Senate candidates Paxton and Talarico propose different plans to help Texans with affordability
Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico introduced their economic agendas while campaigning in North Texas last week.
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Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico introduced their economic agendas while campaigning in North Texas last week.
The Democrat outlined proposals on wages, medical debt, and affordability as both campaigns intensify ahead of November.
Three words keep coming up when current and former elected leaders describe former Fort Worth Mayor and longtime Republican Congresswoman Kay Granger: trailblazer, tough, and tenacious.
At One Stop Smoke Shop in Dallas, turning customers away has become a new norm as a statewide ban on certain hemp-derived THC products became official on Friday.
Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, a trailblazing North Texas Republican who became the first woman to serve as Fort Worth's mayor, has died, officials said Sunday night.
The Pew Research Center recently found that in 2023, about 320,000 babies were born in the U.S. to mothers who were unauthorized immigrants or had legal temporary status.
Before speaking to supporters in Sherman, Patrick spoke with political reporter Jack Fink about the tight race for the Texas U.S. Senate seat.
The debate isn't just about power.
Talarico told reporters Monday night what his $25 million pledge will look like.
Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton's refusal to answer questions about his property acquisitions and voting residence went viral last week.
The issue has divided conservative rural areas that have helped Republicans dominate state politics.
The governor of Texas is targeting hospitals and providers to put a stop to so-called "birth tourism" schemes.
Ken Paxton and James Talarico are facing political headwinds as a variety of polls continue to show them in a dead heat.
While state lawmakers approved $50 million in funding last year for sirens, flood gauges and sensors, a Hill Country lawmaker says that wasn't enough money.
A pollster and political science professor at Texas A&M's Bush School said that the candidates' visits to South Texas highlight the region's importance this year.
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Huffines to the position after the current Acting Comptroller, Kelly Hancock, announced he would resign effective July 31st.
A recent white paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas concludes that the record number of illegal immigrants during the Biden administration had a big impact on housing prices, rents, and employment growth.
During a campaign event in Bullard, in East Texas, on June 30, Abbott told supporters that the state needs to press the brakes on data center developers.
Hinojosa said he is focusing his campaign on a priority of housing, income and improved conditions for all quadrants of the city.
The 71-year-old four-term senator passed away after a "brief and sudden illness," his office announced.
Texas Republicans disagree over prohibiting AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods.
Abbott has ordered an investigation into a Rio Grande Valley hospital over allegations it advertised "birth tourism" packages to foreign nationals.
Talarico has said he wants to create a federal public health insurance option, raise the federal minimum wage and increase taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
"These folks in Texas are looking for leaders that have solutions for their problems," said Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder. "And that's what I'm wanting the party to do."
The Governor spoke days after Democratic candidate for Governor, State Representative Gina Hinojosa of Austin, blasted him on the issue.
