Texas police made more than $50 million in 2017 from seizing people’s property. Not everyone was guilty of a crime.
Ben Hasson/The Texas Tribune In February 2016, prosecutors in Houston filed a lawsuit against a truck: State of Texas vs.
Read more
Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos — the state's chief elections officer — stepping down
Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos gavels in the 85th Legislature on January 10, 2017. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas
Read more
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturns death sentence for inmate Kenneth Wayne Thomas
The exterior of the building that houses the state Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals. Rachel Zein for The
Read more
Why did the Texas AG get into — and then out of — a controversial lawsuit in his home county?
The Plano Municipal Center Michael Barera/Creative Commons For a feisty group of Plano activists, the news that Texas Attorney General
Read more
Ken Paxton prosecutors to seek rehearing in pay decision
Special prosecutors Brian Wice, left, and Kent Schaffer enter the Collin County Courthouse during a pre-trial motion hearing for Texas
Read more
San Antonio ISD is innovating to integrate its schools. Is it leaving some behind in the process?
Brian Sparks, principal at both Bowden Academy and Lamar Elementary, is committed to the district’s integration plan but knows implementing
Read more
Dennis Bonnen, presumptive next Texas House speaker, backs removal of Confederate plaque
The “Children of the Confederacy Creed” plaque has drawn controversy for its denial that preserving slavery was an underlying cause
Read more
Analysis: A tight-fisted Texas Legislature with expensive ambitions
Muliadi Soenaryo Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. The Texas
Read more
Three weeks after election, Texas Democrat concedes to state Rep. Morgan Meyer in tight race
Joanna Cattanach and state Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-Dallas. Facebook campaign pages *Correction appended Democrat Joanna Cattanach conceded Thursday afternoon to
Read more
Here's our talk with NPR's 1A on Longview ISD and our school segregation series
Longview beats rival Lufkin 35-28 for the season opener at Longview High School, August 31, 2018. Earlier this year the
Read more