State Politics

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (533+ words) I add my name, County Judge L.M. “Matt” Sebesta Jr., in calling for a moratorium on new data center development until state lawmakers can establish guardrails that put Texans on a level playing field with these and other powerful industrial interests....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (108+ words) Issues that remain: Water, power, noise, more...

3+ day, 54+ min ago   (438+ words) by Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune September 11, 2026 The Texas Supreme Court on Friday prohibited Galveston County from using new voting boundaries for the November general election, ruling county leaders improperly redrew district lines after the primaries. State law requires “the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (42+ words) FOX 7 Austin President Donald Trump urged Texans to elect Ken Paxton, joking about Paxton’s appearance, clothing and speaking style before praising him as “the greatest attorney general in the history of our country.”...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (50+ words) Itemlive September 10, 2026 by Guest Editorial Editorial written by The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board. Lawmakers have handed Texas homeowners serious property tax relief over the past few years. State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, the Legislature’s property…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (569+ words) Ken Paxton is distributing 7 million eggs to Texas food banks after DOJ settlements with egg producers The companies were accused of manipulating egg prices and are required to donate eggs and pay $3.3 million to 17 states Paxton is running for Senate…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (779+ words) Texas heads into the fall campaign season with a governor's race that looks more competitive than any in a generation. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking a fourth term, leads Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa in most polls…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1234+ words) Justin Jouvenal and Gregory S. Schneider, The Washington Post//September 9, 2026// A group seeking to block Missouri from using a new congressional map that favors Republicans in November’s midterm elections has asked the Supreme Court to intervene. The appeal is the latest…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (385+ words) Opponents of a 2025 Missouri congressional map late on Sept. 9 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal judge’s order that allows the state to hold midterm congressional elections on Nov. 3 using the map, which favors Republicans. “The motion for a…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (300+ words) More than 1.7 million free eggs have already been delivered to Texas food banks, with another 5.3 million slated to arrive in the coming weeks as part of an antitrust settlement with three major egg producers, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced…...