Anti‑Sharia rhetoric from Texas GOP leaders has some conservative Muslim voters and donors questioning their place in the party.

Incumbent Teneshia Hudspeth faces two Republican challengers as Harris County's elections and records office becomes a contested battleground ahead of March primaries.

Texas awarded Tekscend Photomask $15.2M to expand photomask manufacturing, aiming to create 50 jobs and enhance semiconductor production capabilities.

Pearland councilmember Tony Carbone launched a bid for mayor last Friday, promising to prioritize public safety and repair aging infrastructure ahead of the May 2 election.

Fort Bend Rep. Gary Gates, who wrote HB21 to curb 'traveling' housing-finance tax deals, has intervened in litigation defending the law he authored.

Emails and records show Miles helped arrange a $950,000 contract and shared HISD curriculum with a charter network; trustees are calling for an outside review.

An outside law firm is investigating Humble PD leadership as city records show nearly $60K in travel and training charges tied to department leaders.

The Texas Supreme Court finalized rules that hand the state control over which law schools qualify graduates to sit for the Texas bar, ending decades of ABA oversight. The order keeps current schools intact for now while opening a path for non‑ABA programs to seek approval.

Sugar Land’s City Council approved multi‑million dollars for new cameras and crime‑center software, expanding its license‑plate reader program and prompting privacy questions.

Texas AG Ken Paxton has launched a statewide probe into grocery misting of organic produce and is demanding that stores post signs and tell shoppers to rinse.

ExxonMobil's CEO Darren Woods described Venezuela's oil market as "uninvestable," contrasting Trump's push for U.S. oil investment there, citing a lack of legal support and previous asset seizures.

More than 40 Texas House Democrats asked AG Ken Paxton to probe Grok after AI‑generated sexualized images surfaced on X. They point to the new Texas AI law as giving Paxton authority to act.

Two federal lawsuits challenge Census methods and who gets counted, raising the prospect of altered congressional seats and federal funding for Texas. Courts will decide whether privacy tools or noncitizens stay in the apportionment count.