Ayden Runnels | The Texas Tribune
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The longtime state legislator, who announced in June 2025 he wasn鈥檛 seeking reelection, vacated the seat to serve as a U.S. assistant secretary of defense. -
The longtime state legislator, who announced in June he wasn鈥檛 seeking reelection, will serve as an assistant secretary of defense.
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Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas鈥� position as the nation's leader in capital punishment. -
Thursday鈥檚 execution was blocked by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals 鈥減ending further order鈥� from the court. -
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that mifepristone must be obtained in person, a decision the country鈥檚 highest court has temporarily blocked. -
Tens of thousands of residents and small businesses sought damages from power generators after losing electricity during the storm that resulted in billions in losses and 246 deaths. -
The Boring Company said it would begin assessing the feasibility of building an underground tunnel connecting a university with a new development. -
Cedric Ricks, who was found guilty in 2014 of the double murder in North Texas, would be the second inmate the state has executed in 2026 barring a court stay.
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The involvement of federal immigration agents in the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez on South Padre Island in March had not been disclosed in initial reports. -
The attorney general's complaint form is the latest effort to enforce new state restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings. -
In its first week, one group鈥檚 test of the new restrictions was met with ID checks at women鈥檚 restrooms at the Capitol while the Austin City Council moved to circumvent the law's intent. -
Some trans Texans worry that the lack of specificity on how the law will be enforced will harm their safety and lives.
