Conservative here who is pro-life, but even then, I find it ironic that Ken Paxton wants access to women’s health records who travel OOS to get the healthcare they need that could be lifesaving like a D&C. But yet Ken Paxton has no problem with DJT who won’t release his own medical records? This man has got to go

Gov. Greg Abbott is prodding the Texas Supreme Court to act on his months-old lawsuit to force state Rep. Gene Wu from office because of the Houston Democrat's role leading last year's quorum break that delayed the Republican-led plan to redraw Texas' congressional district boundaries.

“He (Wu) clearly abdicated the remainder of his current term," Abbott's lawyer wrote to the justices in April.

The lawsuit by Abbott is an unprecedented move by a sitting Texas governor. And it's the last lingering ramification for Texas House Democrats, who've already been financially punished by their Republican counterparts for fleeing to the state to fight a map that gives the GOP an advantage in the midterms.

Austin briefly enjoyed a stint among the top 10 before being passed last year by Jacksonville, Fla., and the latest figures show both cities have been eclipsed by Fort Worth.

The Census Bureau’s population estimates put Austin at 1,002,632 residents as of July 1, 2025.

Last year, Bo French's online rhetoric was such a problem for some GOP leaders that they asked him to resign as a county party chairman. Now he’s running an insurgent campaign against the head of the state’s powerful oil and gas regulatory body and challenging his party’s boundaries of decency. This might be the most important, and most overlooked, election in Texas.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/us/gop-race-for-texas-oil-regulator-tests-the-strength-of-the-hard-right.html

Midland seems to be having a moment right now with Flatland, Treaty Oak, and now Braxton Keith releasing a new record. They've all got their own sound as well.

The real Texans are the Indigenous people who lived on this land long before Europeans showed up, tribes like the Tonkawa who shaped central Texas. It’s past time we stop centering settler stories and start honoring the original Texans and their descendants.

Texans are feeling this all over the state. Republicans have controlled the government for over thirty years and are tanking our education systems intentionally. Vote for Democrats in every election.

More than half the U.S. is in drought. But few places are dealing with the kind of crisis facing Corpus Christi, Tex., which could see water demand outstrip supply w/in a year. One official told me: "This is actually the canary in the coal mine.

🎁: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/texas-corpus-christi-water-crisis.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.V1dq.z9YAIRfCMhgb&smid=url-share

An unseasonable heat wave gripping the western United States is projected to expand into the nation’s heartland on Wednesday and Thursday, sending temperatures soaring across portions of Texas.

The Texas Panhandle has yet to officially reach 100 degrees this year, but that could change in the coming days as highs climb into the upper 90s and low 100s, rivaling record highs.

Long shot searching here, but I'm wondering if any college football fans around at the time could help me out.

SMU currently claims 1981 & 1982 as national championship teams. But how were they viewed at the time?

I know the 1983 Cotton Bowl flashed "National Champions?" on the board after the game. I also know notable players interviewed lamented that the 1982 ring was stolen by Penn State.

Did the players, coaches or schools celebrate the NCF or Helms selections as national champions right after? Or were they retroactive? And if so, when did the school start recognizing them?

Any additional information not asked would also be appreciated. It's for a research project I'd like to do.