Beto O’Rourke calls for the firing of DPS Director Steven McCraw for Uvalde...
McCraw is expected to provide an update on the Uvalde investigation to DPS’ Public Safety Commission on Thursday morning.
View ArticleIn Texas, how you vote on Election Day depends on where you live
About a third of Texas’ 254 counties are moving away from that and to the vote center model, which was piloted in Lubbock County.
View ArticleMonths after the Uvalde shooting, gun control is no longer at the top of...
The Texas Politics Project recently asked voters about the issues most important to them. The top three were immigration, the state economy and abortion, all with double-digit support.
View ArticleTexas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency 'did not fail' at Uvalde school...
At a public meeting where families that lost children in the school shooting said he should resign, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll only step...
View ArticleAfter the abortion ban, this Texas student says sex ed is even more important
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer, it’s put a spotlight on pregnancy prevention efforts, like sex education.
View ArticleCold front to bring some minor drought relief
A cold front will trigger showers in the area.
View ArticleSan Antonio Justice Charter's lead organizer insists proposal is not an...
The new city charter amendment initiative on Oct. 18 would make a number of reforms related to police practices and enforcement.
View ArticleEl Paso man allegedly involved in breach of the U.S. Capitol last year...
More than 880 people have been arrested for crimes related to the attack on the U. S. Capitol, including more than 70 Texans.
View ArticleTexas voters have been less willing to approve school bonds in recent years
An unusually high number of school bonds have failed in Texas recently. District leaders say new state laws have made it tougher for them to convince voters bonds are a good idea.
View ArticleFederal investigators tracing gun used in Dallas hospital shooting
State Rep. Rafael Anchía says he's also requesting an independent investigation into the "failures" by the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to revoke parole for the alleged shooter.
View ArticleElon Musk takes control of Twitter and immediately ousts top executives
Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company's general counsel, two people familiar with the deal said.
View ArticleWhere the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to...
#MeToo helped launch a wider examination of society's treatment of women in everyday life, at the workplace, and in Hollywood. But there remain institutional problems resistant to change.
View Article2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick
The pandemic led to a historic rise in early voting, as 70% of the electorate cast ballots before Election Day in 2020. In 2022, it looks like more of the same.
View ArticleWhat do you do when someone brings up fake news? Look for opportunities to...
Trust, not correcting the record, is the key to eliminating disinformation, says Ling Hwey Jeng of Texas Woman’s University: “Don’t talk about politics. Talk about her grandson. Talk about her...
View ArticleTexas is one of the few states with a pandemic-related disaster declaration...
The declaration empowers Gov. Greg Abbott’s office to make certain choices faster.
View ArticleBillboards and 'hate mail' with anti-LGBTQ+ messages target Texas candidates
Accusations of 'grooming' — or falsely equating LGBTQ+ people with sexual abusers — are cropping up in the 2022 election cycle and across the national political landscape.
View ArticleCalls grow louder for Texas’ top safety official to resign after Uvalde massacre
Of the over 300 officers who responded to the shooting in May, 91 were with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
View ArticleDispatcher's 'intuition' may have saved Paul Pelosi, San Francisco's police...
An intruder broke into the couple's San Francisco home early on Friday and attacked Paul Pelosi, who is now recovering at hospital. The speaker was not at home during the assault.
View ArticleWomen leaders switch jobs at record rates as they demand better from their...
Women leaders — already in short supply — are leaving their companies at rates not seen in years, a new report says. For every woman at the director level who gets promoted, two women directors leave.
View ArticleJerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87
The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
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