A photo appearing to depict the Republican U.S. senator on a plane went viral on social media, after Cruz famously left Texas for Cancún during 2021's deadly winter storm. A spokesperson for Cruz said Wednesday he "will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."

Historically, Texas voters mostly skip voting in primary elections. That fact changes everything about who ends up being elected – from their ideology to possibly even their party.

Countywide voting will still be in place during the two weeks of early voting, but voters will have to go to their assigned polling location if they plan to vote on Election Day for the March 3 primary.

Council members hope Austin police can find a way to minimize contact with federal immigration agents, despite state laws that stop cities from prohibiting local police from cooperating with ICE.

The court may decide whether a particular challenge to Texas' Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, has a path forward.

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis says new policy will reflect the fact that officers have greater leeway over when to report people to ICE when they are suspected of civil immigration violations.

Hundreds of newly published text messages add more detail to the devastating timeline of the deadly July 4 Texas floods.

A group of Democrats sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, arguing Grok, the AI chatbot on social media platform X, has been able to create sexualized images of children. Lawmakers last year criminalized the creation of child pornography with artificial intelligence.

The Department of State Health Services is considering new rules for the Texas hemp industry that would require child-resistant packaging, stronger warning labels, sharply higher fees and effectively ban smokeable flower and extracts.

The Justice Department has asked states for their voter rolls with an eye toward purging ineligible voters. Democrats say sharing the data could violate federal election law.