Texas GOP once again tries to ban local governments from hiring lobbyists in Austin

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. The Texas Senate advanced a proposal long sought by Republican lawmakers Wednesday aimed at diminishing the influence of loca

During sobriety test, San Antonio councilwoman took more than twice as many steps as instructed

District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez showed difficulty following a simple instruction during the field sobriety test that proceeded her arrest last week on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to a blood draw warrant cited by MySA. In the warrant, the San Antonio police officer

Texas Senate gives first approval to hemp ban bill despite Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing earlier attempt

Here we go again. The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would ban all THC-containing hemp products — even though Gov. Greg Abbott recently vetoed a nearly identical proposal and asked lawmakers to prioritize crafting legislation that would regulate the industry inste

Former Sid Miller allies told police the ag commissioner feared DEA, told a friend to get rid of marijuana

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A former friend of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told a Texas Ranger that in 2022 Miller asked him to dispose of three bags of marijuana cigarettes and gummies bec