Texas' two biggest city police departments are losing officers because of troubled pension funds and low pay. The shrinking ranks have paired with rising violent crime rates, longer call response times and fewer solved crimes. Full Story
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Gov. Greg Abbott's personal Twitter inbox is a direct line for a group of about 3,000 users to reach Texas' top politician, which some have used to ask for jobs and other favors. Full Story
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Trustees for the Employees Retirement System of Texas voted Wednesday to decrease earnings assumptions for its $26 billion trust fund, a rare move that could have major implications for the state budget and the retirement system’s beneficiaries. Full Story
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A federal judge has tossed out a new law softening Texas’ strict voter identification requirements. Texas' attorney general says he will appeal the ruling. Full Story
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Texas A&M University System regents voted Wednesday to extend the contract of Chancellor John Sharp through 2023. Full Story
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In a Tuesday interview at one his campaign stops in Killeen, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke talked about his 2018 Senate run, why he supports impeaching President Trump and which El Paso Democrat he hopes will replace him in the U.S. House. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Matthew about UT's dark-of-night Confederate statue removal, the UT-System's oil-rich endowment and news that the AG's wife is considering a run for Senate. Full Story
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Taylor will seek the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Plano, in Texas' 3rd Congressional District. Full Story
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The Texas Legislature isn't likely coming back for an overtime round in Austin anytime soon — at least not to draw a new congressional map. But what does that mean for one of the most gerrymandered districts in the country? Full Story
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While Houston works to overcome its image as a dirty oil town, neighborhoods like Manchester remain solidly dominated by the petrochemical industry. Full Story
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As part of our Lock The Vote series, we examine a key piece of Republicans’ 2011 redistricting strategy, which courts said discriminated against minorities: U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett’s curiously-shaped 35th Congressional District. Full Story
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The differences between the state's top legislative leaders will inform the coming Republican primaries, because Dan Patrick and Joe Straus represent different wings of the Texas GOP. Full Story
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The Heidi Group, an anti-abortion organization, is losing $4.1 million in state funding to offer reproductive health services for women after failing to serve as many patients as it thought it could. Full Story
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Angela Paxton, a guidance counselor and the wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is considering a run for state Senate, according to people familiar with her thinking. Full Story
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is furious with the Six Flags amusement park chain over its decision to take down the Confederate flag and four others that had flown over the park. Full Story
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Texas has more than 180 public symbols of the Confederacy, with dozens of monuments dedicated during or after the Civil Rights era. Full Story
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Following an overnight decision by the University of Texas at Austin to remove three confederate statues from campus grounds, reactions from Texas lawmakers were mixed. Full Story
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All along the U.S.-Mexico border, about 840,000 mostly low-income, immigrant Latinos have settled in colonias – cheap plots of land outside city limits without basic infrastructure such as water and sewage systems, electricity and paved roads. Full Story
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The Employees Retirement System of Texas is considering lowering its earnings assumption for the $26 billion trust fund. Labor advocates fear the move would push lawmakers to cut benefits or require current workers to chip in more. Full Story
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El Paso Mayor Dee Margo said he didn't want the city to be labeled a "sanctuary" jurisdiction after casting the deciding vote against funding a municipal ID card Monday. Full Story
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