A pollster and political science professor at Texas A&M's Bush School said that the candidates' visits to South Texas ...

A Texas law putting the state permanently in daylight saving time will go into effect should the Senate clear a House bill enabling states to stay in daylight saving year-round. Ben Abbott is ...

Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith, District Attorney Jacob Putman and County Judge Neal Franklin join Blake Holland to discuss ...

The 2026 midterms are here, and negative campaign messaging is flooding screens across the U.S. In Texas’ Senate race, ...

Lawrence Mower, Casey Murray and Haajrah Gilani join the Austin-based team covering the people, policies and power dynamics ...

In a new memoir, Ben Barnes, a former Texas lieutenant governor recounts his rapid rise, painful mistakes and the kidney ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a Lone Star Liberty PAC rally at The Angry Elephant in San Antonio on Thursday, May 21, 2025. In the final days of his GOP runoff campaign to unseat ...

Talarico Senate contest, new polls show Republicans leading the Texas governor and attorney general races by single digits.

The LinkedIn co-founder’s donation was nearly 80% of the pro-Talarico super PAC’s second-quarter haul. It comes as the Austin Democrat wages a campaign focused on keeping big money out of politics.

Following the death of longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), political leaders across the country, including in Texas, are reflecting on the senator’s legacy and what his death could mean for the ...

KATY, Texas — The music is blaring and the smell of smoked meats fills the air at an old-school barbeque joint that is quickly running out of seats. This political rally for Texas Attorney General Ken ...

Members of a new team of Times reporters and editors are covering culture, economics and more in a state long known for its political clout. By Sarah Bahr Times Insider explains who we are and what we ...