The Texas governor is more worried about the congressional maps than the flooding in his state.

Irresponsible political leaders have poisoned residents of the Lone Star State against government solutions, and the civic corrosion is having increasingly deadly results.

The No Kings protest in Austin, Texas, was themed “Kick Out the Clowns.” But there was a dark undercurrent amid the drag performances and chicken dances.

The state GOP just approved a party platform that would effectively ensure one-party rule.

Is it too much to ask growers and construction firms to furnish water and shade on hot days? Apparently so—in Florida and Texas.

The two top lawmakers in the Lone Star State are pursuing personal vendettas against fellow Republicans—and leading their party into the fringes.

A visit to the valley that’s supposedly trending Trump reveals that Democrats still have an advantage—but people’s lives don’t always fit into ideological boxes.

The Texas National Guard has deployed lies, fire, and razor wire in what’s been a largely inept attempt to deter asylum-seekers.

The sham impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas shows that the GOP now exists solely to please Trump.

Greg Abbott’s border rhetoric may mostly be an act of political gamesmanship, but he’s treading a very dangerous path.

The recent Texas razor-wire case highlights the way the justices can use the so-called “shadow docket” to resolve disputes while obfuscating their rationale.

Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill this week declaring that the state will enforce federal immigration laws within its own borders. Even the Supreme Court may find that to be a bridge too far.

Here’s your guide to the heroes and villains—plus a list of the 50 most banned books.

What if the point of state-level drag bans is not the legislation itself but rather the scapegoating of queer and trans people as enemies?

A new bill rolls back city-level rights for workers to take breaks during hot days—as Texas swelters through a punishing heat wave.

Conservatives are bringing back some tactics from the original drug war. They’re cruel—and they also don’t stand a chance of working.

The party has not effectively countered the Republican plan to crush liberal power in the Lone Star State.

The bodies pile up. Republicans say it’s in God’s hands. And the new weapons coming to market are even deadlier. There’s only one logical conclusion.

The Texas governor seems bent on out-MAGAing his Florida rival. People are going to get hurt.

The Texas governor wants to make a big name for himself in the conservative movement, and students are being left behind.