When showing up at the Texas Capitol made a difference

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“Who ever thought I would be chief?” Texas’ Alabama-Coushatta tribe elects first female chief

LIVINGSTON — When Millie Thompson Williams and her cousin Myra Battise were growing up, they’d play…

Texas Legislature’s state budget proposals leave more than $50 billion in state funds up for grabs

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Texas lawmakers want to end state holiday commemorating Confederate veterans

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn eyes the seemingly impossible: a bipartisan deal on immigration

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T-Squared: Texas Tribune 2022 diversity report shows progress

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Texas teens embark on an idealistic quest to shut down the state’s last five youth prisons

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Gov. Greg Abbott energizes supporters with vows to focus on education and the border as his third term begins

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Watch live: Gov. Greg Abbott’s inauguration festivities

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Environmentalists push for tougher oil and gas restrictions to protect rare whale in Gulf of Mexico

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