The unanimous decision frees the state to reset Robert Roberson's execution date but suggests lawmakers may still be able to ...

The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but ...

AG Ken Paxton and 22 state counterparts call for an end to Trump investigations, labeling them political and unjust.

Nate Paul was jailed Thursday on contempt of court charges. Paul was central to the impeachment charges the Texas House ...

Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread ...

Transgender people are at a higher risk of dying by suicide than the general population due to the discrimination they face ...

The state has reached agreements with a dozen companies thus far to "resolve legal claims for their role in the opioid crisis ...

Republicans who criticized Gaetz in the past urged colleagues to keep an open mind about him as attorney general.

A couple Texas officials missed out on prominent political posts at the federal level this week, as President-elect Donald Trump made cabinet appointments and the Senate voted on a new majority leader ...

Trump’s decision to tap Gaetz for attorney general, Gabbard for intelligence and Hegseth for defense will test the Republican-led Senate’s fealty to the president-elect.

With some members of his own party already voicing opposition to his nomination, Matt Gaetz could face a shaky path to Senate confirmation.

few were seen as more likely ascendants than U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Neither are set to ...