Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt takes heat for lack of Texas law license in his bid for attorney general

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Analysis: Giving professors freedom, so long as they agree with politicians

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Gov. Greg Abbott’s two most vocal GOP challengers have long sought to push their party to the right

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Nine Austin cops are accused of shooting and injuring one woman during the 2020 protests against police brutality

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Attacks fly in final days of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s primary fight

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Former Texas state Sen. Kirk Watson running for Austin mayor

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Texas land commissioner candidates compete to oversee Alamo and disaster relief funds

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Austin police officers charged with aggravated assault for force used in 2020 protests

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UT Austin President Jay Hartzell defends faculty tenure after Lt. Gov. Patrick proposes to end it at all public universities

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Whistleblowers say Ken Paxton is misleading Texans about his bribery and abuse of office allegations

The whistleblowers who sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after he fired them for accusing him…