Civil rights groups warn foreigners not to visit Texas during the World Cup

A cohort of Latino civil-rights and labor groups is warning foreign visitors thinking about visiting Texas for the upcoming World Cup to scrap those plans due to the White House’s immigration crackdown and the state’s willing participation. “You cannot market Texas as a welcoming global destination

Inside the child sex abuse case that led to Ken Paxton’s office offering a plea deal of just one day in jail

WACO — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is under fire for a plea deal his prosecutors offered last month to a Waco man charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy. The deal in the case, which Paxton’s office took over about three years ago after the locally elected district attorney recuse

San Antonio household water bills could jump $222 annually if council approves rate hike

San Antonio Water System’s board of trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to move forward with the utility’s first proposed rate hike since 2020 — a move that could drive up average household water users’ monthly bills by nearly $20 over time. Even so, the measure still needs approval from at least

Texas-based mobilization group trying to get more voters to polls for primaries, runoffs

When nearly 4.5 million Texans showed up for the state’s March primaries earlier this year, it broke midterm turnout records. But recent history suggests most of them won’t be back for the May 26 runoff. In the state’s previous midterm cycle, runoff turnout dropped to just 8.2% of registered voters