Texas was named America's Top Business Climate for the third year, praised for its business-friendly policies, infrastructure, and workforce development.

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During the 2025 legislative session, when Republicans pushed to pass a school voucher bill that would use public money to pay for private education, many Capitol watchers thought Democratic state Rep.

Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to send resources to the state capital in advance of what he called "an Antifa-linked ...

The Texas National Guard and state troops are on their way to Austin. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday afternoon his decision to deploy the troops to the Capitol city ahead of the planned No Kings ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is again deploying state troopers and National Guard soldiers to Austin ahead of planned anti-Trump protests this weekend, which the Texas Republican deemed "antifa-linked ...

Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa on Wednesday announced she is running for governor in 2026, setting up a potential clash between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and one of the Legislature’s most strident critics ...

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, speaks on the phone at her desk on the Texas House floor on May 19, 2025. “Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa joins Democratic race to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott” was first ...