Protesters gather ahead of Gov. Greg Abbott's speech to decry his scapegoating of immigrants

As Gov. Greg Abbott prepared to give his State of the State address Thursday at a magnet factory off Interstate 35 on the way out of San Marcos, a group of Texas State students and activists held a potluck in a public park downtown. This was the State of the People, an anti-Abbott protest organized

Analysis: Gov. Greg Abbott's bunkered State of the State speech a sign of weakness, not strength

Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday delivered his State of the State address, checking off a list of right-wing talking points while laying out his priorities for the current session of the Texas Legislature. The content of the Republican governor's speech was predictable: he wants lawmakers to cut propert

D.C.-based DOJ investigators take over corruption probe into Attorney General Ken Paxton

Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., are taking over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after the U.S. attorney’s office in San Antonio was recused from the probe. Prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office had led the investigation since October 2020 i

Huzzah! Central Texas renaissance fest Sherwood Forest Faire opens Mar. 4

Sherwood Forest Faire is back for its 14th year, opening on weekends starting Mar. 4. The annual medieval festival will take place in a 25-acre permanent village in the Lost Pines region of Bastrop County, between McDade and Paige, 35 miles east of Austin. The fest's theme is based on the story of R