Many Texas Democrats left the state on Sunday in protest of a Republican-led effort, backed by President Donald Trump, to ...

Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety inside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who ...

The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — A man in his 40s is dead after a shooting early Monday morning in Travis County. According to the ...

Texas Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts to pick up five additional U.S. House seats. Democrats face ...

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he'll try to remove Democratic lawmakers from office if they do not return after many ...

The rivalry tugging at the nation’s political balance is playing out in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.

Texas Democrats have prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump ...

Texas Longhorns quarterback Vince Young should be a name that any college football fan, regardless of where their fandom resides, should be able to pick out and ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: Some ...

While the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has raised more than $100 million, the governor's OneStar Foundation ...

Texas Republicans are scheduled to reconvene Tuesday after they voted to issue civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the state to stop a GOP-led redistricting effort.