Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign admits it took illegal campaign donations

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign this week admitted to federal regulators that it took multiple first-quarter donations that exceeded limits outlined in U.S. campaign finance law. In a July 20 letter to the Federal Election Commission, the Ken Paxton for Senate campaign said

To block renewable energy projects, Texas Republicans have weaponized conservation concerns

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Environmentalists in Texas want the state to adopt new laws and regulations governing where renewable energy project

Texas Republican candidate blames state’s water crisis on ‘illegal aliens’ and ‘foreigners’

Bo French, the habitually inflammatory Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, is grasping for controversy yet again. In a Thursday tweet, the former Tarrant County GOP chair blamed undocumented immigrants for the state’s ongoing water crisis. “My feed is constantly full of people push

Gina Hinojosa calls on rival Gov. Greg Abbott to issue moratorium on new data centers

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, Texas’ Democratic gubernatorial candidate, on Thursday called on incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a moratorium on new data center construction until lawmakers can better regulate them. Hinojosa’s demand comes with Texas in the middle of a data center boom. She attributed