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Subscribe to The Y’all ... limits on how much more in property tax revenue it can collect each year for five years following a loss in court. Such moves would “financially handcuff Texas ...

A 9-foot tall bust of Elon Musk, inspired by the meme “Elon I Drew You / You Are My Hero, Elon,” stands off of Boca Chica ...

For decades, cities and counties ... willing to go far beyond their limits to broker deals all across the state in exchange for payment. The CBS News Texas I-Team has reported the problem, and ...

JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KETK) — With the May 3 elections ... “The state actually stripped cities of their authority to do involuntary annexation back in 2019 and the MDD again, chapter 377 ...

These protests come as Trump's approval rating has fallen into negative territory among nearly all major demographic ... May Day events near them, set up their own demonstrations, or sign a ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday instructing the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security to create a list of all sanctuary cities failing to adhere to ...

We know they were doing this in other cities, and now they are doing it here in North Texas as well,” Chavarria said. “We want to tell people that when the agents get to their door ...

Our map shows some of the areas affected ... and has now just put an announcement out to say all passengers must leave the airport and contact their airline provider.’ Aena, which runs ...

ROGERS, Texas (KWTX) - Central Texans are speaking out against a bill that could impact all ... limits on how much could be awarded. Kennedy said that would make a person have to prove their ...

“Everybody has somebody in their ... to put all the responsibility on the individual,” she told me. “You cannot do that on your own.” And yet, resources remain scarce. Texas is home ...

She was known as “the Godmother of the Texas GOP ... freedom fighters to protect their country from communist expansion. Her legacy lives on in all of us who knew her.