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Attorney General Paxton won’t defend state agency in gay marriage case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not defend a state agency being sued for its decision to sanction a Waco judge who refuses to...
Harvey recovery czar says insurance agencies should ‘write a damn check’
September 29, 2017Missed our interview with John Sharp this morning? Here’s what you need to know about what the Texas A&M; University chancellor and...
First responders sue Harvey-flooded plant after chemical fire
Seven first responders filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company whose Crosby, Texas, plant broke out in a series of chemical fires last week...
Texas chemical plant could explode amid Harvey flooding
August 30, 2017A fire or explosion looks likely in Crosby, Texas, where a chemical plant owned by Arkema Inc. currently sits submerged under six...
Senate backs bill that would roll back cellphone safety laws in dozens of Texas cities
July 26, 2017The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave tentative approval to a measure that pre-empts local ordinances on drivers’ mobile phone usage, effectively rolling...
Austinite and former intern for House Speaker Straus killed in Greece
July 9, 2017A 22-year-old Austin resident and former intern at the Texas Capitol was killed Friday in a bar fight in Greece. Eight people have...
Why is Denton County going back to paper ballots
July 4, 2017Frank Phillips spent last Wednesday staring down 600 boxes of election materials — voted ballots, blank ballots, precinct records — sitting in a warehouse...
What the Texas Supreme Court decided — and didn’t — in its 2017 term
June 30, 2017The Texas Supreme Court on Friday issued its last opinions of the 2017 term. As the nine justices set out for their...