Abbott asks court to reject Minnesota bid to force extradition of ICE officer

Gov. Greg Abbott has asked a federal judge to reject Minnesota’s effort to force the extradition of an immigration officer arrested in Texas, saying he has “serious concerns” whether the officer is actually a fugitive from justice. Abbott said state officials are still investigating whether Christia

County Republican Party in North Texas faces backlash after posing anti-Muslim question to nominee

A county Republican Party in North Texas is facing public backlash after one of its precinct chairs asked a potential justice-of-the-peace nominee whether he could train a police dog to bite Muslims. Last week, Joshua Gallardo — who considered seeking the Republican nomination for Young County Justi

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott releases botched summer playlist no one asked for

Somewhere, a social media intern should be embarrassed. Even though summer is almost over, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a “summer playlist” online Friday for some reason, and it features several glaring errors that are likely to leave any fan of Lone Star State music shaking their head. The playlis

Will the San Antonio Spurs cover a $220 million infrastructure bond to avoid another arena vote?

Will the San Antonio Spurs pay for $200 million-plus in upgrades to the infrastructure around Hemisfair rather than have a city issued bond measure to cover that work go to a public vote? That’s the question political experts and City Hall observers are pondering following City Council’s rejection l