Elections

UT Tyler poll reveals Texas voters’ opinions ahead of November election

Former President Donald J. Trump holds a five-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris among likely voters in…

Education

Boom in East Texas high schoolers taking dual credit classes transforming Kilgore College

LIBERTY CITY — Zachary Carnes is a government professor at Kilgore College but these days, he says, he…

Crime

Paxton, Texas House members accuse each other of mischaracterizing Robert Roberson’s case

A week after death row inmate Robert Roberson was set to die, the extraordinary quest to save his…

Crime

Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice

Eleven years ago, Texas lawmakers passed what would become known as the state’s “junk science” law, allowing courts…

Elections

Former President Donald Trump to make stop in Austin on Friday

As the 2024 U.S. presidential race heads into the final stretch, the Republican nominee announced Wednesday that he…

Texas

Texas sues Biden administration for not providing data on noncitizens

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Tuesday, accusing the federal government of failing to…

Elections

Level of oil and gas regulation at heart of Texas Railroad Commission race

Clarification, Oct. 22, 2024 at 10:36 a.m.: A previous version of this story mischaracterized the cause of statewide…

Crime

Juror says new evidence would have prevented Robert Roberson’s conviction

A juror in Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s 2003 capital murder trial on Monday told the legislative…

Crime

East Texas death row inmate, denied chance to testify at Capitol, relies on others to plead case

AUSTIN — A high-profile committee hearing at the Texas Capitol proceeded Monday without its main attraction: Robert Roberson,…

Crime

Testimony: New evidence would’ve stopped conviction

Terre Compton, a juror in Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s 2003 capital murder trial, on Monday told…