Vehicle inspections will no longer be mandatory in Texas, but most North Texas drivers won't see a difference. Here's why.

The attorney general says he wants to hold several Republicans accountable and ensure that they vote for State Rep. David ...

Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, raised a farmer, didn’t expect to be a lawyer, let alone a member of the state’s highest civil ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Tuesday warned of primary challenges for Republican incumbents in the state ...

In two weeks the Texas Legislature will be back in session in Austin to deliberate on thousands of bills — a historic amount ...

Several new pieces of legislation will take effect across Texas on January 1 bringing in a raft of new laws across the state.

Flags across the country will be lowered to half-staff until late January to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died ...

When we turn the page on the calendar we are also going to see some new laws, or new sections of old ones, added to the books ...

Most Texas noncommercial vehicles will be affected by the new legislation, but drivers in the Houston area will still need ...

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Texas Tribune investigation finds that border wall construction has been fragmented, primarily in rural areas.

Few things demonstrate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s apathy for protecting vulnerable people more than his failure to ...