The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top stories we're watching this year, when voters will have their first chance to make their opinions known on the events of 2025.

John Cornyn is locked in a Senate reelection battle with Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt. But that's not the only contest that could get heated.

GOP lawmakers are fleeing for the exit in droves, with many pointing to a Congress that they argue has grown too ...

We look ahead to some not totally serious predictions for 2026: ...

Last year’s not totally serious predictions were as forgettable as President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address.

On Jan. 16, a battery energy storage system run by Texas-based energy company Vistra in Moss Landing caught fire. In the ...

Aug. 11: U.S. Virgin Islands fencer Kruz Schembri-McCord wins the gold medal match in the men’s individual epee at the 2025 Junior Pan-American Games. It is the first-ever medal for the territory in ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs a bill at the state Capitol in Austin on April 23, 2025. Earlier this year, Abbott signed ...