Capital Highlights: GOP legislators unveil redistricting map as Dems flee
Wed, 08/06/2025 - 5:27am
A roundup of news that is happening across the state and region.
Area & State News
Shades Of 2003: State Dems stop a quorum
Wed, 08/06/2025 - 5:27am
This week, the Democrats, approximately 55 of them, left the state so the House wouldn’t have a quorum
Capital Highlights: Kerr County death toll tops 100, with 161 still missing
Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:20pm
Search teams have recovered 103 bodies in Kerr County after the devastating July 4 floods along the Guadalupe River, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying at least 161 people were still unaccounted for.
Comptroller distributes $1.2B in monthly sales tax revenue
Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:20pm
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 4.5 percent more than in July 2024.
Reports: Paxton divorce will proceed outside public view
Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:20pm
A state district court judge in Collin County agreed Friday to seal all records relating to divorce proceedings between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. Angela Paxton, according to reports by The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times.