Greg Abbott

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Kyle Hawkins to the state's highest court after a former justice said he wasn't seeking reelection earlier this year. Hawkins most recently served as part of the transition team to the Trump administration for the U.S. Office of the Solicitor General.

Wells Fargo celebrated the opening of its new $570 million campus in Irving with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and panel discussion featuring Gov. Greg Abbott. The campus is the latest sign of how much finance firms are investing in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Oak Lawn United Methodist Church said it would be painting its steps Tuesday in response to the new regulation.

The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.

Around 150 demonstrators demanded Dallas request an exemption for rainbow crosswalks after Gov. Greg Abbott directed political street designs be removed. Many protestors argued the crosswalks aren't political and give visibility to the historically LGBTQ+ Oak Lawn neighborhood.

The governor called the planned protest an "antifa-linked demonstration." Nearly 100 events will take place over the weekend throughout the Lone Star State.

The five-term state lawmaker from Austin has homed in on education issues in the Texas House, becoming a primary foil to Abbott on school vouchers.

Drought conditions across Texas have intensified since earlier this year.

The deployment will entail 200 soldiers from the Texas National Guard and 300 soldiers from the Illinois National Guard, according to the military.

The order appears to target rainbow crosswalks specifically, in cities like Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston, which have installed them in recent years.

The move has sparked legal challenges and pushback from Democratic governors who say the president overstepped his authority.

After Illinois’ governor condemned the planned deployments as “Trump’s invasion” and urged Abbott to resist, the Texas governor said he fully authorized them.