Miguel “Mike” Angel Garza, a South Texas political operative, was sentenced to 13 months for funneling bribes to Edinburg city council members in a pay‑to‑play scheme.

Texas Governor Abbott promotes state's defense manufacturing and energy strategy with US ambassadors, stressing Texas' role in national security and innovation.

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

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.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott appoints Chris Moose and reinstates Jamie Becker, Ph.D., and Sangeeta Singg, Ph.D., to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

Governor Greg Abbott volunteers Texas for a HUD pilot program to fight fraud in federal affordable housing. His letter emphasizes efficient program administration and preventing misuse of funds.

Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates grocery chains for spraying organic produce with pesticides, aiming to protect consumer rights and organic standards.

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.

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.

Governor Abbott appoints Williams, Lewis, and Cardenas to the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation Board, aiming to address housing affordability in Texas.

The Texas Attorney General won a legal battle, stopping San Antonio from funding out-of-state abortions with city money, citing state law prohibiting taxpayer-funded abortion-related activities.

Texas State Technical College got a $3.5 million grant for a semiconductor technician training program to bolster the workforce for the tech industry.