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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A political outsider, Terry Virts, is gearing up for a run at U.S senator, in which he’ll have to beat 2024 candidate Colin Allred in a Democratic primary before facing either Texas ...

Sep. 3—MATTAWA — A candidate forum for the upcoming fire commissioner election for Grant County Fire District 8 was held at Wahluke High School on Aug. 28. The forum included two candidates running ...

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath is mulling what to do regarding WFISD and Hirschi Middle School. Hirschi Middle School's record legally requires state action. The commissioner gathered ...

More than 830 bills passed by the Texas Legislature went into effect on Sept ... HB 33, also called "The Uvalde Strong Act," ...

AUSTIN Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian on Thursday issued a statement regarding the newly announced pipeline project, the 450-mile Eiger Express Pipeline, connecting the Permian Basin to ...

Valentina Gomez, a candidate for Texas's 31st congressional district, sparked controversy by burning a Quran with a flamethrower in a viral video, leading to her ban from all major social media ...

USDA programs equip new farmers to grow Texas agriculture’s future AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is reminding Texans about valuable resources for new farmers. The USDA Farm ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Dozens of people gathered Tuesday night for a public hearing hosted by the Texas Railroad Commission to weigh in on ExxonMobil’s proposed Rose Carbon Capture and Storage project, a ...

There has been a furious reaction to an anti-Islamic campaign ad posted by a far-right MAGA congressional candidate in which she sets fire to the Quran with a flamethrower. Valentina Gomez, who is ...

A Republican congressional hopeful in Texas has drawn condemnation after posting a campaign video in which she burns the Quran with a flamethrower while vowing to ...