Ken Paxton asked a judge to order Mr. Smith, the special counsel who brought two criminal cases against Donald J. Trump, to preserve his records and avoid “obstruction of accountability.”

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead his border security and deportation efforts is an ally of Gov. Greg Abbott and a self-described "fan" of the Republican governor who regularly praised Texas' border crackdown on Fox News.

If Texas Democrats were looking for silver linings among the thunderhead clouds that rained down upon them Tuesday, here's one: The last time Donald Trump won the White House, they came out pretty well in the midterm election two years later. Everybody ...

For many of the blue-collar Latino men in and around an Austin Home Depot on the day after the 2024 election, Donald Trump made sense.

Nov. 12—The Texas Tech University System (TTU System) Board of Regents will meet on Thursday and Friday (Nov. 14-15) in Lubbock. The meeting will be held in the Regents Conference Room, First Floor (104A), of the TTU System Building, 1508 Knoxville Ave.

Cruz beat his challenger by 9 points, while Trump prevailed over his by 14 points. Still, Cruz performed better this year than he did in 2018

The fate of the booming renewable energy industry in Texas during President-elect Donald Trump's second term depends largely on how his administration treats President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

Mihaela Plesa, a Democrat, will continue to represent District 70. Morgan Meyer, a Republican, will represent District 108, and Angie Chen Button, a Republican who has served eight terms as the only Asian American woman in the Legislature, will represent District 112 in the Texas Legislature, the AP projected.

The last time a Republican president won by this much in Texas was in 2004, when George W. Bush won reelection.

In his 2016 race against Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump lost most of the counties along the Rio Grande by double digits. That changed this cycle.

Republicans grew their majority in the Texas House with help from Gov. Greg Abbott, forging a path for a possible school voucher program next year.

The Texas Secretary of State's Office has several guidelines for how voted ballots should be stored after an election to ensure they are secured.