While states like Texas and California create and vote on AI regulation, the federal government has stayed quiet. Congress’ current version of Trump’s “big beautiful bill” includes a federal ...

Eddie Garcia, a former Dallas police chief who now serves as Austin’s assistant city manager for public safety, is among the four top contenders for the Fort Worth job.

Judge Austin Reeve Jackson set Robert Roberson's execution for Oct. 16, almost exactly a year after the Texas Supreme Court ...

Aaron Reitz took a nearly $100,000 campaign donation from a doctor who fled the country prior to being federally indicted in ...

After a roughly 20-minute hearing, Judge Austin Reeve Jackson rejected arguments by Roberson's attorney that his execution should be further delayed because of a pending appeal to the state's highest ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Staffing changes are coming to the Austin Police Department in an effort to ease overtime and get more officers on street patrol. The plan spearheaded by Chief Lisa Davis will remove ...

Gov. Greg Abbott showed his continued fundraising dominance in a campaign finance report, indicating a $20 million haul.

State Sen. Angela Paxton, the attorney general’s wife, asked last week for the records to be sealed. A new judge brought on ...

A former Army officer charged with the shooting deaths of six people, including his parents, has been deemed mental competent ...

Nathan Johnson is the first Democrat to launch a campaign among a growing field of Republican contenders vying to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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The Texas Department of Transportation is partnering with law enforcement agencies across the state to crack down on speed ...