Texas AG Ken Paxton has filed to intervene in Dr. Mary Talley Bowden’s lawsuit against the Texas Medical Board over her 2021 ivermectin treatment attempt.

At a Fort Worth forum Wednesday, GOP hopefuls for Tarrant County and state House seats debated immigration, redistricting and public safety ahead of the March 3 primary. Voters watched candidates try to stake out the suburban ground now in play.

Fort Worth approved an expanded partnership with ICE this week, reigniting debate over local policing and immigration enforcement. Activists warn the move could chill trust with police.

Grapevine council is moving to place a renewal of the half‑cent crime‑prevention sales tax before voters after officials flagged a multimillion‑dollar CCPD shortfall. The council favored a 20‑year extension and could put it on the May 2 ballot.

Dallas ISD trustees are set to vote Thursday on a $6.2 billion bond that would replace 26 campuses and add about 400 permanent classrooms.

The Texas Tribune consolidated candidate Q&As, ballot lookup tools and short videos into a free vote hub to help Texans navigate new maps before early voting.

Arlington City Council will vote Tuesday on a rewritten anti‑discrimination ordinance and a companion resolution that could shift complaints away from city investigations. The measures follow months of debate over federal funding risks and local protections.

A split Commissioners Court looks set to expand the sheriff’s ICE agreement despite public opposition and safety concerns. The vote is scheduled for Tuesday.

A clip from a late‑2024 interview of Houston Rep. Gene Wu has gone viral on X, prompting condemnations from national conservatives and renewed scrutiny of his leadership.

Van Zandt County is expected to consider a temporary moratorium on new solar, wind and battery projects as state probes and local safety concerns converge around a 100-MW storage site.

Family and lawyers say it took hours to learn that Leqaa Kordia was hospitalized after a fall and seizure at Prairieland. They’re pressing courts and ICE for answers.

The Texas Medical Board has posted a required course that walks clinicians through when abortion is lawful to protect a patient’s life. Doctors say the slides may not resolve murky, real‑world cases.

A City memo shows 17 Dallas projects will share $14,975,000 from the FY26 federal spending package, funding Fair Park upgrades, White Rock Lake trails and DPD programs.