Politics & Government

State Sen. Nathan Johnson, a Dallas Democrat, told the Observer about his concerns regarding the $18 billion package.

In a letter last week, more than 100 faith leaders warned the state’s school districts against letting chaplains serve as counselors on campus.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been battling with the White House over his controversial border tactics. One photographer got a look at how far some families will go to reach America.

The pageant queen is vying for House District 112 north of Dallas, a seat long held by GOP state Rep. Angie Chen Button.

Demonstrators at Texas Woman’s University chanted: “Greg Abbott, you can’t hide / We charge you with genocide.”

Texas’ Republican attorney general will face an impeachment trial in the state Senate next month, but that doesn’t mean he’s not making waves now.

The Republican governor issued a press release Friday lauding Operation Lone Star for stopping “criminals at President Biden’s open border.”

The conversation between state Rep. Jeff Leach and Michelle Smith, a senior adviser to the attorney general, grew heated at times.

No Democrat has won a statewide office in Texas in decades. The former NFL linebacker from Dallas may change that.

A stunning new report details disturbing allegations and incidents involving migrants along the Rio Grande.

The suspended Texas Attorney General is staying busy ahead of his Sept. 5 Senate trial.

On Monday, House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced they had agreed on “$18 billion tax cut legislation.”

An expert says the fight for more documents will have to take place in court.

“It wasn’t a surprise to me, but it definitely was a punch in the gut,” said a Dallas obstetrician-gynecologist.

The city has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting card rooms in court.

“It’s a scary day for our democracy,” said the president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

“You’ve also spent a lot of time in Cancun. That’s pretty south, right?” the horror novelist said to the senator in a tweet.

The recent death of postman Eugene Gates, Jr., has prompted workers’ advocates to condemn a new Texas law.

The Dallas Housing Coalition has one very big goal for the city’s 2024 bond package.

The moderate conservative politician represented Texas’ 23rd Congressional District from 2015 to 2021.

The Human Rights Campaign found that the Lone Star State accounted for one-fifth of all anti-LGBTQ+ bills nationwide in 2023.

The City Council gave the thumbs up on a new set of guidelines that should help officials tackle corruption.