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Corpus Christi Council Rejects Nearly $1 Billion Inner Harbor Desalination Plan

State officials say they will press to secure a long-term water supply after the council blocked the project.

SLB to Buy German Heat-Exchange Maker Kelvion for $4.1 Billion

Work in Big Bend National Park Halted as Parties Agree Temporary Pause

Jasmine Crockett Refuses to Campaign with James Talarico

Paxton Bars More Than 110 Texas Cities From Raising Property Tax Rates

Talarico Releases Ad Showing Attorney Who Says Paxton Took $1,000 Pen

Texas Orders Halt to Federal Contractor for Clearing State Border Land

Texas Grid Says Peak Demand Could Nearly Double by 2032 as Data Centers Surge

Two Republican Super PACs Hold Back Millions as Paxton Trails in Texas

Appeals Court Reverses Injunction That Closed Houston Midwife's Clinics

Texas Governor Orders State Probe and Sanctions Targeting Birth‑Tourism Schemes

Texas Tech Regent's $274,300 Donation Preceded Paxton Letter Warning Big 12

Fifth Circuit Upholds End of Texas Dream Act In‑State Tuition

G.O.P. Sells High-Price 'Delegates' at Trump's Planned Midterm Convention

Hinojosa Proposes $1,500 Check for Every Texas Household From Rainy Day Fund

Texas Supreme Court Pauses Harris County’s Immigrant Legal Aid Funding

Texas Senate Race Turns Competitive as Republicans Attack Talarico’s Masculinity and Democrats Press Paxton’s Scandals

Cornyn Drops Push to Rename U.S. Highway for President Trump as State Lawmakers Take Up the Cause

Texas Makes CDL Knowledge Tests English-Only and Reinstates H-2A Worker Licenses

Appeals Court Lets Texas Enforce Key Parts of SB4