Even with a generation of new departments of government efficiency sweeping across the land, there are some kinds of spending that public officials still like to boast about. When it comes to road ...

Travelers planning a Texas road trip can now scout out the state's best barbecue joints with the help of a new Texas Department of Transportation map layer. TxDOT’s Statewide Planning Map is ...

I represent the people of El Paso, Texas in the state legislature, a west Texas district that is a 14-hour drive away from the Louisiana border. Yet, data from the Texas Legislative Council indicates ...

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SEGUIN, Texas – Under a broiling sun, there's a popular, frozen drinks stop here in the seat of Guadalupe County known as Milly's where locals cool off in the summer. But business owner Tomas ...

Democratic lawmakers’ returned to the Capitol, and Republicans redrew their maps again, trying to flips seats and make their existing districts stronger. By J. David Goodman Reporting from Austin ...

A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling is a major ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use a congressional map that will boost President Donald Trump’s effort to keep Republicans in control of Congress, blocking a lower court decision that ...

Texas state Sen. Pete Flores looks over a redrawn U.S. congressional map during debate over a bill in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, August 22, 2025. Credit: Eric Gay/AP Photo We ...