The Select Committees on Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education were formed days after Kirk's assassination on a Utah college campus. Members assembled Thursday in Austin for their first meeting to assess state free speech laws.

Paxton announced Wednesday he has filed the necessary paperwork to enter the 2026 race. The Republican first declared his intentions to run earlier this year.

A proposed housing development in rural Rockwall County is raising questions about who should cover the cost of new infrastructure, such as sewer lines, roads and even police. A lawsuit filed by developer DR Horton against the county could impact other fast-growing North Texas communities.

Gov. Greg Abbott formally announced his fourth gubernatorial run in Houston on Sunday. The incumbent Republican, who currently has around $87 million in his campaign war chest, will face two opponents in the 2026 party primary election.

The federal government paused SNAP payments at the beginning of the month because of the shutdown.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.

The plan authorizes a security force in the devastated territory and envisions a possible path to an independent Palestinian state. Russia, which had circulated a rival resolution, abstained along with China on the 13-0 vote.

The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post, marking another disruption in a year of staff and policy changes. His leadership was questioned after he delayed responding to deadly floods in Texas.

The Department of Homeland Security says that 130 people were arrested over the weekend in immigration enforcement operations in Charlotte.

So, they're doing what they can to reduce the risks of extreme wildfires, including making homes less likely to burn.