Last session, GOP lawmakers passed a drag bill, a ban on gender-affirming surgery and other legislation targeting the LGBTQ community. With the Republican Party growing more conservative, experts say it's likely the theme will continue.

Austin-area animal shelters have been overcrowded for years. Local officials and nonprofits are looking at different ways to alleviate the problem.

The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session.

The international restaurant guide added 15 Texas restaurants to its one star list, with barbecue showing up big in true Texas fashion.

The university is exploring potential legal responses after two men came on campus the day after the election with misogynistic and homophobic signs.

Gilberto Hinojosa, 72, served as the party’s chairman for more than a decade. He resigned after telling The Texas Newsroom that immigration and transgender issues contributed to Democrats’ 2024 election losses.

Gilberto Hinojosa, the longtime chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, apologized for saying immigration and transgender rights hurt Democrats at the polls.

Perhaps the biggest Texas takeaway from the presidential election is that more counties went Republican this cycle — specifically in the Rio Grande Valley and surrounding areas. Experts say it’s the culmination of a years-long GOP strategy.

With the hopes of a blue or purple Texas dashed, what might Texas look like under a second Trump administration?

Many voters were confused about what the state oil and gas agency does because of its name.