threw for 307 yards and a touchdown, Lincoln Pare ran for a 73-yard touchdown with 2:25 remaining in the fourth quarter and Texas State beat North Texas 30-28 in the First Responder Bowl.

Texas received $203.4 million in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. Those funds expire Dec. 31.

A yearslong effort to bring high-speed rail to Texas has recently shown signs of life, but state lawmakers have consistently put up roadblocks to keep it from happening.

The Sunday after conference championships mean teams are set for bowl games, and San Antonio hit the jackpot for the Valero Alamo Bowl.

Texas State is headed to the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl for the second year in a row.

The fertilizer was promoted as an environmental win-win for years. An untold number of farmers and ranchers across Texas have spread it on their land.

The two-term Republican caught many Capitol observers off guard when he emerged as the standard-bearer for a coalition that wants to depose Phelan and reshape how the House operates.

Five Texans were newly elected to Congress this year, four of whom are set to serve in January.

Police say an officer has been killed and a suspect wounded in a shooting in North Texas.

Dallas is the sixth Texas city the attorney general has sued this year over marijuana decriminalization measures that he says conflicts with state law.

Owen McCown threw for 379 yards and two touchdowns and UTSA took control rom the outset in a 48-27 win over North Texas.

Quarterback Bryson Daily ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 18 Army extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 13 games with a 14-3 victory over North Texas.

UTSA quarterback Owen McCown’s play has largely flown under the radar until now.

The two states agreed to a land swap to ensure that a Dallas-area water district’s pump station lies wholly within Texas. Neither state gained in size from the small change.

Former state Rep. Matt Krause’s win may push the commissioners court even further away from the bipartisanship on which it once prided itself.

The turnout rate dropped more than 8 percentage points compared to four years ago — a high-water mark for the Lone Star State.

Across a dozen of the most competitive House races, Republicans raked in more than $11 million over the last month, compared to the nearly $3.5 million collectively raised by their Democratic counterparts.

A Bexar County election worker was assaulted Thursday, officials said. In Tarrant County, officials encouraged voters to review their ballots before voting.

Denton has renamed itself Halloween, Texas, and has planned 31 days of events to drive up tourism and family entertainment.

Revising the social studies curriculum could be among the divisive issues the Texas State Board of Education tackles next year.

The top-ranked Texas Longhorns are entering the weekend as 14-point favorites, but anything can happen in a rivalry game — especially in a rivalry game with 119 years of history.

At their root, homecoming mums may just be a big ol' metaphor for the oh-so-big reputation of Texas. At least that’s what one mum historian believes.

Former employees say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality gutted the unit soon after the fracking boom swept the state oil industry. The operation never returned to what it was before.

Millions of Texans would lose food subsidies and farm insurance if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year.

Texas officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people, most of them children. A ProPublica and Texas Tribune review of records shows that these mistakes and others were preventable.

Behren Morton threw four touchdown passes and ran 10 yards for another score as Texas Tech tied a school record with 52 points in the first half of a 66-21 victory over North Texas.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz this November, but the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee has vulnerable incumbents to defend first.

Allred has run a more traditional campaign in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, focusing on targeted ads and moderate policy.

Allred, who had previously gotten the Chamber’s endorsement in his House races, had long used the endorsement as proof of his bipartisan credentials.

The Fox News host who shared the allegation online has previously shared election misinformation.